Roger raised arms with the barons against King John when the barons, knights and church united against his tyranny. His lands were confiscated, but a year after John signed the Magna Charta at Runnymede in 1215, his lands were returned by favor of King Henry III in 1216.
This information comes from "The Ancestors of Socrates Bacon" by LaDonna Gulley Warrick
Ref.: Colonial Families of The United States, Vol VI, p.49
Revolted against king, lands confiscated, then restored by Henry III in 1116.
Roger Bacon (Baconsthorpe) |
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