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Around 1310 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield was born.
In 1344 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 34) was appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal which office he held until July 1345.
On 8th May 1345 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 35) was elected Bishop of Durham.
On 7th August 1345 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 35) was consecrated Bishop of Durham.
On 26th August 1346 the army of King Edward III of England (age 33) defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince" (age 16), Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 33), William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 36) and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 30).
The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 36), Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 38), Bernard Brocas (age 16), Thomas Felton (age 16), James Audley (age 28), Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 59), Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 18), Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 51), John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 66), Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 37), Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 19), William Scrope (age 21), Stephen Scrope (age 21), William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 16), John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 28), Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 42), Nicholas Longford (age 61), Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh (age 27), Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings (age 28), Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 48), John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 34), Thomas West (age 34), John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 43), John Wingfield (age 26), Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 25), Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (age 43) (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux (age 37), John Devereux (age 44), Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos (age 26), Richard Pembridge (age 26) and John Sully (age 63).
The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 52) was wounded. William de Coucy (age 60) and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy (age 33) and were killed.
Charles Valois Count Alençon (age 49) was killed. His son Charles (age 9) succeeded Count Alençon.
Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His son Louis succeeded III Count Blois.
Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders (age 42) was killed. His son Louis (age 15) succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.
King John I of Bohemia (age 50) was killed. His son Charles (age 30) succeeded IV King Bohemia.
Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 26) was killed. His son John succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
Jean IV de Harcourt (age 39) was killed.
In 1380 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 70) drew up a covenant to leave £3000 to endow Durham College, Oxford, the primary endowment of the college, and enabled the construction of its quadrangle, chapel and surviving library.
After 1381. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 71) beneath the Bishop's cathedra.
On 8th May 1381 Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 71) died.
Bourgeois de Valciennes. While the King of France was arranging his battle lines—something he knew well how to do—King Edward of England also quickly arranged his own. He formed only two lines of archers, one on each side, in the shape of a shield. In the middle of them was placed the Prince of Wales, along with the Earl of Warwick, the Earl of Northampton, the Earl of Arundel, the Earl of Suffolk, and a great number of high-ranking knights and men-at-arms, all on foot. The prince's banner was carried by Lord Richard Fitz-Simon, a brave and valiant knight. The banner was quartered with the arms of France and England, with silver streamers. And the prince's father, King Edward of England, remained quietly to the rear, along with the Bishop of Durham, Lord Godfrey of Harcourt, and many other high-ranking lords, knights, squires, archers, and men-at-arms. Their horses and armour were behind them, and they sat upon their shields, awaiting the grace of Our Lord and the outcome of the battle. And when all were prepared on both sides and the two armies began to draw closer, the Prince of Wales was entrusted by his father to God, the Mother of God, and to Saint George, asking that they let his son return alive from the battle. Then he made the sign of the cross over him and blessed him.
En tandis que le roy de France ordonnoit ses batailles, qui bien les scavoit faire, le roy Edouart d'Engleterre fist et ordonna ossy briefment les siennes, et ne fist que II batailles d'archiers a II costés en la maniére d'un escut. Et au milieu de eulx seroit le prince de Galles et le conte de Werwich, le conte de Noranstonne, le conte d'Arondel, le conte de Zulforch et grant plenté de grans chevaliers et de gens d'armes a 'eslitte, tous a pied. Et portoit la baniére du prince monseigneur Richart Fils-de-Symon, ung hardit et moult preu chevalier. Et estoit la banidre esquartelée des armes de France et d'Engleterre aux lambeaux d'argent. Et son pére le roy Edouart d'Engleterre seroit tout quoy derridre, et I'évesque de Durames et monseigneur Godeffroy de Harcourt et pluseurs aultres grans seigneurs et cheya liers et escuiers, et archiers et gens d'armes leurs harnas et leurs chevaunlx derridre eulx, séans sur leurs escus en atendant la grace de Nostre-Seigneur et la victoire de la bataille. Et quant tous furent apparilliés d'une part et d'aultre, los II osts se commenchérent a approchier. II commanda le prince de Galles son fils à Dieu et à la Mére de Dieu et à monseigneur saint Jorge qu'ils le laissassent revenir de la bataille en vie, et le signa et béney.
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