Humphrey Stafford (died 1486)

Sir Humphrey Stafford (c. 1427 – 8 July 1486) of Grafton Manor in Worcestershire, was an English nobleman who took part in the War of the Roses on the Yorkist side.

He was executed by Henry VII following his fighting for Richard III and his role in the Stafford and Lovell rebellion.

On 23 April 1486, after a failed attempt to seize Henry VII in York, Lord Lovell escaped to Burgundy.

After a period of uncertainty caused by the War of the Roses, there was a general consensus for peace among English people, meaning few supported the idea of a rebellion.

As soon as he advanced towards Worcester in order to eliminate Yorkist support, on 11 May 1486 the Stafford brothers fled to sanctuary at Culham.

Effigies to Stafford's parents, Sir Humphrey (died 1450) and Eleanor – in the church of St John, Bromsgrove [ 1 ]