Thomas Stukley

Arms of Stucley of Affeton: *Azure, three pears or*.^[1] Motto: *Bellement et Hardiment* ("beautifully and bravely")

Thomas Stucley (c. 1525^[2] – 4 August 1578), also written Stukeley or Stukley and known as the Lusty Stucley,^[3] was an English mercenary who fought in France, Ireland, and at the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and was killed at the Battle of Alcazar (1578) fighting the army of Morocco. He was a Roman Catholic recusant and a rebel against the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I.

^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 768
^ British Biographical Archive: Series 2. K.G. Saur. 1991. ISBN 9783598336300.
^ Vivian 1895, p. 721, pedigree of Stucley

[1] Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 768

[2] British Biographical Archive: Series 2. K.G. Saur. 1991. ISBN 9783598336300.

[V721-3] Vivian 1895, p. 721, pedigree of Stucley

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Thomas Stukley

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