Christopher Croker Explained

Sir Christopher Croker (fl. 1360s/70s) was a vintner of the City of London, revered as one of the Nine Worthies of London by Richard Johnson in his 1592 biography of eminent citizens.^{[1] [2] [3]}

According to Johnson's account, Croker was apprenticed to a vintner of Gracechurch Street.^{[4] [5]} He later became a soldier, and was a companion and friend of Edward the Black Prince who assisted Pedro of Castile in maintaining his claim to the throne of Castile in the War of the Two Peters (England was involved in the years 1362–75).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Things Not Generally Known, Familiarly Explained: A Book for Old and Young. John. Timbs. October 14, 1866. Lockwood & Company. Google Books.
2. Web site: Historic Ninepins: A Book of Curiosities, where Old and Young May Read Strange Matters. John. Timbs. October 14, 1869. Lockwood & Company. Google Books.
3. Web site: The Herald and Genealogist. John Gough. Nichols. October 14, 1874. Nichols. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Welcome Guest. October 14, 1861. G. Fall. Google Books.
5. Web site: The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, & History, Curiosities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character. Robert. Chambers. October 14, 1872. W. & R. Chambers. Google Books.
6. Book: Urdang, Laurence. Three Toed Sloths and Seven League Boots: A Dictionary of Numerical Expressions. December 1, 1992. Barnes & Noble Books. 9781566190503. Google Books.