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Tales of a Ricardian Traveler – Debunking a Myth at Dartington Hall

Aug 11, 2016

buildings, travel

“Tudor” propaganda, 1475 invasion of France, Anne Holland, Anne of Exeter, Anne St. Leger, Azincourt, Barnet, Cambridge, Canterbury Cathedral, cinquefoil, Dartington Hall, Devon, Edmund Crouchback, Edward I, Edward IV, Edward the Black Prince, Eleanor Cobham, Eleanor of Provence, emblems, Epiphany Rising, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Joan of Kent, John Ashdown-Hill, John Holland, John of Gaunt, Lancastrians, Margaret Beaufort, MI5, Richard II, Richard III, roses, Sir Thomas St. Leger, Southampton plot, St. Paul’s, summary executions, white hart

Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum Dartington Hall, near Totnes in Devon and just southeast of Dartmoor National Park, represents a uniquely British form of historical contradiction. It is both medieval, having parts of a Grade I-listed late 14th century manor house, and modern, being the current home of…
England versus Scotland, mediaeval style (did Richard encounter any of this sort of thing?)….

Aug 3, 2016

battles, buildings

Edinburgh, jousting, Richard III, Scotland, siege of Berwick

Throughout history, relations between England and Scotland have been somewhat rocky, and this was evident in the ‘noble’ sport of jousting. They had countless very strict rules, and chivalry was supposedly uppermost in every knightly mind, but it all went by the board when the armour was on and the lists awaited. And in pavilions…
Millions of pounds given to England’s flourishing Christian cathedrals….

Aug 2, 2016

buildings, religion

Cathedrals

Here is some very good news for our wonderful cathedrals. The finest in the world! http://tinyurl.com/jqeselp
On the trail of the House of York….

Aug 1, 2016

buildings

Baynard’s Castle, Cerne Abbey, Dartington Hall, Kristie Davis Dean, Old St. Paul’s, Placentia Palace, Reading Abbey, Warwick Castle, Wingfield, Yorkists

Here are eight places associated with members of the House of York. The first is Cerne Abbey, which Anne Neville visited in 1471. Included in the list is my favourite place in all the world, Dartington Hall in Devon. Read on…. http://www.historyextra.com/article/feature/trail-yorks-8-places-associated-richard-iii%E2%80%99s-family
More of Richard’s ancestors

Jul 30, 2016

buildings, genealogy, Science

Anglo-Saxons, Edward III, Exhumation, Faversham Abbey, Harold II, Normans, Phillippa of Hainault, Richard III, Stephen

Although they are regarded as loose ends, the last Anglo-Saxon and last Norman kings of England are both Richard’s ancestors, via Edward III’s marriage. This document demonstrates Phillippa of Hainault’s descent from Harold II, via Kiev and Hungary, and Stephen, via the Low Countries. There seems to be little news from Faversham Abbey, where Stephen…
Richard returns to Sudeley….

Jul 26, 2016

buildings

Butlers, Catherine Parr, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Richard III, Sudeley Castle

And a grand time will be had by one and all! http://tinyurl.com/hkzf6bs
Would Richard have recognised this view of Westminster….?

Jul 25, 2016

buildings

heritage sites, maps, Palace of Westminster, Richard III, Westminster Abbey

This illustration is from a report about the Westminster World Heritage Site that dates from 2007. It contains some interesting information and rather good illustrations, especially of what the site looked like in late-Medieval times. Worth dipping into. The view above is how it is believed the abbey and palace looked circa 1532, or thereabouts,…
More at Leicester Cathedral for the architects of Richard’s tomb….

Jul 21, 2016

buildings, Uncategorized

architects, Leicester cathedral, tomb

The architects who were responsible for the design of Richard’s tomb in Leicester Cathedral have now won another contract there. The first link is from their website, and shows how they designed and developed Richard’s last resting place. The second link is about their new contract. http://www.vhh.co.uk/our-work/leicester http://www.architectsdatafile.co.uk/news/van-heyningen-and-haward-architects-wins-new-leicester-cathedral-appointment/
The remains of Leiston Abbey

Jul 20, 2016

buildings, religion

abbeys, Earls of Suffolk, Leiston Abbey, Reformation, ruins

Thanks to Lizzie Drake of English Historical Authors for this post about an East Suffolk building: http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/finding-ruins-of-medieval-leiston-abbey.html
Great memories of this year’s Tewkesbury 1471 festival….

Jul 19, 2016

buildings, Events

photos, Tewkesbury Mediaeval Festival

Some wonderful photographs taken by Jayne Skeech at this year’s Tewkesbury festival.