Thomas Beresford - St Edmund - Fenny Bentley, Derbyshire - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Stained glass window in St Edmund's church, Fenny Bentley with the arms of Thomas Beresford (d.1473).

"Thomas Beresford died some ten years after his wife, Agnes. They were buried in St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley opposite their home in Fenny Bentley Old Hall. Their tomb tells us quite a bit about the couple – they had sixteen sons and five daughters – all of them in their shrouds, as indeed are Thomas and Agnes.

The Beresfords provided a troop of horsemen for Henry V and Thomas’s sons took part in the Wars of the Roses fighting on the side of Lancaster. This is perhaps not unexpected as the Beresfords are listed as part of the Lancaster Affinity. Having said that John Beresford managed to get on the wrong side of Henry IV when he refused to go to France. The screen in the church was given by the Beresfords in the aftermath of the Wars of the Roses – presumably in grateful thanks for surviving."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner) Full name of the bearer: Thomas Beresford Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Stained glass window in St Edmund's church Material / Design: Glass (painted / stained) Blazon (heraldic description): 1&4: Argent a bear rampant Sable armed gules, muzzled and chained Or (Beresford) 2&3: Per chevron Argent & Or three pheons Sable (Hassell). Address: St Edmund Ashes Lane Fenny Bentley Derbyshire England DE6 1LD Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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