Major Participants of First Battle of Bosworth
22 August 1485
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House
of York |
House
of Lancaster/Tudor |
Richard
III, King of England, killed in battle, later attainted by Henry VII as
the Duke of Gloucester, in bill of attainder da
ted 21 August, 1485 |
Henry
Tudor, Earl of Richmond, later Henry VII |
William
Allington, killed in battle |
Adam
ap Evan, rewarded after battle |
Sir
Ralph Ashton of Ashton Under Lyne, did not suffer forfeiture under Henry
VII |
Sir
Thomas Arundel of Lanherne, Cornwall, knighted by Henry VII |
Sir
John Audley of Markeaton, Derbyshire |
Richard
Ashton |
Sir
John Babington of Chilwell |
Richard
Bagot of Blithfield, Staffordshire, killed in battle |
John
Babington of Dethick, Derbyshire, killed in battle |
Sir
William Berkeley* of Beverstone, Gloucestershire, knighted by Henry
VII |
Sir
Humphrey Beaufort of Barford St. John, Oxfordshire, killed in battle |
John
Bicknell of South Perrott, Dorset |
Sir
Willialm Berkeley of Uley, Gloucestershire |
Sir
James Blount of Tutbury, Staffordshire, attainder under Richard III reversed |
William
Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham, created a marquis by Henry VII |
Sir
Thomas Bourchier* of Horsley, Surrey |
Sir
Henry Bodrugan of Restronget, Cornwall, attainted |
Sir
William Brandon* of Soham, Cambridgeshire, killed in battle |
Richard
Boughton of Lawford, Warwickshire, killed in battle |
Sir
Reginald Bray of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire |
William
Bracher, executed after the battle |
Alexander
Bruce, created Valet of the Royal Chamber under Henry VII |
Sir
Robert Brackenbury of Denton, Durham, killed in battle |
Arnold
Butler of Dunraven, Glamorganshire |
William
Brampton, attainted |
John
Byron of Clayton, Lancashire, rewarded after battle |
Sir
Thomas Broughton of Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, attainted* |
Sir
Edmund Carew of Mohun’s Ottery, Devon |
Sir
John Buck of Harthill, Yorkshire, executed |
William
Case of South Petherton, Somerset |
William
Catesby of Ashby St. Legers, Northamptonshire, executed after the battle |
Philibert
de Chandee of Brittany, created Earl of Bath |
Sir
Richard Charlton of Edmonton, Middlesex, killed in battle |
William
Chetwynd of Ingestre, Shropshire |
William
Clerk, attainted |
Sir
John Cheyne of Falstone Cheney, Wiltshire, created Lord Cheyne after Bosworth* |
Sir
Gervase Clifton of Clifton, Nottinghamshire |
Sir
Richard Corbet of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire |
Sir
Marmaduke Constable* of Somersby, Lincolnshire, pardoned |
Humphrey
Cotes of Cotes, Staffordshire, killed in battle |
Sir
John Conyers of Hornby, Yorkshire |
Sir
Edward Courtnenay of Tiverton, Devon, created Earl of Devon by Henry VII |
Sir
William Conyers, killed in battle |
Piers
Courtenay, Bishop of Exeter |
Lord
Thomas Dacre of Gilsland, Cumbria |
Matthew
Cradock of Caerphilly, Glamorgan |
Walter
Devereaux, Lord Ferrers of Chartley of Weobley, Herefordshire, killed in
battle |
John
Crokker, rewarded part of Clevedon, Somerset |
John
Lord Dudley, created Sheriff of Sussex by Henry VII |
Sir
Giles Daubeney of South Petherton, Somerset, became royal councillor under
Henry VII |
Sir
John Ferrers, killed in battle |
Sir
Simon Digby of Coleshill, Warwickshire, rewarded after battle |
Thomas
Fiennes, Lord Dacre, did not suffer forfeiture under Henry VII |
Hugh
Eardswick |
Thomas
Fitzalan, Lord Maltravers, pardoned |
