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  1. Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham KG (4 September 1455 – 2 November 1483) was an English nobleman known as the namesake of Buckingham's rebellion, a failed but significant collection of uprisings in England and parts of Wales against Richard III of England in October 1483. He was executed without trial for his role in the uprisings.

  2. Henry Stafford, 2nd duke of Buckingham (born c. 1454—died Nov. 2, 1483, Salisbury, Wiltshire, Eng.) was a leading supporter, and later opponent, of King Richard III. He was a Lancastrian descendant of King Edward III, and a number of his forebears had been killed fighting the Yorkists in the Wars of the Roses (1455–85).

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  3. Sir Henry Stafford (c. 1425 – 4 October 1471) was the second son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Lady Anne Neville, daughter of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, and Lady Joan Beaufort.

  4. Learn about the life and role of Henry Stafford, a Lancastrian supporter who became a Yorkist ally and then a rebel against Richard III. Find out how he was related to the royal family, why he supported Henry Tudor, and how he met his fate.

  5. Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. A key figure in the deposition of Edward V in favour of Richard III but later rebelled and was executed.

  6. Apr 29, 2017 · On 12 April 1471 Henry Stafford was in London, where he’d previously attended parliament, to welcome Edward IV back to his capital. He joined Edward at the Battle of Barnet on the 18 April. The Earl of Warwick was killed but Stafford was so badly wounded that he was sent home.

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  8. May 11, 2018 · Henry Stafford, 2d duke of Buckingham, 1454?–1483, English nobleman. He was the grandson of Humphrey Stafford, the 1st duke, whom he succeeded in 1460.

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