Sir John Pennington II

Family History Book: Sir John Pennington II (1393-1470)

This John Pennington was at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was knighted on 8 May 1420. In October 1448 he was captured by the Scots and released a few months later. In May 1455 he fought at the first Battle of St. Albans, at the beginning of the War of the Roses. In August 1457 he was appointed Commissioner in Cumberland to raise archers by Act of Parliament. He mustered at Sandwich for King Henry V's last campaign, in command of a personal retinue of 13 men. On 29 March 1461 he gave refuge to King Henry Vl, at Muncaster Castle, after Henry's defeat by Edward, Earl of March (later Edward IV) at the Battle of Towton Field. In gratitude, the king gave him a glass drinking cup and a blessing, saying that as long as the cup was unbroken, Penningtons would live and thrive at Muncaster Castle. The cup, which is still intact, is called the "Luck of Muncaster".

Sir John married Katherine Tunstall, daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstall (who died at Agincourt) and his second wife, Isabella Harrington. They had one known son, Sir John Pennington III.

References

• John Pennington, on Geni

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