genealogy
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I’ve written about the Dukes of Gloucester before, and how doomed the title appears to be—on the whole, that is, because thankfully the present duke is flourishing! But here is a link to an article that’s even-handed where Richard III is concerned. That’s all Ricardians want for Richard. Fairness. Because when it is applied the…
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Meet the Brownes
Anne Boleyn, Battle of Northampton, Calais, Edmund de la Pole, Edward IV, elizabeth countess of worcester, Elizabeth Despenser, elizabeth paston, executions, fines, george browne, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, kentish rebellion, lucy neville, Merciless Parliament, paranoia, Richard III, Sir Anthony Browne, sir thomas browne, Tewkesbury, Thomas Penn, tong castle, treason, william fitzwilliamSir Thomas Browne (abt. 1402-1460) was a fervid Lancastrian. This is no doubt the reason that after the Battle of Northampton, he was either beheaded or hanged, drawn and quartered. (Sources differ). He was found guilty of High Treason, a bit of a stretch given that Henry VI was still King at the time and…
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THOMAS GREY MARQUESS OF DORSET – MEDIOCRE AND SHIFTY OR GOOD AND PRUDENT MAN?
Astley Castle, Battle of Stoke, Bermondsey Abbey, bigamy, Brittany, Buckingham rebellion, canon law, Canterbury Cathedral, Cecilia Bonville, Cheneygates, Christopher Urswick, Coldridge, Croyland, Domenico Mancini, Edward IV, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, George Neville, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry of Buckingham, illegitimacy, Jacquette, John Foxe, John Morton, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, lady anne stonor, Ludlow Castle, marriages, More, pre-contract, Reynold Bray, richard iii coronation, Richard Woodville, Second Battle of St. Albans, Sheen, Sir John Grey of Groby, sir john stonor, Sir William Stanley, Stony Stratford, T.B. Pugh, Taunton Castle, Tewkesbury, The Shadow of the Tower, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, William Lord Hastings, Wydeville plot, WydevillesReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com Arms of Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset (c.1455-1501). Wikipdia. Well, well, well. What can I say about Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset (c. 1455–1501)? A member of the voracious Wydeville/Woodville family he lived through the tumult of the Wars of the Roses, at one time ending up in a bit…
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(by the Legendary Ten Seconds): She read a book about Richard the Third What a story to be told Struck by so much injustice Hearsay from the days of old She’s moved Ricardian mountains And her search for the truth moves on Though some will not believe her For her I have written this…
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About seven years ago I wrote a piece for this blog about Edward III’s belief that his line was descended from the fairy, Mélusine. In a nutshell, the story of Mélusine as I knew it then was as follows, and I quote from my Murrey & Blue article: “….Edward III told his friends, the founder…
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When we think of Edward of Woodstock (the “Black Prince”) I doubt if his sense of humour figures very much. He was definitely not known for curling up in laughter or playing pranks, so perhaps it will come as a surprise to find that humour did indeed figure in at least one aspect of…
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Wythenshawe Hall. (2023, December 3). In Wikipedia By Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, image here The Tatton family had a deer park in Wythenshawe, then Cheshire, as far back as 1297. However, the present Hall dates to about 1540 when Robert Tatton was the head of the family. The Tattons were relatively minor Cheshire gentry.…
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We all know the well-trodden vistas of the kings and queens of England but what about those of the kings and queens we nearly had? In my new book, Uncrowned: Royal Heirs Who Didn’t Take The Throne, I charter the lives of twenty-five heirs apparent and presumptive who nature had destined to one day wear…
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