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“….A MEMOIR OF THE COURT OF HENRY VII: An Edition of BL, MS. Cotton Julius B. XII, fols. 8v[1]66r, with Textual and General Introduction….

“….The memoir of the court of Henry VII for the years of 1486-90, contained in BL, MS Cotton Julius B. XII, fols. 8v-66r, represents an invaluable source for the study of court and socio-political life during the early years of the reign of Henry VII. Hitherto the only printed version of the memoir was to be found in Thomas Hearne’s edition of Leland’s Collectanea. It has long required a modern editor….”

And now it has one!

The above extract is from an October 2001 thesis by Emma Cavell. The thesis is l-o-n-g, very detailed and a great source of information about the first half of Henry VII’s reign. Available on the free tier at academia.edu, it will keep you reading for a considerable time. Well worth sticking with!

Link to the thesis: https://www.academia.edu/77846116/A_memoir_of_the_court_of_Henry_VII_an_edition_of_BL_MS_Cotton_Julius_B_XII_fols_8v_66r_with_textual_and_general_introduction.

With apologies for putting such a pretty Christmas garland on a post about the Weasel! But be advised that tomorrow, Christmas Eve, Richard III will more than get his own back! 😜