Bartholomew de Badlesmere

     Bartholomew de Badlesmere was born in 1275 at Badlesmere, Kent, England.¹ He was the son of Guncelin de Badlesmere and Joan ZitzBernard.^2,3 Bartholomew de Badlesmere married Margaret de Clare before 30 June 1308.⁴ Bartholomew de Badlesmere died on 14 April 1322 at Blean, Kent, England; After the defeat of the Earl of Lancaster at the Battle of Boroughbridge, Badlesmere was captured and hanged at Blean on April 14, 1322. His head was displayed on the Burgh Gate at Canterbury.¹
     In October 1321, his wife, Margaret de Clare, who refused to admit Queen Isabella to her husband's castle at Leeds in Kent. The king assaulted and captured the castle, seized and imprisoned Lady Badlesmere, and civil war began.¹