page_title: John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock
hierarchical_section_title: John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock
caption_attribution_description: English: Sir John Wenlock, KG BURKE, Sir Bernard, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, London: Harrison &amp; Sons, 1884. “ Wenlock (Baron Wenlock, extinct 1471; John Wenlock, Escheator, cos. Bucks. and Bedford, 17 Henry VI., was created, 1461, Baron Wenlock, of Wenlcok, co. Salop. He fell at the Battle of Tewkesbury s.p., when his estate devolved on his heir, General Thomas Lawley…). Ar. a chev. beta. three blackamoors' heads erased ppr." [Foster states sable] ”
context_page_description: John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock KG was an English politician, diplomat, soldier and courtier. He fought on the sides of both the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses. He has been called "the prince of turncoats", although some historians suggest the label may not be fair. Others contend that even when Wenlock was not actually changing sides, he was engaged in "fence sitting par excellence."
  Although Wenlock is often remembered for his military exploits, most of his public service was in the diplomatic field, and contemporary accounts record him as being regarded as "very clever".
context_section_description: John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock KG (c.1400/04 – 4 May 1471) was an English politician, diplomat, soldier and courtier. He fought on the sides of both the Yorkists and the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses. He has been called "the prince of turncoats", although some historians suggest the label may not be fair. Others contend that even when Wenlock was not actually changing sides, he was engaged in "fence sitting par excellence."
  Although Wenlock is often remembered for his military exploits (he fought in six of the major battles of the Wars of the Roses, as well as the sieges of the Tower of London and Dunstanburgh Castle), most of his public service was in the diplomatic field, and contemporary accounts record him as being regarded as "very clever".
caption: Arms of Sir John Wenlock, 1st Baron Wenlock KG.
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