Sir
Richard Edgecombe of Cotehele, Cornwall, rewarded after battle |
Richard
Lord Fitzhugh of Ravensworth, Yorkshire, created chief lieutenant of the
North under Henry VII |
Sir
John ap Ellis Eyton of Ruabon, Denbighshire |
Edward
Franke |
Sir
John Fortescue of Ponsbourne, Hertfordshire, attainder under Richard III
reversed, knighted by Henry VII |
Sir
William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe, Yorkshire |
Williamap
Griffith ap Robin of cochwillan, Caernarvonshire |
William
Gilpin of Kentmire, Westmoreland, killed in battle |
Sir
Richard Guildford of Cranbrook, Kent, knighted by Henry VII |
Sir
Thomas Gower of Sittenham, Durham, killed in battle |
Sir
John Hallwell of Bigbury, Devon |
Edmund
Grey, Earl of Kent of Ampthill, Bedfordshire |
Edmund
Hampden of Hampden, Buckinghamshire |
Lord
Henry Grey of Codnor, Derbyshire |
Sir
Robert Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, rewarded after battle |
Sir
John Grey |
John
Hardwick of Lindley, Leicestershire |
Ralph
Lord Greystoke of Greystoke, Cumbria*, did not suffer forfeiture under
Henry VII |
Reginald
Hassall |
Sir
Ralph Harbottle of Beamish, Durham |
Thomas
Havard of Caerleon, Monmouthshire |
Sir
James Harrington of Brearley, Yorkshire, attainted* |
Sir
Walter Herbert of Raglan, Monmouthshire, knighted |
Sir
Robert Harrington of Badsworth, Yorkshire |
Philip
ap Howel, given pension by Henry VII |
Richard
Hastings, Lord Welles |
Richard
ap Howel of Mostyn, Flintshire |
John
Howard, Duke of Norfolk* of Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, killed in battle |
Sir
Walter Hungerford* of Heytesbury, Wiltshire, knighted, attainder under
Richard III reversed |
Thomas
Howard, Earl of Surrey of Ashwellthorp, Norfolk, imprisoned* |
Thomas
Iden of Stoke, Kent |
Walter
Hopton, attainted |
Sir
Roger Kynaston of Hordley, Shropshire |
Sir
John Huddleston, attainted |
Sir
Nicholas Latimer of Buckland in Duntish, Dorset |
John
Joyce of Windsor, Berkshire, killed in battle |
Thomas
Leighton of Stretton en le Dale, Shropshire |
John
Kendal, killed in battle |
Sir
Piers Legh of Lymm, Cheshire |
Thomas
Kendall of Smisby, Derbyshire, killed in battle |
Morris
Lloyd of Wydegada, Llanstephen, Carmarthenshire, rewarded after battle |
George
Lord Lumley of Lumley, Durham |
Thomas
Lovell of Barton Bendish, Norfolk |
Thomas
Lord Lumley, pardoned |
John
ap Meredith of Clenenney, Caernarvonshire |
Christopher
Mallory of Studley, Yorkshire |
Sir
Thomas Milbourn of Salisbury, Wiltshire |
Sir
Robert Manners of Etal, Northumberland |
Sir
John Morgan, rewarded after battle |
Sir
Thomas Markenfield of Markenfield, Yorkshire, created Sheriff of Yorkshire
under Henry VII* |
Sir
John Mordaunt of Turvey, Bedforshire |
Sir
Thomas Maulever of Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, fought for Yorkists
at Battle of Stoke (1487) |
John
Mortimer of Kyre Magna, Worcestershire |
Sir
John Melton of Ashton by Sheffield, Yorkshire |
Edmund
Mountfort of Coleshill, Warwickshire |
Thomas
Metcalfe, attainted |
David
Myddleton of Denbigh, Denbighshire |
Sir
John Middleton of Belsay, Northumberland |
John
Mynde |
Sir
Robert Middleton of Dalton, Westmoreland, attainted |
Richard
Nanfan of Threthwell, Cornwall |
Sir
Thomas Montgomery of Faulkborn, Essex, did not suffer forfeiture under
Henry VII |
William
Norris, rewarded after battle |
Sir
Christopher Moresby* of Windermere, Westmoreland, created Sheriff of Cumberland
under Henry VII |
Sir
