Sir John Clay was an English soldier who fought in the Wars of the Roses on the Yorkist side in the Battle of Tewkesbury, which occurred on 4 May 1471. King Edward IV of England knighted him after the battle, with Clay's coat of arms depicting three lions facing another and engaging in a quarrel.[1]
References edit
- ^ The Lance and Longbow Society Archived 18 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Yorkshire history page listing Clay as a combatant
- Page on the Battle of Tewkesbury also listing Clay