John Best (guard captain)

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John Best (fl. 1590s) was an Englishman who held the government post of Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1592 until 1597, described as 'Champion of England' [1] [2] replacing Sir Walter Raleigh. [3]

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References

  1. Haydn, Joseph Timothy; Beatson, Robert (1851). Beatson's Political index modernised. The book of dignities; containing rolls of the official personages of the British empire, together with the sovereigns of Europe, the peerage of England and of Great Britain; and numerous other lists. p.  212. John Best yeoman guard.
  2. Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire ... From the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... Together with the Sovereigns and Rulers of Europe, from the Foundation of Their Respective States; the Peerage of England and Great Britain. Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans. p.  212. John Best yeoman guard.
  3. "Captains". Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2010.