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Topic: Badge help please
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Hawken
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posted 02-10-2007 06:33 AM
   
I portray a 14th C. forester who works in, or around, Huntingdon, England. I’m looking for a community or household badge from that area, that would have been in use during the second half of the 14th C. I would like to add more detail to my persona, by portraying a forester employed by the community or an actual noble from that time period.I contacted the historian in Huntingdon but have yet to hear back from him. Does anyone know where I can look for badge info? I found information about the two Earls of Huntingdon from that time period; Guichard d'Angle, a prominent Battle of Poitiers figure who was made Earl of Huntingdon in 1377, and John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, who was made Earl of Huntingdon in 1388. I found the coats-of-arms of both men, but no mention of badges associated with them. I know a lot of towns had badges for their retinues, so if I could find a badge for medieval Huntingdon, or a badge for any specific noble from that area, it would be great. Any ideas as to where I should look? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Geoffrey Hawken
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chef de chambre
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posted 02-10-2007 06:40 AM
Hi Geoffrey,I can probably locate Exeters (more like his grandsons) badges, but they would be mid 15th century. While liveries were coming into fashion in the late 14th century, I'm not sure how early badges were, I think they become more common in the 15th century. -------------------- Bob R.
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Hawken
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posted 02-10-2007 10:08 AM
Hi Bob,Thanks, but I just stumbled across the 1st Duke of Exeter's badge. It is a black and white sketch of a beacon on a mound. It's not a very attractive badge though; I'll keep looking for others. Hawken [ 02-10-2007: Message edited by: Hawken ]
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Woodcrafter
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posted 02-13-2007 08:01 PM
I would suggest finding out whom owned the woods. It could be crown held or leased out to the local upper class family.Depending on who it was, the trees may have been contracted out to Fellers, Charcoal burners, etc. You may even find the local forests were held as a game preserve. In which case you may want to go the route of a Huntsman. The book _The Art of Medieval Hunting_ by John Cummins ISBN 0-7858-1592-9 is amazing. It is packed with extensive details on the duties, laws, rights, wages, etc. -------------------- Woodcrafter
14th c. Woodworking
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