Sir John Clay

Sir John Clay

Sir John Clay was a combatant in the Wars of the Roses who fought on the Yorkist side in the Battle of Tewkesbury, fought on May 4, 1471. King Edward IV of England knighted him, and his coat of arms depicts three lions facing another and engaging in a quarrel. [ [http://www.lanceandlongbow.com/lls_article1pt1.html The Lance and Longbow Society ] ] He is an ancestor of U.S. political figures Henry Clay and Cassius Marcellus Clay.Fact|date=April 2007

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External links

* [http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/towton/towton4.htm Yorkshire history page listing Clay as a combatant]
* [http://www.richard111.com/tewkesbury1.htm Page on the Battle of Tewkesbury also listing Clay]


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