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The house of the White Lion; is a mercenary company born of the wars with France. After the those war's ended in defeat what was left of the company returned to England, bringing with it as much of it's ill gotten gains as could be moved in the chaos. There they buried their dead and looked for new adventures and paymasters.
Since this retreat the company has undergone many changes in personnel as disowned and disillusioned fighters came and went. Here listed are the most prominent members of the current company along with their ordinances so that they maybe recognised within camp and upon the field.
Little of
the mercenary spirit has been lost since the heady days of France and
White Lion still fight for the highest bidder.
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James
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Mick is our chief organiser and arranger of contracts; formally of the retinue of William Fitzallan 16th Earl of Arundel, supporter of the cause of York. |
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Brearley
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Peter
is camp cook and archer; formally of the retinue of Thomas Stanley
2nd Barron Stanley and King of Mann. Ostensibly a Lancaster supporter.
Corin
is the Captain of Archers; formally of the retinue of Humphrey Stafford,
1st Duke Of Buckingham and 6th Earl of Stafford a staunch Lancastrian. |
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Evans
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Alison Archer formally of the Edward of Westminster; Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester. A future King of the house of Lancaster Raif Archer formally of the Edward of Westminster; Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester. A future King of the house of Lancaster |
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Gosling
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Steve Archer formally from a royal county; another follower of the House of Lancaster |
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Alston
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History of the Alston/Lecky families The Lecky family were descended from the house of Lennox and had extensive lands in Stirlingshire. They were a wild and troublesome lot always feuding with their neighbours, usually the Maxwells. Sir Walter Leckie was born in 1395 and when he was of age, he went to France to fight for Charles VI King of France, as did so many sons of Scottish families at the time. He was in the Scots Life-Guards under the command OF John, Earl of Buchan. The first mention of Walter is in 1424 - an entry of his pay "Pour la garde de Loches, Wastre Lacquin, Chevalier du pays d'Ecosse" etc. He was in the Guard d'Honour at King Charles VII's coronation on 17th July 1429. He also fought for Jeanne d'Arc, maid of Orleans. At Lagny on 10th August 1432, he commanded the force that defeated the English Duke of Bedford and he raised the siege of the famine-struck town of Lagny. Shortly after that he found an English lady, Marguerite, in great distress, she had followed her husband from England but he was killed in battle. Grief struck and destitute she was unable to get home. Sir Walter felt pity for Marguerite and cared for her and when his Scottish wife died, he married her. They had one child, a daughter called Penelope. Unfortunately, their marriage was short lived as Sir Walter himself was killed in battle in 1440. Once more a widow, Marguerite returned home to England and to her family living in the town of Alston. Penelope or Pennie as she was always called, married late in life at the ripe old age of 25 to Sir Denis D'Alston, a master archer in the service of the White Lion Bowmen. They had three children, Melanie, Fiona and Stella, all girls who in turn married and had children. Fiona and Stella lived with their grandfather while their husbands were away at war and their children, Rebecca, Zachary, Marcus, Bethany and Lucia were always in camp with the extended family. |
