Edward IV Roll
A genealogy of the first Yorkist king Edward IV of England, it includes the arms of his historical and legendary ancestors, with actual and attributed arms.
The main function of the manuscript was as a propaganda to legitimize Edward IV's claim as the rightful King of England.
- The Banners and Shields on the Left
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1. St. George
Patron Saint of England -
2. Brutus and Pandrasus
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3. Verdon
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4. Badelsmere
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5. Leicester
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6. Edmund Plantagenet
Duke of York -
7. Warenne
Earls of Surrey -
8. Llewelyn ap Gruffyd
Prince of Wales -
9. Princes of Powis
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10. Lords of Ireland
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11. Edmund Crouchback
Earl of Lancaster -
12. Cinque Ports
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13. Brutus
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14. Princes of Wales
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15. King Arthur
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16. Earl of Cornwall
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17. Oswald
King of Northumbria -
18. Dukes of Aquitaine
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19. Edgar the Pacific
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20. Richard the Fearless
Duke of Normandy -
21. St. Edmund the Martyr
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22. De Burgh
Earls of Ulster -
23. St. Edward the Confessor
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24. De Bohun
Earls of Hereford -
25. William the Conqueror
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26. De Braose
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27. Final Banner
- The Banners and Shields on the Right
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1. Sebbi
King of Essex -
2. Duke of Cornwall
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3. De Clare
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4. Lacy
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5. Holland
Earls of Kent -
6. Mortimer and Normandy
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7. Earls of Chester
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8. Brecknock
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9. Richard Plantagenet
Earl of Cambridge -
10. Not identified
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11. Bohun
Earls of Northampton -
12. Staple of Calais
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13. King Ethelbert
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14. Cadwaladr
King of Gwynedd -
15. King Arthur
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16. Dukes of Normandy
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17. Not identified
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18. Lords of Ireland
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19. Constantine
Emperor of Rome -
20. Ralph Mortimer
Lord of Wigmore -
21. Ethelred
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22. De Clare
Earls of Gloucester -
23. St. Louis IX
King of France -
24. De Geneville
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25. Castile and Leon
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26. Hampton
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27. England
