Henry Le Scrope - 3rd Lord Scrope of Masham

3rd Lord Scrope of Masham

Henry Le Scrope (born circa 1386) was the eldest son of Stephen Le Scrope, 2nd Lord Scrope of Masham.

He had fought at Shrewsbury in 1403, received many honours from Henry V, and was created and served as Lord Treasurer in 1410.

He married Joan Holland, widow of The Duke of York on the 6th of September, 1410, in Faxflete Chapel, Yorkshire, when he possibly changed his allegiance. Shakespeare describes him as being 'The Bedfellow of Henry V' and had obviously been a trusted confidant. Henry was beside himself with fury at this betrayal. He was accused of conspiracy with The Earl of Cambridge, and charged with being involved in The Earl of Cambridge's plot. He admitted knowledge of it all, but said that he had been gathering evidence for The King and had been about to make a full disclosure. He was executed in a brutal fashion outside the City of Southampton in on the 5th of August, 1415. His dismembered body was despatched to various parts of the country, with his head placed on a spike above Micklegate Bar in York, and there left to rot. Henry, 3rd Lord Scrope of Masham, was the third member of the family to be executed on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt.

He was succeeded by his brother Sir John Scrope.