Admiral of England
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JOHN HOWARD, DUKE OF NORFOLK – HIS WEDDING GIFTS…
“Beloved Cousin”, Admiral of England, Anne Crawford, Battle of Bosworth, Catherine Moleyns, Earl Marshal, High Sheriffs, High Treasurer, John Ashdown-Hill, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, John Norris, Knights of the Garter, Margaret Chedworth, marriages, ODNB, Paston Letters, Richard III, stained glass, Stoke-by-Nayland, Tendring HallUPDATED POST AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/06/21/john-howard-duke-of-norfolk-his-wedding-gifts/ JOHN HOWARD, PAINTING OF A STAINED GLASS IMAGE FORMERLY AT TENDRING HALL OR SOUTH CHAPEL, STOKE-BY-NAYLAND CHURCH, NOW LOST. John Howard, what a colossus of a man – Admiral of England, member of the King’s Council, Earl Marshal, Knight of the Garter, Treasurer of the Royal Household,…
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This was on display at Gloucester recently. The card with it said: Seal of the Admiral of England, 1462. This seal matrix was made for Richard, and is the earliest surviving seal used by him. It is inscribed with his coat of arms and ‘S RIC DUC GLOUC ADMIRALLI ANGL I COM DORS T SOMS’…