Last of the True, II

A few more knights take the field:

Left to right: Sir Ralph Ashton,Sir Thomas Broughton (KIA) and Sir Philip Constable of Flamborough.  It's not entirely clear that Ashton fought at Stoke.  Local tradition holds that he died in 1486 (a cause of much celebration), but in fact his death-date, though unknown, is almost certainly after 1490.  He held several high offices under Edward IV and Richard III, including that of lieutenant of the Tower; he was pardoned by Henry in 1486, but such a pardon was not a guarantee of loyalty.  There is no reason to suspect he wasn't at Stoke, in any case.

L-R: Sir Thomas Blandrehasset (whom I've designated as Lovell's standard-bearer), Sir Thomas Pilkington, and Alexander Appleby.

 In the past I've been pretty leery of painting free-hand, so I've used this project as a way to force myself to do more of it.  Not only have I come to find it a delight, but it's infinitely preferable to painting armor, of which I'm fairly sick at the moment.

More or less finished with knights for the time being.  The next item on the list is the billmen.