Sir Thomas de Astley who was killed in the Battle of Evesham in 1265 married twice.
From Sir Thomas's first marriage to Joan de Blois descended the Barons Astley.
The entry continues "After his death, the Barony of Astley, if an hereditary Peerage (there being no proof of any sitting) would have devolved on his only da.
The Barony of Astley (if then existing) would thenceforth have followed the course of that of Ferrers of Groby, and have been forfeited therewith on the attainder of Henry (Grey), Duke of Suffolk, &c, in 1554.
"[3] On the other hand, Burke’s Dormant and Extinct Peerages of 1831 [4] and 1978 extend the barony down to 1554 when it would have been forfeited along with all the other titles of the Duke of Suffolk following participation in Wyatt's Rebellion and his attainder and execution.