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John Darras (c.1355–1408) was an English soldier, politician and landowner, who fought in the Hundred Years' War and against the Glyndŵr Rising. A client of the FitzAlan Earls of Arundel, he served them in war and peace, helping consolidate their domination of his native county of Shropshire. He represented Shropshire twice in the House of Commons of England. He died by his own hand. ==Background and early life== John Darras was the son of〔Roskell et al, (DARRAS, John (c.1355–1408), of Sidbury and Neenton, Salop. ) – Author: L. S. Woodger〕 : *Ralph Darras or Daras of Neenton. The Darras family were fairly small landowners, holding the manors of Neenton and Sidbury, both south-west of Bridgnorth in Shropshire, the Welsh Marches. Although most such families were of Anglo-Norman origin, Darras, originally rendered de Arras,〔 or d'Arras,〔(Feudal Aids ) at Discovering Shropshire's History, accessed 20 December 2013.〕 signifies origins in Arras, historically the chief town of Artois in Flanders.〔Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, A.D. Mills, Adrian Room, ''The Oxford Names Companion'', OUP, 2002, p.160, ISBN 0-19-860561-7〕 : *Joan Forcer, daughter and coheiress of Thomas Forcer. Joan, together with her sisters Burga and Elizabeth, was also an heiress of Sir Henry Ribbesford of Ribbesford, near Bewdley in Worcestershire, who was the brother of their grandmother, Avice le Forcer.〔Page and Willis-Bund: ( Ribbesford with the Borough of Bewdley – Manors )〕 Ralph Darras, his father, died in December 1461, when John was only about seven years of age. His mother, Joan, must have died in his childhood as his legal battles to secure her inheritance were fought alongside his aunts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Darras」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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