Humphrey Stafford

Also known as: Humfreie Stafford / sir Humfreie Stafford · Family: England · Role: knight · First appears: Henry VI 42

Life events

• c. 1450 · Humphrey Stafford and William Stafford were slain in the first skirmish with the Kentishmen.(Henry VI 42)
  • With: William Stafford
  • “for at the first skirmish both the Staffords were slaine, & all their companie discomfited.”
• c. 1485 · Humphrey Stafford and Thomas Stafford flee and take sanctuary at Saint John's in Glocester.(Richard III 23 · 📍 Glocester)
  • With: Thomas Stafford
  • “Amongst them that ran awaie, were sir Francis vicount Louell, and Humfreie Stafford, and Thomas Stafford his brother, which tooke sanctuarie in saint Iohns at Glocester.”

Henry VI 42

• siblings with William Stafford “The quéene (that bare rule) being of his retrait aduertised, sent sir Humfreie Stafford knight, and William his brother, with manie other gentlemen, to follow the Kentishmen, thinking that they had fled:”
• enemies with Jack Cade “Iacke Cade vpon victorie against the Staffords apparelled himselfe in sir Humfries brigandine set full of guilt nailes”

Richard III 23

• siblings with Thomas Stafford “Amongst them that ran awaie, were sir Francis vicount Louell, and Humfreie Stafford, and Thomas Stafford his brother”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.