Robert Knolles
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For other people named Robert Knolles, see Robert Knolles (disambiguation).
Sir Robert Knolles or Knollys (c. 1325 – 15 August 1407; aged 81–82) was an important English knight of the Hundred Years' War,[1] who, operating with the tacit support of the crown, succeeded in taking the only two major French cities, other than Calais and Poitiers, to fall to Edward III.[citation needed] His methods, however, earned him infamy as a freebooter and a ravager: the ruined gables of burned buildings came to be known as "Knollys' mitres".[2]
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Robert Knolles | |
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English Knight | |
Born | 1325 Cheshire, England |
Died | 1407 Sculthorpe, England |
Nationality | English |
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