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Christopher Croker

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Christopher Croker

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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 (16th century)|Richard Johnson]] in his 1592 biography of eminent citizens.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

According to Johnson's account, Croker was apprenticed to a vintner of [[Gracechurch Street]].<ref></ref><ref></ref> 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).<ref></ref>

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[[Category:English businesspeople]]
[[Category:14th-century English people]]

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