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anniversaries

How did Henry VII find the tomb of King Arthur…?

Aug 15, 2017

anniversaries, religion

Arthur, Arthur “Tudor”, Battle of Bosworth, Brittany, Henry VIII, Silures, Sir William Stanley, St. Armel, Thomas Malory, Wales, Westminster Abbey

The following article is based on books by Chris Barber and David Pykitt, so I do not claim anything as my own work. The books are The Legacy of King Arthur and Journey to Avalon. It is also based on a third book by Chris Barber called King Arthur: The Mystery Unravelled, which contains more…
Did the boys from the Tower escape from one of Yorkshire’s lost coastal towns or villages…?

Aug 13, 2017

anniversaries, Science, travel

“Perkin”, “Princes”, “Tudor, Battle of Bosworth, Harwich, John Earl of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, lost towns, Lowestoft, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Ravenspur, Sheriff Hutton, Spurn Head, Tower of London, Yorkshire

I have often wondered about Richard’s plans for the Yorkist “heirs” he sent for safety to Sheriff Hutton. We know Elizabeth of York was there, because Henry Tudor sent a very swift party to secure her person. She was then escorted regally to London, to be greeted at Lambeth by her husband-to-be. After he’d established…
Roman Britain

Aug 10, 2017

anniversaries, travel

Claudius, Hadrian, Julius Caesar, maps, roads, Roman Britain

To mark the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s accession, here is a map of Britain’s Roman Roads. Thanks to www.VisitateLindumColoniam.com – and here is our mediaeval map of London.
A further selection of Scropes….

Aug 7, 2017

anniversaries, battles, genealogy

Anthony Woodville, Aquitaine, Barons Scrope of Bolton, Barons Scrope of Masham, castles, Cokayne, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Wiltshire, Edmund Mortimer, Edmund of Langley, executions, Henry IV, Henry Scrope Baron Masham, Henry V, Ian Mortimer, Joan Holland, John of Gaunt, Lord Treasurer, Lord Willoughby, Order of the Garter, Owain Glyn Dwr, Parliament, Philippa de Bryan, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, rebellion, Richard Earl of Cambridge, Richard II, Richard Scrope Archbishop of York, Richard Scrope Bishop of Carlisle, Sir Edmund Mortimer, Sir William Plumpton, Southampton plot, summary executions, T.B. Pugh, Thomas Mowbray Earl of Norfolk, Vice-Chamberlain, William Scrope, York Minster

The name “Scrope” was usually pronounced, and sometimes spelled, as “Scroop”.am To follow yesterday’s post: – William, Earl of Wiltshire c1351-1399 William was the second son of Richard Scrope, first Baron Scrope of Bolton. In his younger days he was sometimes associated with John of Gaunt, who made him Seneschal of Aquitaine in 1383. Subsequently, he…
The Scrope and Welles marriages of Edward IV’s daughter….

Aug 6, 2017

anniversaries, buildings

Battle of Bosworth, Bletsoe, Cecilia, Cecily Duchess of York, Edward IV, Elizabeth Ferrers, Friskney Hall, genealogy, Greystoke, Henry VII, John of Gaunt, Lady Margaret Beaufort, marriages, Masham, More, Quarr Abbey, Ralph Scrope, Richard III, Thomas Kymbe, Viscount Welles

Ralph, 9th Baron Scrope of Masham, was—through his Greystoke mother—the great-grandson of Joan Beaufort and therefore great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt and Katherine de Roët. This made him the great-great-great-grandson of Edward III. (For the path, follow the purple line in the following chart.) What this blood did not do was give him expectations. *…
Does Henry the First have Richard’s pulling power….?

Aug 5, 2017

anniversaries, archaeology, buildings

archaelogy, Henry I, Kingfinder General, Leicester cathedral, Philippa Langley, Reading Abbey, Rob Wilson, tourism

Does Henry the First have the pulling power of Richard the Third? I don’t believe he does. So while this enterprise is marvellous, and Henry may indeed be found, the end result will not have the huge impact of Richard’s discovery.
Here’s one that wasn’t made in Dundee …

Aug 2, 2017

anniversaries, art, Science

facial reconstruction, France, French Wars of Religion, Henri IV, Phillippe Froesch

Henri IV that is. We have written about him before but, this time, we even have a recording of the facial reconstruction process.
The treacherous Welshman who supposedly killed Richard III….!

Aug 1, 2017

anniversaries, genealogy, television reviews

Battle of Bosworth, bridges, Carew Castle, Channel Four, Earl of Oxford, executions, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Howards, ingratitude, Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford, Katherine Howard, Lucy Walter, Pembrokeshire, Rhys ap Thomas, Rhys FitzUryan, Richard III, Sir William Parker, Wales, yesterday

A few days ago I watched a TV documentary about Rhys ap Thomas, The Man Who Killed Richard III. It made my Welsh blood boil! The man was a bullying, thieving snake, not a hero! Anyway, here is the TV company’s blurb:- “Who killed Richard III? http://www.historychannel.com.au/shows/man-killed-richard-iii/ “This is a story of conspiracy and…
The Battle Of Shrewsbury, 1403

Jul 21, 2017

anniversaries, battles

Anne of Gloucester, archers, Battle of Shrewsbury, Chester, Clwyd, Cocklaws Castle, Earl of Arundel, Earl of Douglas, Earl of Kent, Earl of Warwick, Edmund Earl of Stafford, executions, Flint, George Dunbar Earl of March, Henry IV, Henry Percy, Henry V, Homildon, Owain Glyn Dwr, Percies, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, rebellions, Richard II, Sandiway, Scotland, Shropshire, Sir Walter Blount, Tarporley, Thomas Percy Earl of Worcester, Venables, Vernon, Wales, Whitchurch

In order to appease (as he hoped) the Percy family Henry IV granted them all those parts of southern Scotland that they could conquer. Despite advice from Northumberland that royal assistance was not needed he set out in the summer of 1403 to march to the borders with a small army to support their siege…
The Windsor centenary

Jul 17, 2017

anniversaries, buildings

Channel Five, Channel Four, First World War, George V, House of Windsor, television reviews, Windsor Castle

Today in 1917, the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was renamed the House of Windsor, at the behest of George V and his advisors. There has been a series on Channel Five about it, focussed on the Castle and Great Park, whilst rather too gossiply and less historical than it could have been, was highly informative, with…