David Owen of Cowdray, Sussex, knighted by Henry VII |
Robert
Mortimer of Thorpe le Soken, Essex, killed in battle |
Sir
James Parker, awarded part of Clevedon, Somerset |
William
Musgrave of Penrith, Cumbria |
Sir
Thomas Perrott of Haroldston, Pembrokeshire |
Sir
John Neville* of Liversedge, Yorkshire |
Sir
Hugh Pershall of Knightley, Staffordshire, rewarded after battle |
Ralph
Neville, Earl of Westmorland, pardoned |
David
Phillip of Thornhaugh, Northampshire |
Owen
Lord Ogle of Ogle, Northumberland |
Philip
ap Rhys |
Sir
William Parker of London |
Ralph
Ponthieu |
Sir
John Paston |
Sir
Edward Poynings* of Southwark, Surrey, knighted by Henry VII |
Henry
Percy, Earl of Northumberland*, of Alnwick, Northumberland, imprisoned,
then released |
Robert
Poyntz of Irton Acton, Glocestershire, appointed Sheriff of Southampton
under Henry VII |
Sir
Robert Percy* of Scotton, Yorkshire, killed in battle |
Rhys
Fawr ap Maredudd of Voelas, Denbighshire |
Sir
Henry Pierpont of Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire |
Richard
ap Howell |
Sir
Thomas Pilkington* of Pilkington, Lancashire, attainted |
Sir
John Risley of Laenham, Suffolk, attainder under Richard III reversed |
Sir
Robert Plumpton of Plumpton, Yorkshire |
Rydderch
ap Rhys of Cilbronnau, Cardiganshire |
John
de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, of Wingfield, Suffolk |
Sir
Brian Sandford ofThorpe Salvin, Yorkshire |
Thomas
Poulter of Downe,Kent, attainted |
Sir
John Savage* of Clifton, Cheshire, knighted, granted lands from attainted
Yorkists |
Sir
John Pudsey of Arnford, Yorkshire |
Sir
Charles Somerset of Chepstow, Monmouthshire |
Sir
Richard Ratcliffe of Derwentwater, Cumbria*, killed in battle |
George
Stanley, Lord Strange, pardoned, became royal councilor under Henry VII |
Andrew
Ratt, attainted |
Sir
Humphrey Stanley, awarded part of Clevedon, Somerset |
John
Ratte |
Thomas
Lord Stanley of Lathom Lancashire, created Earl of Derby after battle |
Richard
Revel of Ogston, Derbyshire, attainted |
Sir
William Stanley* of Holt Denbighshire, created Chamberlain of Henry VII’s
household |
Sir
Robert Ryther of Ryther, Yorkshire |
Bernard
Stuart, 3rd Siegneur of Aubigny of Aubigny, France, returned to France |
Geoffrey
St. Germain of Broughton, Northamptonshire, attainted |
Sir
Gilbert Talbot of Slottesden, Shropshire, knighted, granted lands from
attainted Yorkists |
John
Sacherverel of Morley, Derbyshire, killed in battle |
John
ap Thomas of Aber Marlais, Carmarthenshire |
Juan
de Salazar |
Rhys
ap Thomas of Newton Carmathenshire, awarded Crown lordship of Brecknock
and Chamberlain of Carmarthen and Cardigan |
William
Sapcote of Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, attainted |
Sir
Roger Tocotes, created Sheriff of Wiltshire under Henry VII |
Sir
Martin del See, Barmston, Yorkshire |
Sir
John Treffry of Fowey, Cornwall |
John
Lord Scrope of Castle Bolton, Yorkshire, fought for Yorkists at Battle
of Stoke (1487) |
Jasper
Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, created Duke of Bedford* |
Thomas
Lord Scrope of Masham, Yorkshire |
Sir
Richard Tunstall, rewarded after battle |
William
Staffertone of Windsor, Berkshire |
John
Turberville of West Knighton, Dorset |
Sir
Humphrey Stafford of Grafton, Worcestershire, attainted |
Sir
William Tyler of Snarestone, Leicestershire |
Thomas
Stafford of Grafton, Worcestershire, attainted |
Sir
Christopher of Urswick of London |
Sir
Brian Stapleton of Carleton, Yorkshire |
Roland
