Misc. Notes
Pg 2 1. Roger Bigod (155-2), Steward of England, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, Magna Charta Surety, 1215
17385Pg 106 Line 155, Roger Bigod, Magna Charta Surety 1215, Royal Steward 1186, 2nd Earl of Norfolk 1189, Baron of the Exchequer 1195-1196
Pg 123, 29. Roger le Bigod At the battle of Fornham in 1173 he bore the standard of St Edmund, under which the royal forces fought, being thus in opposition to his father”; but on his father's death was not recognized as Earl of Norfolk. However, on 11-25-1189, Richard I created him Earl of Norfolk, “as his father Hugh had it in the time of Henry II, and the Stewardship as his father and grandfather had held it … In Jan 1214/5 he was still acting as a royal official, but in Jun he joined the barons in their ultimatum from Stamford to the King (John), and, with his son Hugh, was among the 25 barons elected to maintain Magna Carta. He was among the magnates excommunicated by the Pope in Dec., and his lands were forfeited and ravaged by the King. He returned to his allegiance, and had order for the restoration of his lands, Sep 1217.
17386Pg 60 Roger Bigod, Magna Charta Surety. He attended the Council of Clarendon in Jan 1163/4, and in Oct 1171, he was at Pembroke with the king. He bore the standard of St Edmund, under which the royal forces fought at the battle of Fornham in 1173, and in 1186, he served as steward at the King’s Christmas court at Guilford. On 3 Sep 1189, he was among the barons who attended the Coronation of Richard I, who on the 25 Nov following, made him Earl of Norfolk, giving him the stewardship of Norwich and Norfolk which had been held by his father and grandfather before him. ... In Jun, he joined the Barons in their demand to the King, and with his son Hugh, was among the 25 Barons elected to maintain Magna Charta.
54948 Image128of277 Pg 119 Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk
60934Pg 140 Roger II Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, a Surety for Magna Charta 1215
17798Pg 238 Sir Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, High Steward ofEnglnad and Baron of the Exchequer, Surety for Magna Charta
Roger Bigod 2nd Earl of Norfolk, English Diplomat and Royal Steward
25401Pg 38 1. Roger Bigod, second Earl of Norfolk, steward of the Royal Household
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