Thomas Dacre , 2nd Baron Dacre Early career . He was born in Cumberland , the eldest of nine children . His father died of natural causes on 30 May 1485 and Thomas succeeded him as Baron Dacre of Gilsland . Dacre took part in the Battle of Bosworth Field ( 22 August 1485 ) on the Yorkist side against Henry Tudor , Earl of Richmond , when Richard III of England was defeated and Richard killed . He however quickly made peace with the victor . This early support for the House of Tudor earned him some favor with Henry VII who would continue to trust his services for the remainder of his reign . Henry VII named him a Knight of the Bath in 1503 . He swore loyalty to Henry ' s son and successor , Henry VIII of England in 1509 . Dacre was named a deputy to the Lord Warden of the Marches ( an officer on the border with Scotland ) in 1485 , and then Warden of the Western marches , and finally Warden - general over all the marches in 1509 . Dacre and his forces served under Thomas Howard , Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Flodden Field ( 9 September 1513 ) where the invading army of James IV of Scotland was defeated . Dacre commanded the " Border Lancers " at the battle , and their charge saved Edmund Howard , commander of the English right wing . James IV himself was killed and the Kingdom of Scotland ceased its involvement in the wider War of the League of Cambrai . The victory further helped solidify the reputation of Dacre as a soldier . After the battle , Dacre discovered the body of James IV , informed the Earl of Norfolk , and took it to Berwick upon Tweed . He later wrote that the Scots , " love me worst of any Inglisheman living , by reason that I fande the body of the King of Scotts . " Henry VIII named him a Knight of the Garter in 1518 , alongside William Sandys , 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne . He died on the borders on 24 October 1525 , killed by a fall from his horse and was buried in his family ' s mausoleum at Lanercost Priory . By the time of his death Dacre held about 70 , 000 acres ( 280 km² ) of land in Cumberland , 30 , 000 acres ( 120 km² ) in Yorkshire and 20 , 000 acres ( 80 km² ) in Northumberland . Much of these lands had been inherited through marriages to the heiresses of the Greystoke , de Multon and de Vaux families as well as grants by both Henry VII and Henry VIII . Marriage . Circa 1488 , Dacre eloped with Elizabeth Greystoke , 6th Baroness Greystoke ( 10 Jul 1471 - 14 Aug 1516 ) , daughter of Sir Robert de Greystoke by Lady Elizabeth Grey , daughter of Edmund Grey , 1st Earl of Kent and Lady Katherine Percy . Elizabeth Dacre was the eldest granddaughter and heiress of Ralph de Greystoke , 5th Baron Greystoke . She had only recently succeeded her grandfather in the barony , but their marriage made Dacre the " jure uxoris " Baron Greystoke . The lands of the Greystokes passed to the Dacre family through this marriage . Thomas and Elizabeth had eight children : Legacy . His illegitimate son Thomas Dacre , nicknamed " the Bastard " , successfully led a few hundred English bordermen against part of the invading force of James V of Scotland on 12 November 1542 . His success paved the way for the Scottish defeat at Battle of Solway Moss ( 24 November 1542 ) . This Thomas was rewarded with land grants and from him starts a secondary line of " Dacres of Lanercost " .