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A SWORD OF EDWARD IV IN IRELAND

May 24, 2017

buildings, travel

“Lambert Simnel”, “Perkin”, Bishop of Annaghtown, Calais, Dublin Castle, Earl of Desmond, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, George Duke of Clarence, House of York, Ireland, Ludford Bridge, rebels, Reginald’s Tower, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Stoke Field, Trim castle, Waterford Mint, Waterford Museum

The House of York always had a strong connection with Ireland. Richard Duke of York and his family lived there from a while, sometimes at the imposing Trim Castle (beloved of movie makers from Excalibur to Braveheart) and sometimes at Dublin Castle where George of Clarence was born. Later, after the battle of Ludford Bridge,…
A well-connected Archdeacon?

May 8, 2017

anniversaries, buildings, religion, travel

Archdeacons, Barrington Hall, Barringtons, Blythburgh, Cecily Duchess of York, Gatehouses, genealogy, Hatfield Broadoak, Ipswich, Sir Thomas Barrington, Staffords, Suffolk, Thomas Bourchier, William Pykenham, wills, Winifred Pole

As we said last year, late mediaeval prelates were often well-connected. Indeed, as this ODNB article shows, William Pykenham, Archdeacon of Suffolk, died some time in spring 1497, approximately sixty years after his father. His mother was Katherine Barrington, of the prominent Hatfield Broadoak family, which explains some of his appointments through her Bourchier and Stafford…
At the gates of Gloucester in 1471….

May 3, 2017

anniversaries, battles, travel

Bristol, Civil War, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Gloucester, Gloucester Castle, John Speed, Lancastrians, Margaret of Anjou, Severn, sieges, Sir Richard Beauchamp, Tewkesbury, Upton-on-Severn

The Battle of Tewkesbury in May 1471 was to prove decisive for the reign of our first Yorkist king. The opponents were Margaret of Anjou and the Lancastrians, versus King Edward IV and the Yorkists. Margaret was defeated, and her heart and spirit was broken by the death in battle of her only son, Edward of…
IN AN OXFORDSHIRE VILLAGE

Apr 26, 2017

buildings, travel

“Nicholas of the Tower”, Alice Chaucer, ambush, astrologers, de la Pole family, death at sea, Dover, Edward IV, Edward of Middleham, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Ewelme, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Margaret of Anjou, Oxfordshire, Richard III, Thomas Montagu, Wallingford, William Duke of Suffolk

In a beautiful, sleepy Oxfordshire village stands the church of St Mary the Virgin. Once this village was a much busier place, with ornate Almhouses known as ‘God’s House’ (now partly a school) and a lavish manor house that was near enough a palace. Other than a wall of the old dairy, not one trace…
Edward V slept here….?

Apr 18, 2017

buildings, travel

Anthony Woodville, Edward V, Ludlow, River Severn, Upton Cressett Hall

On the death of Edward IV, the young heir, Edward, Prince of Wales, set off from Ludlow in Shropshire for London, in the care of his maternal uncle, Sir Anthony Woodville. Tradition has it that they halted overnight at Upton Cressett Hall, prior to crossing the River Severn the following morning. The britainexpress.com link below…
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge and its Royal Patrons

Apr 14, 2017

buildings, religion, travel

Anne Neville, Anne Sutton, bells, Cambridge, Cambridge University, Charles II, Christ’s College, churches, Easter, Edward III, Elizabeth Wydeville, Erasmus, Grey Friars, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, heraldry, Jewish community, John Fisher, King’s College Chapel Cambridge, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Leicester, Livia Visser-Fuchs, Margaret of Anjou, Martin Bucer, Mary I, Matthew Parker, Michaelhouse, Peasants’ Revolt, portcullis, Queens’ College Cambridge, Richard III, St. John’s College, Thomas Barowe, Thomas de Chiveley, Thomas Rotherham, tomb, Trinity College

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: ? ? ? In the very heart of historic Cambridge, stands a tall and elegant late Perpendicular Gothic church, sandwiched between the colleges and market square. The church of St Mary the Virgin has stood on the site since 1205; the first recorded rector being Thomas de Chiveley who was appointed…
A Boss from Buckingham & Crowland Connections

Apr 10, 2017

buildings, travel

Bletchingley, boss, Buckingham rebellion, Cambridge University, Catherine Woodville, coins, Crowland, Edward of Buckingham, Henry of Buckingham, Magdalene College, Magdalene hoard

Henry Stafford fascinates me in a dark sort of way. I walk past the spot where he was executed almost once a week. I have always felt he is marginalised by historians because no one quite knows what to make of his behaviour, so he gets pushed to the side as just an unsuccessful rebel…
CLATTERN BRIDGE -A MEDIEVAL BRIDGE – KINGSTON UPON THAMES

Mar 21, 2017

buildings, travel

Anne Sutton, Clattern Bridge, Greenwich, Kingston-upon-Thames, Livia Visser-Fuchs, Mary of York, Richard III, Shakespeare, Windsor

An updated version of this post can be found at sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri Clattern Bridge, Kingston upon Thames, was built prior to 1293 and is still in use today. It was known as Clateryngbrugge in medieval times maybe because of the sound horses made crossing it. Unfortunately I can find no trace of King…
RICHARD III IN EXETER–A PAINTING DISCOVERED

Mar 20, 2017

buildings, travel

art, Buckingham rebellion, Edward V, Exeter, Exeter Cathedral, George Townsend, Ian Churchward, Mercure Hotel, Richard III, Rougemont Castle

After Buckingham’s rebellion, Richard III rode west from Salisbury, where he’d ordered the faithless Duke executed (interestingly, IMO, on the birthday of the elder ‘Prince in the Tower’ which may well be significant–who knows!) and eventually reached the town of Exeter, after mopping up the last of the rebellion…and the rebels. Although Exeter is not…
WHERE KINGS ONCE RELAXED(AND WHERE YOU CAN STAY TOO)

Feb 27, 2017

buildings, travel

Bestwood Lodge, Charles II, Henry I, Henry II, hotels, Nell Gwynne, Nottingham, Richard III

Recently Leicester has revamped one of its hotels to include a Richard III room. If you are on the road in the Midlands, perhaps visiting Nottingham Castle (where Richard spent considerable time during his short reign and which is currently undergoing a rehaul of visitor facilities that should hopefully see more mention of Richard) another…