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Sir Thomas Malory

Sir Thomas Malory. Life. Soldier Loyalist Rebel Criminal Fugitive. Life. Born ~1403-1413 1445 Member of Parliament in Warwickshire 1462 Campaigned in Northumbria w/ Earl of Warwick. 15th Century. Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) York (white rose) Lancaster (red rose)

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Sir Thomas Malory

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  1. Sir Thomas Malory

  2. Life • Soldier • Loyalist • Rebel • Criminal • Fugitive

  3. Life • Born ~1403-1413 • 1445 Member of Parliament in Warwickshire • 1462 Campaigned in Northumbria w/ Earl of Warwick

  4. 15th Century • Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) • York (white rose) • Lancaster (red rose) • Over throne of England • Earl of Warwick sided with Lancaster • Malory probably went with him

  5. Imprisonment • 1450-51 charged with • ambushing and attempted murder of Duke of Buckingham • stealing from abbey of Blessed Mary of Coombe • insulting the abbot • stole property and raped wife of Hugh Smyth • cattle raiding • extortion

  6. Imprisonment • Imprisoned 8 times • escaped on 27 July 1451 • escaped in October, 1454 • Probably died in prison • 14 March 1471 • wrote Le Morte Darthur in prison

  7. Le Morte Darthur • Printed by William Caxton in 1485 • Was only edition known until 20th century • Winchester Manuscript discovered in 1934 • seems to be closer to Malory’s text • illustrates Caxton’s edits

  8. Winchester Manuscript IN Arthurs dayes whan he helde þe Rounde table moste plenoure hit fortuned the kynge commaunded that þe hy3e feste of Pentecoste sholde be holden at a cite and a castell In tho dayes that was called Kynke Kenadonne vppon þe sondys þat marched ny3e walys Caxton Whan Arthur held his round table moost ple//nour/ it fortuned that he commaunded that thehyhe feest of Pentecost shold be holden at a cyte and a Castel the whiche in tho dayes wascalled kynke kenadonne vpon the sondes thatmarched nyghe walys

  9. Sources • Alliterative Morte Arthur (14th c) • Tale of King Arthur • Various French works • proseArthurian cycle (including Lancelot) • Stanzaic Morte Arthur

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