Sir Gervase Helwys | |
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Born | 1 September 1561 Saundby, Nottinghamshire, England |
Died | 20 November 1615 |
Cause of death | Hanging |
Resting place | The Tower of London, Westminster |
Nationality | English |
Other names | Gervase Helwysse Jervis Yelwys |
Education | Middle Temple |
Alma mater | New Inn |
Occupation | Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
Employer | Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton |
Known for | Complicity in murder of Sir Thomas Overbury |
Title | Sir |
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Spouse | Mary Brooke |
Children | William Thomas Nathaniel Gervase John Elizabeth Bridget Maria Jane Anna Francesca |
Parent(s) | John Helwys Mary Blagden |
Relatives | Thomas Helwys |
Sir Gervase Helwys (1 September 1561 – 20 November 1615), also known as Jervis Yelwys, was a Lieutenant of the Tower of London found guilty of complicity in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury and hanged in 1615. The scandal provoked much public and literary conjecture and irreparably tarnished King James I's court with an image of corruption and depravity. There are variations in the spelling of Helwys: Helwis, Helwiss, Helewyse, Helwysse, Yelwys, Ellowis, Elwys, Elwis, Elvis, Elwes, and Elwaies.[1]