In 1513, an English nobleman died while campaigning for King Henry VIII in France
While King Henry VIII campaigned for glory in France in 1513, the death of George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros, illustrated the heavy personal toll paid by the English nobility.
George Manners was a prominent nobleman who followed King Henry VIII across the English Channel during the Siege of Tournai in 1513. This campaign was part of the War of the League of Cambrai, where the young King sought to establish himself as a warrior-monarch on the European stage.
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