de Veleville, became member of Henry VII’s household |
Sir
Thomas Strickland of Sizergh, Westmoreland |
John
de Vere, Earl of Oxford of Hedingham, Essex, created hereditary Great Chamberlain
of England* |
Gilbert
Swinborne of Nattertone, Northumberland, killed in battle |
Henry
de Vere of Great Addington, Northamptonshire |
George
Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, pardoned |
John
Waller the Younger, awarded part of Clevedon, Somerset |
Sir
Richard Tempest of Bracewell, Yorkshire |
John
Lord Welles of Maxey, Northamptonshire, awarded property in East Deeping,
Lincolnshire |
Sir
Percival Thirlwall of Thirlwall, Northumberland, killed in battle |
John
Williams of Burghfield, Berkshire |
Sir
Robert Ughtered of Kexby, Yorkshire |
William
Willoughby of Broke, Wiltshire |
Henry
Vernon |
Sir
Robert Willoughby of Beer Ferrers, Devon, granted Receivership of the Duchy
of Cornwall and appointed Steward of all mines in Devonshire and Cornwall |
Roger
Wake, of Blisworth, Northamptonshire, attainted |
Sir
John Wogan of Wiston, Pembrokeshire |
John
Walsh, attainted |
Sir
Edward Woodville, rewarded after battle |
Sir
Christopher Warde of Givendale, Yorkshire |
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Richard
Watkins, attainted |
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Richard
Williams, attainted |
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Thomas
Windsor of Stanwell, Middlesex |
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John
Lord Zouche of Harringworth, Northampshire, imprisoned, attainted, then
pardoned* |
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Battle of Tewkesbury
4 May 1471
Principal Commanders
|
House of Lancaster
Margaret of Anjou
Wenlock
Somerset |
House of York
Edward IV
Gloucester (later Richard III)
Hastings |
On the day that Warwick was defeated
and killed at Barnet, Queen Margaret and her young son landed at Weymouth,
and was soon joined by many Lancastrian leaders and the remains of their
fighting men. The Duke of Somerset took command of the army, but realizing
that he needed reinforcements of men and materials, decided to join forces
with Jasper Tudor in Wales. He also planned to gather military stores from
Bristol on the way.
Edward IV was at Windsor for the feast of St.
George, and on 24 April he moved on the West Country. There followed a
pursuit, with Margaret's army desperately trying to cross the Severn River
and Edward axious to bring her to battle before reinforcements could arrive.
Margaret lost some time in Bristol, where Gloucester (The future Richard
III) closed its gates to her. On May 3, Somerset decided to stand and fight
at Tewkesbury, rather than risk a lengthy crossing with exhausted troops.
He had the choice of ground, and arrayed his 6,000 men to take advantage
of it. Edward was slightly outnumbered, and his troops were also weary
from their forced march to catch their opponents.
The next morning, Edward began the battle with
heavy artillary bombardment, which forced Somerset to lead an attack on
the junction of the Yorkist left and centre battles. (each side was divided
into three divisions or "battles") Edward would have been in serious trouble,
had Somerset's centre under Lord Wenlock supported him. As it was, he fought
alone, and was caught between two forces. Somerset's forces were forced
back, and the King advanced his troops to attack. Somerset is reputed to
have personally executed Lord Wenlock on the battlefield for cowardice.
