"Sir Humphrey Stafford of Grafton at Bosworth: badge+livery" Topic
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| Killerkatanas | 21 Nov 2022 5:47 p.m. PST |
After doing some research, I discovered that this Humphrey Stafford is not the same one with the title of Duke of Buckingham. You can imagine the feeling of disappointment as I removed the livery of red and black, with a yellow cartwheel-in-flames badge, from my list. Now, I can't find any livery or badge for the Stafford that was at the Battle of Bosworth. Can anyone direct me? |
 enfant perdus  | 21 Nov 2022 7:35 p.m. PST |
This sheet from Freezywater has his banner; hopefully of some use. auction |
| Killerkatanas | 21 Nov 2022 8:25 p.m. PST |
Thanks, but I already have that flag sheet. |
| Warspite1 | 25 Nov 2022 4:49 p.m. PST |
Hmmmm… The Stafford Knot has always been associated with the family: link so you could stretch a point. However he may have been minor enough to not rate a banner and livery of his own but to have worn Richard III's at Bosworth.
Remember if a gentleman or minor noble was part of an affinity he would wear the magnate's colours and badge and not his own. If someone is not recorded as having had a livery colour it may mean that he was not significant enough to have one. Barry |
| MacColla | 26 Dec 2022 8:31 a.m. PST |
Jones and Pritchard's "Wars of the Roses Heraldry" have a different coat of arms for Humphrey Stafford of Grafton – the usual Stafford red inverted chevron on yellow, but with a canton of ermine. No white with blue crosses involved.
Nothing to suggest any banner or livery – I agree with Barry's comments about that. |
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