John Paston (died 1504)

In July 1468 he and his elder brother John were in the retinue which attended Edward IV's sister, Margaret of York, to Bruges for her marriage to Charles the Bold.

[7][1][5] During this period he visited Framlingham on several occasions to negotiate with the Duke of Norfolk's council for the restoration of Caister to his elder brother, John in return for a monetary payment.

He fought at the Battle of Stoke on 16 June 1487, and was made a knight banneret on the field by King Henry VII.

[8][9] Oxford, who on 21 September 1485 had been appointed Lord High Admiral of England,[10] made Paston his deputy.

[citation needed] Their children were: He married, secondly, to Agnes, the twice-widowed daughter of Nicholas Morley of Glynde, Sussex.

[1][12][13][14] The burial place of Anne, a previously unknown daughter of John, was discovered in Oxnead church near Aylsham, Norfolk on 28 May 2019[16] but it is uncertain whether her mother was Margery or Agnes.

Ruins of Caister Castle , which Sir John Paston surrendered in 1469 after a siege by the Duke of Norfolk