The Lancastrians, demoralised by the retreat of
Somerset, offered little resistance to Edward and their lines broke. Many
were slaughtered during the retreat, perhaps 2,000 died in the battle and
on the banks of the severn. Queen Margaret escaped, but her son was killed,
and Somerset was taken from the abbey (where he had claimed sanctuary)
and executed. |
Yorkists
Sir Henry Beaumont of Wednesbury, knighted after
battle
Sir Maurice Berkeley of Beverstone, knighted
at Tewkesbury
Sir John Bingham of Welcome Bingham, knighted
after battle
Sir Humphrey Blount of Kinlet, knighted
after battle
Sir Edward Brampton, godson to Edward IV
Sir William Brandon of Sohan Court, knighted at
Tewkesbury
Sir John Brooke, Lord Cobham, knighted after battle
Sir George Browne of Betchworth, knighted after
battle
Sir John Clay of Cheshnut, knighted after battle
Sir Richard Corbet of Moreton Corbet, knighted
after battle
Sir Thomas Cornewall of Berrington, knighted after
battle
John Courtenay of Exminster and Kenn, knighted
and made a banneret at Tewkesbury
Sir Philip Courtenay of Kingston and Molland,
knighted
Sir John Crocker of Lineham, knighted after battle,
standard bearer to Edward IV
Sir Richard Croft of Croft, knighted after battle
Sir James Crowner of Tunstall, knighted on the
field after battle
Sir John Donne of Kidwelly, knighted after battle
Sir Henry Ferrers of Peckham, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir John Ferrers, knighted after battle
Sir Robert Green of Hayes, knighted after battle
Sir Henry Grey of Crawdon, knighted and made banneret
after battle
Sir Thomas Grey, Lord Ferrers, Marquis of Dorset,
part command of the right wing
Sir Robert Harrington of Badsworth, knighted at
Tewkesbury
Sir John Harley of Brampton, knighted after battle
Sir Ralph Hastings o f Harrowden and Wanstead,
knighted at Tewkesbury and created banneret
Sir Richard Hastings, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir William Hastings, Lord Hastings, commanded
the right wing
Sir John Heveningham of Heveningham, created knight
banneret
Sir Roger Kynaston of Middle and Hordley, knighted
at Tewkesbury
Sir Nicholas Latimer of Duntish, created knight
banneret after Tewkesbury
Sir John Lingen of Sutton and Stoke Edith, knighted
at Tewkesbury
Sir Nicholas Longford of Longford, knighted at
Tewkesbury
Sir Thomas Montgomery of Faulkborn, joined Edward
IV’s army at Nottingham, fought at Barnet and Tewkesbury, escorted Margaret
of Anjou home to France
Sir Simon Montfort of Coleshill, created knight
banneret after Tewkesbury
Sir Christopher Moresby of Scaleby and Windermere,
knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir Williwm Motton of Pickleton, knighted at Tewkesbury
John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, hereditary Earl
Marshall of England, presided over the trial of the Lancastrian prisoners
with Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Sir George Neville, Lord of Abergavenny, knighted
at Tewkesbury
Sir John Parr of Westminster, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir Henry Pierrepoint of Holbeck Woodhouse, knighted
at Tewkesbury
Sir John Pilkington of Pilkington and Sowerby.
