Academia

Henry IV and the Welsh March

Jul 21, 2023

anniversaries, battles, buildings, sources

“Tudors”, Academia, Battle of Shrewsbury, Conwy Castle, Douglas Biggs, executions, Henry IV, high treason, Owain Glyn Dwr, patronage, rebellions, usurpation, Wales, Welsh Marches

This excellent article by Douglas Biggs suggests that many of the Welsh gentlemen who rose with Glyndwr, or at around the same time, did so, not because of perceived national sentiment but because of patronage, or the lack of it. The usurpation of Henry IV has the side effect of disturbing ‘normal’ patterns of patronage.…
Margaret Beaufort’s wayward stepson….

Jul 5, 2023

buildings, genealogy, religion

Academia, Bishops of Ely, clerical celibacy, Ely Cathedral, height, James Stanley, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Thomas Baron Stanley

Not everything in the Stanley garden was rosy, and one of the 1st Earl of Derby’s son was a Bishop of Ely who broke the celibacy rules and was at 6′ 7″ described as the tallest man in England. His name was James Stanley, he was well liked and I don’t really think he…
The military career of Edward IV….

May 15, 2023

anniversaries, battles

Academia, Edward IV, First World War, French Revolution, height, Hexham, Oliver Cromwell, soldiers, Wars of the Roses

While we all enjoy an excellent text, I think we also have a sneaking enjoyment when it’s accompanied by lavish illustrations. I know I do. I remember that when I was small and my father was always reading some large tome about the French Revolution, or Oliver Cromwell or World War I, he was appalled…
Warwick, Wavrin and Livia Visser-Fuchs….

Feb 23, 2023

law, religion, sources, Uncategorized

Academia, bigamy, Burgundy, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, Jehan de Wavrin, Livia Visser-Fuchs, pre-contract, Richard of Warwick

This link will enable you to download Livia Visser-Fuchs’ thesis “Warwick and Wavrin: Two Case Studies on the Literary Background and Propaganda of Anglo-Burgundian Relations in the Yorkist Period”. The lowly marriage of Edward IV, at a time when Warwick was negotiating an illustrious international union for England’s dashing young king, alienated Warwick and…
Another interesting article from Academia

Jan 15, 2023

anniversaries, buildings, genealogy, law

“Lambert Simnel”, abeyance, Academia, allegiance, Anne Neville, Barons Scrope of Bolton, Barons Scrope of Masham, Bolton Abbey, Buckingham rebellion, Cicely Plantagenet, Domenico Mancini, Elizabeth Neville, Elizabeth Scrope, executions, Francis Viscount Lovell, Greystoke, Henry IV, Henry V, indenture, Lord High Constable, Lord Protector of the Realm, Marquess of Montagu, marriages, Northern Rising, pardons, property, Ralph Scrope, Richard III, Scottish campaign 1482, Sir Humphrey Stafford, Southampton plot, Stoke Field, titles, Warden of the West Marches, Yorkshire

This one, by Lorraine C. Attreed, is entitled An Indenture between Richard Duke of Gloucester and the Scrope Family of Masham and Upsall, one of the two noble branches of the Scropes, the other being those of Bolton. The indenture, a copy of which serves as an appendix, dates from mid-January 1476 shortly after the…

Academia

Henry IV and the Welsh March

Margaret Beaufort’s wayward stepson….

The military career of Edward IV….

Warwick, Wavrin and Livia Visser-Fuchs….

Another interesting article from Academia