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Medieval liveries were uniforms worn by followers of kings and lords during the Hundred Years War and Wars of the Roses to signify their allegiance. These liveries could be worn by immediate vassals, allies, mercenaries, and even contingents from towns. The livery colors did not necessarily match the colors of the lord's coat of arms, and could instead reference banners, ancestral warlords, or other symbols. Most liveries featured two colors split vertically or horizontally on a tunic, and sometimes extended to hose, shields, and helmets as well. Accompanying badges also served to identify the lord and could be displayed on clothing.
Medieval liveries were uniforms worn by followers of kings and lords during the Hundred Years War and Wars of the Roses to signify their allegiance. These liveries could be worn by immediate vassals, allies, mercenaries, and even contingents from towns. The livery colors did not necessarily match the colors of the lord's coat of arms, and could instead reference banners, ancestral warlords, or other symbols. Most liveries featured two colors split vertically or horizontally on a tunic, and sometimes extended to hose, shields, and helmets as well. Accompanying badges also served to identify the lord and could be displayed on clothing.
Medieval liveries were uniforms worn by followers of kings and lords during the Hundred Years War and Wars of the Roses to signify their allegiance. These liveries could be worn by immediate vassals, allies, mercenaries, and even contingents from towns. The livery colors did not necessarily match the colors of the lord's coat of arms, and could instead reference banners, ancestral warlords, or other symbols. Most liveries featured two colors split vertically or horizontally on a tunic, and sometimes extended to hose, shields, and helmets as well. Accompanying badges also served to identify the lord and could be displayed on clothing.
Of ye Later Hundred Years War & ye Wars of ye Roses
by Kevin Dallimore Medieval liveries were a kind of uniform that could be worn by the followers of a particular King or Lord, or even by contingents from a particular town. These followers could be the Lord's immediate feudal dependants, allies, or even mercenaries in his service. The colours of the livery are not necessarily the colours of that high personage's armorial shield, although they can be. Some were colours displayed on tourney banners, or perhaps even the colours of some long-forgotten warlord of the family. The majority of liveries seem to be two coloured worn half-and-half, e.g. left half of tunic red, and right half of tunic blue. This seems to have been repeated on the back of the tunic. The flags below show these colours, where there is only one colour, like Stanley, the livery is also just of that colour. Of course more than just the tunic could be in the livery colours, I tend to paint hose, shields and sometimes even helmets in livery colours! The flags also contain the principal Badge of that person, again this may not be the same as his armorial device. This Badge could also be shown on the liveried clothing of the troops. For more details see Ian Heath's Armies of the Middle Ages, volume 1.
Richard Neville Earl Of Warwick Roger Mortimer Earl Of March
Henry Percy Earl Of Northumberland Ralph Lord Basset
King Richard III John Mowbray Duke Of Norfolk
John de Vere Earl Of Oxford King Edward IIII
John Lord Scrope Sir William Stanley
John Plantagenant Duke Of Bedford John deVere Earl of Oxford
King Richard III Coventry Town Militia
John Talbot Earl Of Shrewsbury Hugh de Courtenay Earl Of Devon
Richard Fitzalan I Earl Of Arundel Robert Mortimer Earl Of March
Richard Fitzalan II Earl Of Arundel Sir William de la Zouche