knighted at Tewkesbury
Edward Plantagenet, King Edward IV, commanded
the Yorkist forces
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, brother
to Edward VI and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, fought with the middle ward
of the army
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, later
Richard III, brother to Edward IV and George, Duke of Clarence, commanded
the left wing of the Yorkist army
Sir Poole, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir Laurence Rainsford of Rainsford, Queen Margaret
stayed at Gupshill Manor before the battle; afterwards the manor house
was in the possession of the Rainsford family
Sir Richard Ratcliff, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir Roger Ree of Woodham Ferrers, knighted at
Tewkesbury
Sir Terry Robsart of Norfolk, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir John St. Lo of Chew Magna, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir William Sandys of The Vyne and Andover, Hants,
knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir John Savage of Clifton, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir John Saunders, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir John Skrene of Essex, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir John Stanley of Elford, created knight banneret
Sir William Stanley of Holt, created knight banneret
Sir Thomas Strickland of Sizergh, knighted at
Tewkesbury
Sir Roger Tocotes of Bromham, created knight banneret
Sir James Tyrell of Gipping, knighted at
Tewkesbury
Sir Thomas Vaughn, in exile with Edward IV, fought
at Barnet and Tewkesbury
Sir John Willoughby, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir Henry Wingfield, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir Thomas Wingfield, knighted at Tewkesbury
Sir Edward Wodehouse of Kimberley, knighted at
Tewkesbury |
Lancastrians
Sir John Arundel of Lanherne, received a general
pardon on 19 July, 1471, for being at Tewkesbury
Sir Humphrey Audley, executed after battle
Henry Barron, killed in battle
John Basset, taken prisoner and later pardoned,
died in 1485
Sir Robert Baynton of Farleston, taken prisoner
and later pardoned, died in 1472
Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, commanded the
Lancastrian army, executed after battle
John Beaufort, Marquesss of Dorset, killed in
battle
Sir William Boteler of Warrington, died 8 June,
1471 from wounds in battle
John Butler, Earl of Ormond, reported killed in
battle
Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, received a pardon
after battle
Sir William Cary of Cockington, executed after
battle
Robert Clerke, executed after battle
Sir Gervaise Clifton of Brabourne, executed after
battle
Sir Hugh Courtenay, executed after battle
John Courtenay, Earl of Devon, son of Hugh Courtnay,
killed during battle
Walter Courtenay of Exeter, killed in battle
Thomas Cruyws of Cruyws Morchard, according to
family tradition either died from wounds received in battle or executed
after battle
John Daunt of Wootton-under-edge, killed in battle
Sir John Delves, executed after battle
Edward of Lancaster, Prince of Wales, killed on
the field of battle
Sir William Fielding of Lutterworth, killed in
battle
Sir Thomas Fitzhenry of Monnington, reported slain
by Warkworth, but mentioned in August 1471 as being pardoned
John Flory, standard bearer to the Duke of Somerset,
executed after battle
Sir John Fortescue, pardoned after battle
Sir Thomas Fulford, pardoned after battle
Sir John Giles, pardoned after battle
Mr. Gough, executed after battle
John Gower of Clapham, sword bearer to Edward
of Lancaster, executed after battle
Sir William Grimsby of Grimsby, pardoned after
battler
Sir Edward Hampden of Beckley, killed in battle
William Hemmer, died in battle
Sir Nicholas Hervey of Eastbury in Godalming,
killed in battle
Robert Jackson, executed after battle
William Joseph, King’s secretary, received pardon
on 17 December 1471
Sir Robert Knollys, killed in battle
Lechfield of Westminster, beheaded after battle
Sir William Lermouth of Bamburgh, killed in battle
Sir John Lewkenor of West Grinstead, killed at
Tewkesbury
Queen Margaret of Anjou, taken prisoner after
battle but pardoned as “Ladye Margaret qwene”
Dr Ralph Makerell, Parson of Risby, companion
of Queen Margaret and John Morton, pardoned by Edward IV after battle
Lewis Miles, Lancastrian squire, beheaded after
battle
Dr. John Morton of Bere Regis, afterwards Bishop
of Ely, Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal, pardoned after battle
Sir William Newburgh of East Lulworth, executed
after battle
John Parker, squire, pardoned by Edward IV after
battle
Sir Seinclere Pomeroy of Berry Pomeroy, killed
in battle (?) post mortem states he died on 31 May 1471
Sir Henry Roos of West Grinstead, executed after
battle
Sir John Seymour, knight, killed in battle
Sir Thomas Seymour, knight, killed in battle
Thomas Tarlaway, killed in battle
John Throckmorton of Haresfield, pardoned after
battle
Sir Thomas Thresham of Sywell, executed after
battle
John Turnbull of Calais, beheaded after battle
Sir John Urman, killed in battle
Sir William Vaux of Harrowden, killed in battle
John, Lord Wenlock of Someries, joint commander
of the Lancastrian centre, killed by the Duke of Somerset
Sir Robert Whittingham of Salden, killed at Tewkesbury
John Walleys, pardoned after battle
Henry Wrottesley, killed at Tewkesbury
John Wroughton of Broad Hinton, Lancastrian squire,
pardoned after battle |
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