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Sir Edmund Verney ( 1596 - 1642 ) was a casualty of the Battle Of Edgehill .

Knighted by King James in 1611 , he accompanied King Charles I when he attempted to woo the Spanish Infanta in 1623 , but caused an incident by punching a priest in the face. This did not prevent his appointment as Knight-Marshal when Charles became King in 1625 .

In 1642 he was appointed Royal Standard-bearer at Nottingham but two months later he was killed at Edgehill. Legend has it only his severed hand was found, still clutching the standard.


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