livery colours

Harbingers

Jun 22, 2023

anniversaries, battles, buildings, heraldry, law

Anne of Bohemia, harbingers, Henry IV, King’s Lodgings, livery colours, Lollards, Owain Glyndwr, Pilleth, Richard II, Sir Robert Whitney, Sir Thomas Clanvowe, Welsh Marches

We still use the word ‘harbinger’ in constructions like ‘This was the harbinger of war.’ Meaning that something gives a warning or prediction. In the Middle Ages, a harbinger was a man who travelled ahead of the royal (or a noble) household to warn that they were coming. Well, if you had 600-1000 assorted people…
The Banbury Barmaid and the Battle of Edgcote. . . .

Jul 26, 2018

anniversaries, battles, buildings

Banbury, Bridgewater, Deddington Castle, Edgecote Moor, Edward IV, executions, Henry VI, Humphrey Stafford Earl of Devon, livery colours, Robin of Redesdale, Sir Richard Herbert, Wars of the Roses, William Herbert Earl of Pembroke

According to this site, (http://www.northamptonshiresurprise.com/news/2018/the-battle-decided-by-a-banbury-bar-maid/) Edward IV lost the Battle of Edgcote in 1469 because of a Banbury barmaid. And no, amazingly, Edward was not involved in the lustful squabble. The culprits were the Earls of Pembroke and Devon. . .and a barmaid from Banbury. It seems that prior to the battle:- “Edward decided to…
Livery colours, badges, and the Battle of Barnet…

Nov 11, 2016

archaeology, battles, heraldry

Barnet, Earls of Oxford, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Henry VI, household accounts, livery colours, Marquess of Montagu, murrey and blue, star, sunne in splendour, white boar

Once again, I have been rambling around the internet, seeking information about livery colours. In the process I came upon the following site, which has an abundance of interesting information about many aspects of the medieval period. http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/13103/whose-colors-coat-of-arms-did-men-of-arms-wear-in-a-feudal-army-14th-century The link deals with one area of interest, but the main site covers a lot more. One…
A useful list of Wars of the Roses livery colours….

Mar 16, 2015

battles, heraldry

livery colours

The following list was found initially at http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17408#p242342 (written in 2009), but since then I have found it elsewhere, so I do not know exactly whose work it is. I can only say it’s not mine. (NB: I now know that the list was originally compiled by Barry Slemmings and appeared in Lance and Longbow Society’s…

livery colours

Harbingers

The Banbury Barmaid and the Battle of Edgcote. . . .

Livery colours, badges, and the Battle of Barnet…

A useful list of Wars of the Roses livery colours….