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131Armies, Recruiting of — Because fifteenth century England had no standing armies,WARS OF THE ROSES military forces had to be raised anew each time a campaign was undertaken. Surviving records, although fragmentary, indicate that these armies mainly comprised… …
132Stafford, Humphrey, Earl of Devon — (1439–1469) A loyal Yorkist, Humphrey Stafford was one of the men EDWARD IV raised to local political prominence in the 1460s, in an effort to build support for the Yorkist regime and to defend against Lancastrian insurgency. A member of a… …
