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Sir Ralph Assheton. (The ‘Black Knight of Ashton’) Vice-Constable of England.
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A Knight Banneret must not be confused with a Baronet – the latter title did not come into use until the 17th Century and was (and is) in effect an hereditary knighthood. In the Middle Ages a Banneret was a senior knight, either by experience or wealth, but more likely the latter. He was marked…
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Sir James Tyrrell – Sheriff of Glamorgan
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In this 2014 post mention was made of Sir Edmund Bedingfield of Oxburgh Hall, near King’s Lynn in Norfolk. He was a Yorkist-turned-Tudor supporter who, like the Stanleys and others, failed Richard III at Bosworth. Sir Edmund was a Yorkist who benefited under Edward IV and Richard III (at the coronation of the latter, he was…
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