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the
doubtedly a magnificent fighter and which
were
Lancasuians
of very strong physique yet he was defeated. In the second occasion, on
one of the worst Kings England has the 17th February 1461. the Lan-
ever known. He bled the country to castrians were victorious but com-
finance the Crusade which he led. pletely threw away their advantage,
he was inordinately brave. yet he because within a fortnight the York-
was cruel, greedy and vain. Of his ist armjes had taken London and
ten years as King he spent less than Edward IV had been proclairned
nine months in England and then King.
only to raise money, firstly for his
Crusade and secondly for his Saladin - The name by which a
expedition against France.
famous Sultan of Egypt and Syria
rnarrjed
He
Navarre whilst on Crusade. She her- chie€$ was known, his real name
self never even visitai EngIand.
being Salah Ad-din Yusuf. In spite
Due Iargely to his quarrels with of al1 that has been said about hh
his allies Richard's crusading army he was a particularly fine, generous
gradually dwindIed and it was also and chivalrous man and though he
due to one of his quarrels that he displayed cruelty on many occasions
spent so long in captivity on his these occasions were no more fre-
quent than the acts of brutality
return journey from the Crusade.
He. died in France as the result of ordered by Richard 1 who was
a wound received from a French Saladin's principal opponent.
archer.
Sandford, Francis - One of the
Roll$ of Arms - It was the custom early writers on Heraldry who dealt
in the early days. in order to record exclusively with the history of the
the presence of Knights at a parti- Royal family in England and their
cular siege, battle or tournament, armoria1 bearings. His work ' A
to prepare a roll of arms consisting Genealogical History of the Kings
simply of the shield in colours and Queens of England and Mon-
beneath which was the name of the archs of Great Britain ' was first
Knight W~O bore them. Many of published at the end of the 17th
these rolls have been preserved and century. The best eàition of his
are retained amongst the records of work is that published in 1707.
the College of Arrns. where they
provide valuable information from Saracens - The gerieral name given
time to tirne. Berengaria of and the most famous of the Saracen
by the Christian ôrmies to Arabs,
Moors, Moslems, etc. Though they
were invariably Iooked upon as
l
l
, being uncivilised and almost in-
, human they were extremely skilful
S fighters, generally far more chival-
I rous than the crusaders and in their
camps far more highly civilised than
Saint Aibans, Battle of - There the Europeans were, even at home
were two battles of this name both in their own countries.
of which were fought during the
Wars of the Roses. The first, which Sergeaot - The narne used during
~ took place on the 22nd May 1455, the Middle Ages when refening to
I was the opening battle of the war in a non-kniglitly man at arms or
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