genealogy

TWO BRIDES FOR TWO BROTHERS

Jul 29, 2016

genealogy

Anne Neville, Constanza of Castile, denialists, Edmund of Langley, Eleanor of Provence, George Duke of Clarence, Henry III, Hicks, Howard Keel, incest, Isabel of Castile, Isobel Neville, John of Gaunt, Louis IX, Richard III, Richard of Cornwall, Sanchia of Provence

‘Did Richard III Marry His Sister?’ Lurid headlines blared off a rag on sale during Richard’s re-interment week in March 2015. A certain anti-Richard professor was, once again, insisting that because Isabel Neville was sister to Anne Neville and married to Richard’s brother George, that made Richard Isabel’s ‘brother’ and therefore his union…
That lawyer in Utah …

Jul 5, 2016

genealogy, law, Science

DNA evidence, Earls of Essex, George II, George III, George IV, Hanover, James Ord, Mrs. Fitzherbert, royal marriages, USA, Y-chromosome

As you can see from the article, the author (Tom Leonard) knows the answer to be in the negative because the Royal Marriages Act 1772 precludes the descendants of George II from marrying without the sovereign’s consent – that sovereign being George III at the time. James Ord’s putative ancestor is another James Ord, born…
Why those who say Richard’s rediscovery was a hoax are wrong, even without the DNA

Jul 1, 2016

archaeology, genealogy, Science

Bayes’ theorem, carbon dating, DNA evidence, evidence, Greyfriars, Leicester, Richard III, scoliosis, statistics

This is a fascinating analysis of the evidence supporting the fact that it definitely was Richard! Click here for full post!
ARTHUR AND ELEANOR-TRAGIC SIBLINGS

Jun 29, 2016

genealogy

Amesbury Abbey, Arthur Plantagenet, Corfe Castle Castle, Eleanor of Brittany, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Henry III, John, Matthew Parris, Maud de Braose, Mirabeau, Richard I, William de Braose

A tragic but often overlooked story of a prince and princess and a wicked uncle is that of Arthur and Eleanor of Brittany. (Two later boys who may or may not have been killed seem to elicit much more sympathy, probably at least in part due to a certain play and some maudlin Victorian art!)…
Edward, the Black Prince.

Jun 17, 2016

battles, genealogy, Uncategorized

Edward III, Edward IV, France, Gascony, Henry VII, Parliament, Richard II, Richard III

I came across a conversation recently where people were regretting the early death of the Black Prince, because apparently everything would have been much better had he lived. Unfortunately, even people interested in English history tend not to appreciate that at the end of Edward III’s reign England was 1. losing the war with France…
The Success of the Usurper by Barbara Gaskell Denvil

Jun 12, 2016

genealogy

“Tudors”, Anglo-Saxons, Bosworth, claims, France, Hastings, Henry VII, Lancastrians, mercenaries, Normans, Plantagenets, propaganda, St. Edward the Confessor, usurpers, William I, Witangemot

For some years I have set my novels in the last years of Plantagenet reign, or the first years of the Tudor dynasty. William the Conqueror Many authors of historical fiction prefer to set their books in the Georgian or Regency periods, but tor me the Plantagenet dynasty was one of the most interesting…
THE RED KING–WILLIAM RUFUS

Jun 6, 2016

genealogy, sources

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Henry I, King William II, Malmesbury Chronicle, murder, mythology, New Forest, Normans, Rufus Stone, Sir James Tyrrell, Walter Tirel, William I, Winchester Cathedral

Amidst the spreading Oaks of the New Forest stands a solitary stone, once ten foot high with a ball on top, now truncated and protected from vandals. Known as the Rufus Stone, it is the memorial to a slain king, William II, one of England’s most mysterious and little known Norman Kings. On the stone,…
More on Richard’s astrology

Jun 3, 2016

genealogy, Science

astrology, John Ashdown-Hill, Leicester, Michael Ibsen, mtDNA evidence, Philippa Langley, reburial, Richard III

Being interested in astrology for years, I had previously read this article and it has been shown again in my Facebook memories. It is different because it uses karmic astrology and analyses the timing of his rediscovery and the astrology behind his appearance. Click here for whole article.
May 25, 1553 – A Triple Wedding

May 31, 2016

genealogy, law

anniversaries, Catherine Grey, Council of the North, Devise for the Succession, Duke of Northumberland, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Henry Earl of Huntingdon, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, Jane, katherine Dudley, Katherine Pole, Lord Guildford Dudley, Mary I, Wyatt Rebellion

A little more about Lord Henry Hastings, son of Katherine Pole and later Earl of Huntingdon. 1595 was the year he died, after serving as Lord President of the Council of the North …
Richard, George, Edward and HENRY at the same wedding….?

May 30, 2016

art, genealogy

Anne Mowbray, Ashmolean Museum, attainder, Earldom of Richmond, Edmund “Tudor”, Edward IV, exiles, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VII, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, royal marriages

Here is a strange identification. While seeking more information about the duel that had supposedly taken place at Richard and Anne’s wedding, I happened upon a source that made it clear the Richard and Anne in question were the little Duke of York, son of Edward IV, and Anne Mowbray, and the wedding date was…