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Learning the details of one particular 15th-century man’s life isn’t always an easy matter. One such man whose existence is known in some depth is one John (Jankyn) Smith of Bury St Edmunds. He was very important to his home town, where he is still remembered now.

To read about Jankyn, you’ll find a link to the relevant paper here. this paper

For Ricardians there is the extra interest that he knew (and had dealings with) John Howard, Lord Howard, before the latter became Duke of Norfolk.