Roger FitzAlan

Roger FitzAlan was a thirteenth-century Mayor of london. Having been a Sheriff of London in 1192,[1] he was elected Mayor in September 1214 on the death of his predecessor,[2] although his term of office was meant only to be one year, he stayed in office until May 1214,[3] when rebel barons against John of England captured London and installed their own candidate against the King.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hatfield 2015, p. Appendix II.
  2. ↑ Keene 2004.
  3. ↑ Brooke & Keir 1975, p. 376.
  4. ↑ Holt, Garnett & Hudson 2015, p. 213.

Bibliography

  • Brooke, C. N. L.; Keir, G. (1975). London, 800-1216: The Shaping of a City. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02686-5.
  • Hatfield, E. (2015). London's Lord Mayors: 800 Years of Shaping the City. Stroud: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-44565-030-2.
  • Holt, J. C.; Garnett, G.; Hudson, J. (2015). Magna Carta. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-09316-4.
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