How bizarre this is! I hope young Grosvenor didn't look like a horse! :)
On Oct 28, 9:19 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Probably many of you already know this, but for the benefit of those who > don't: > > I've always been mildly intrigued by WSC's friend Bendor, Duke of > Westminister. "Bendor" sounds a bit odd to transatlantic ears, but then so > do a lot of otther English names, so didn't give it further thought. > > Until I was doing some heraldry research and came across the case of Scrope > vs. Grosvenor in the Earl Marshal's Court circa 1390. Who had the right to > the coat of arms blazoned azure a bend d'or? > > The Grosvenors lost that one, but obviously have long memories as a Grosvenor > named a chestnut race hourse of his in the early 1800s Bend D'Or. Later in > the century, a young Grosvenor was born who proved to have the same > chestnut-colored hair as the race horse had had. So he got the nickname > "Bendor". > > And there you have it. You never know where Churchillian tidbits will lead > you. > > Jonathan Hayes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
