anniversaries
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Believe it or not, the above is supposedly the Battle of Tewkesbury. At least, it is according to the BBC website. Tewkesbury was in May. Silly author. The picture is of Towton, which took place in the middle of a snowstorm. The article itself is referring to Henry VI, Part 3 – first transmitted in the UK:…
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“….Most of England’s monumental mounds are assumed to be Norman castle mottes built in the period immediately after the Conquest – but could some of them have much earlier origins? Jim Leary, Elaine Jamieson, and Phil Stastney report on a project that set out to investigate some of these mighty constructions….” There is information about…
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Well, we all know the story (and that’s just what it was, a story) about the demise of the boys’ uncle, George, Duke of Clarence, in a butt of Malmsey, but this is the first I’ve heard of the boys themselves suffering a similar fate. I quote: “The manner of their death triggered debate…
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The following article is taken from this article by Ben Johnson: “Michaelmas, or the Feast of Michael and All Angels, is celebrated on 29th September. As it falls near the equinox, the day is associated with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days; in England, it is one of the “quarter days”. There are…
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Another take on Richard de la Pole
Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’ Oro, battles, Edmund de la Pole, executions, exile, France, Francis I, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Hungary, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Lord Richard de la Pole, Lorraine, Louis XII, Marguerite de la Pole, Marie of Sicily, Metz, Pavia, Sibeud de Tivoley, Stoke FieldHere, the American blogger Samantha Wilcoxson writes about Lord Richard’s life in his capacity as the last free son of John, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, and as an exile from the England of the first two “Tudors”, before dying at Pavia and being buried in the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro there (right). From Lord Richard’s Wikipedia page,…
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So where exactly is “Orwell”?
Christopher Jones, Christopher Newport, Edmund Earl of Kent, Emma Lady Hamilton, Essex, Felixstowe, Harwich, Harwich Society, Horatio Nelson, Ipswich, Isabella de Valois, Jamestown, John Cromwell, Kathryn Warner, landing, maps, Orwell, pubs, River Orwell, River Stour, Roger Mortimer, Samuel Pepys, Shotley Peninsula, Suffolk, Three CupsHarwich Town station is the end of the line, a twenty-five minute ride from Manningtree and the north-eastern extremity of Essex. As you cross the main road from the station car park, turning left takes you past a series of old buildings with Harwich Society plaques amid a modern setting. Some of these commemorate people such…
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Here is a passage from https://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/the-road-to-bosworth-battle-of-bosworth-field/ I quote: “…Buckingham [wrote] a letter to Henry on 24 September 1483 which stated he would support the rebellion against Richard, even though he and Henry’s interests may not be perfectly compatible. What is certain is that Buckingham suspected his own life was forfeit with Richard III; he and…
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On the battlefield of Towton We were rearmost of the rear We were tasked to guard the baggage And to keep the exits clear But when the foe was vanquished And ran away in frantic fear We charged right in (We charged right in) We charged right in (We charged right in) We showed them…
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This song was written in conjunction with the Mortimer History Society for Philip Hume’s book about the noble family.
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Here is an article about Sandal Castle, and Richard’s place in its history.
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