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The Felton family, also known as de Feltone, is a minor Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman noble dynasty, originating in Northumberland, near the village of Felton, Northumberland, Felton. Many of its members served as seneschals and castellans throughout the Middle Ages, Medieval period, from the Norman Conquest onward. The Feltons had numerous Peerages in the United Kingdom, peerages and titles throughout the centuries, most recently the baronetcy of Felton baronets, Playford. Origins Norman Beginnings The de Feltones of the Middle Ages were a cadet branch of the Bertram family, Barons of Mitford, Northumberland, Mitford, who held Mitford Castle in Northumberland. The Bertrams' presence in Mitford dates back to the Norman Conquest of England. Prior to 1066, Mitford Castle was held by Sir John de Mitford family, Mitford, whose only daughter and heir, Sybilla Mitford, was married by William the Conqueror to the Norman knight Sir Richard de Bertram. This strategic marriage brought Mi ...
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Coat Of Arms Of Sir Thomas Felton, KG
A coat is typically an outer garment for the upper body, worn by any gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners (AKA velcro), toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these. Other possible features include collars, shoulder straps, and hoods. Etymology ''Coat'' is one of the earliest clothing category words in English, attested as far back as the early Middle Ages. (''See also'' Clothing terminology.) The Oxford English Dictionary traces ''coat'' in its modern meaning to , when it was written ''cote'' or ''cotte''. The word coat stems from Old French and then -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... and then Latin ''cottus.'' It originates from the Proto-Indo-European language">Proto-Indo-European word for woolen clothes. An early use of ''coat'' in English is Mail (ar ...
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