Talk:William Bonville, 6th Baron Harington

Dispute right to Bonville arms

The Bonville arms displayed were those of his grandfather, William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville. This William never inherited the arms as he predeceased his grandfather. He may have had other arms as 6th Baron Harington but does not have the right to undifferenced Bonville arms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mellie107 (talk • contribs) 23:12, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Date and Circumstances of Death
The date given in the first paragraph (1442 – 30 December 1460) is contradicted by the later statement "William survived the Yorkist defeat at the Battle of Wakefield, but was executed on 17 February 1461 immediately after the Second Battle of St Albans by the troops of the Queen consort, Margaret of Anjou, who headed the Lancastrian faction.[2]"

I believe that this is due to confusion over three generations of William Bonville.

William Bonville I died February 1461 under the above circumstances. William Bonville II and William Bonville III (6th Baron Harington) both died at the battle of Wakefield. See "...a large number of their leaders were also killed. These included William, Lord Haryngton, the grand-son of William, Lord Bonville...". Other sources confirm Harington's father (William Bonville II) died with him in the battle. See the History of Cornwall Volume 2 (page 535) "Sir William (afterwards Lord Bonville) who proved to be the last of, his son and grandson being slain at the Battle of Wakefield, and himself... finally beheaded... about 2 months later."

Random4D (talk) 14:24, 16 June 2016 (UTC) Random4D
 * Thanks for pointing out the error! Have adjusted the article accordingly. However, those sources are pretty crud. Cheers! Muffled Pocketed  14:42, 16 June 2016 (UTC)