William Clopton 
William was born in 1364 in Long Melford, Kentwell, Suffolk, England. William's father was Thomas Clopton and his mother was Katherine Mylde. His paternal grandparents were Walter Clopton and Alice FitzHugh; his maternal grandfather was William Mylde. He had a brother named Thomas. He had a half-sister named Alice. He died at the age of 82 in 1446.General Notes
William fought in the Battle of Agincourt under the banner of the Duke of Gloucester on October 25, 1415 along side his uncle, Sir Thomas Erpingham. This date marked a stunning victory of the English over the French during the mid-point of the Hundred Yearsà War. Following an unexpectedly long march in an attempt to find a practicable ford over the Somme, the exhausted invaders of 6000 were caught at Agincourt (Azincourt in the Pas-de-Calais) by a French force numbering between 20,000 and 30,000 men under the constable Charles I dÃAlbret. Because of the land and serious tactical errors committed by the French their numerical advantage was forfeited. The English archers led by Sir Thomas Erpingham repelled preliminary attacks by the cavalry and three hours of battle ended in disaster for the French.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1217 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1246 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1226 d.UNKNOWN
- b.1274 in Kentwell, Suffolk, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1226 in Billesley, Warwickshire, England d.07 Oct 1277
- b.1252 in Billesley, Warwickshire, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1228 in Alton, Staffordshire, England d.06 Apr 1294
- b.1310 in Kentwell, Suffolk, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1341 in Kentwell, Suffolk, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1291 d.UNKNOWN
- b.1322 d.UNKNOWN
- b.1364 in Long Melford, Kentwell, Suffolk, England d.1446
- b.1322 in Clare, Suffolk, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.1346 in Clare, Suffolk, England d.1403 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England
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