Editing Everard Digby (section)

==Origins==
The Digby family was of [[Leicestershire]] origin.<ref>'Tilton', in J. Nichols, ''The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicestershire'' 4 volumes in 8 (J. Nichols, London 1795-1811/Reprint by S.R. Publishers, Limited with Leicestershire County Council, 1971), III Part 1: East Goscote (1800), [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000032377095&view=1up&seq=640 p. 462 ff.] (Hathi Trust).</ref> Sir John Digby (d. 1269) served on two [[crusades]], and, by 1418, Sir Everard "Greenleaf" Digby was Lord of Tilton and owner of the manor at Drystoke ([[Stoke Dry]]), and [[Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland]]'s Member of Parliament. Sir Everard lost his life (and his family much of their fortune) fighting in 1461 for [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] against [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]]. The family had a more positive reversal of fortune in 1485 when Sir Everard's sons fought for the victorious [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] at the [[Battle of Bosworth Field]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Digby Thomas|2001|pp=4–5}}</ref>