Thursday, January 11, 2024

The Great Stone Shields of York Minster, Part Four


Continuing today our look at the great stone shields inside York Minster, today we find:


On the left, the arms of John de Bulmer (d. 1299) or Ralph de Bulmer (d. 1356): Gules billety a lion rampant or; and on the right, William FitzRalph or Ralph FitzWilliam de Greystoke: Barruly argent and azure, three chaplets of roses gules.



And here, flanking two different arches, the arms of Robert de Ros, senior (d. 1285): Gules three water bougets argent, and those of William de Ros (d. 1316): also, Gules three water bougets argent.


Another arch with identical arms on each side; there those of William le Vavasour (d. 1311), Lord of Hazelwood: Or a dance sable, and of Walter le Vavasour: also Or a dance sable.


Another archway with matching coats of arms. Here, Henry de Percy, 7th Baron of Topcliffe (d. 1272) Azure five fusils conjoined in fess or; or Azure a fess fusilly or; or Azure a fess indented or) (Percy ancient); and possibly Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick and 8th Baron of Topcliffe (1273-1314). It was this Henry who changed his coat of arms from Percy ancient to Percy modern (seen in the next photo).


On the left, the arms of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick (1273-1314): Or a lion rampant azure (Percy modern). It was this Henry de Percy who changed his coat of arms from Percy ancient seen in the previous photo, to Percy modern. And on the right, we find the arms of John de Mowbray, 2nd Baron Mowbray (1286-1322): Gules a lion rampant argent.

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