Anne of Exeter

The Shakespearean editor who was descended from Richard III’s sister …

Apr 6, 2016

genealogy

Anne of Exeter, Arthur Capell Baron Hadham, Colchester, Earls of Essex, Edward IV, Rayne, Richard III, Shakespeare, Suffolk

… was Sir Edward Capell, son of the vicar of Stanton in Suffolk. He was, as you can see , a cousin of the Earls of Essex through Arthur Capell Baron Hadham, a descendant of Anne Duchess of Exeter.
The True History of King Richard III (Part 3)

Dec 28, 2015

Alternative History, humour

Anne of Exeter, Baynard’s Castle, Berkhamsted, Castle Barnard, Cecily Duchess of York, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, John Duke of Suffolk, Lord Clifford, Ludlow, Margaret of Anjou, Margaret of Burgundy, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, satire

The True History of King Richard III – Part 3 Interlude It is now time for a little housekeeping and explanation. The political situation between 1455 and 1459 is too boring and complicated to go into here. Suffice it to say that sometimes the Duke of York was in power, and sometimes the Duke of…
The True History of King Richard III (Part 2)

Dec 21, 2015

Alternative History, battles, humour

Anne of Exeter, Baynard’s Castle, Berkhamsted, Cecily Duchess of York, Earl of Northumberland, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Duke of Somerset, Henry VI, John Duke of Somerset, John Duke of Suffolk, Lord Clifford, Lord Egremont, Ludlow, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Margaret of Anjou, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Sandal Castle, satire, Sir Richard Croft, St. Albans

The Battle of St. Albans, 1455. Having been two years in the womb, Richard was naturally a forward child, and in no time at all he was not only walking but wearing a little suit of armour. The Duke of York had this made for him by the village blacksmith, an advanced craftsman who doubled…
12 surprising facts about the Wars of the Roses

Oct 11, 2015

battles

1475 invasion of France, Anne of Exeter, Bamburgh, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Blore Heath, Burgundy, Caister Castle, Calais, cannon, Cecily Duchess of York, Earl of Ormond, Earl of Oxford, Edward of Lancaster, executions, Francesco Coppini, Francesco Sforza, George Duke of Clarence, George Neville, Gregory, Hammes, Hedgeley Moor, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, Henry VII, Hexham, Hornby Castle, Jack Cade, John of Gaunt, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Lancastrians, legates, Lionel of Antwerp, Lord High Constable, Ludford Bridge, Ludlow, Margaret of Anjou, Matt Lewis, Mortimer’s Cross, Mortimers, Nibley Green, Pius II, private battles, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Roxburgh, Sandal Castle, Sir Andrew Trollope, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Sir John Fortescu, Sir Ralph Grey, Sir William Stanley, St. Albans, St. michael’s Mount, Stoke Field, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas Talbot Viscount Lisle, Tower Hill, Towton, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses, William Lord Berkeley, Windsor

Thanks to Matt Lewis: http://www.historyextra.com/article/military-history/12-facts-wars-roses?utm_source=Facebook+referral&utm_medium=Facebook.com&utm_campaign=Bitly
Royal Genealogy – before it happens (first published in the March 2011 Bulletin)

Jun 26, 2014

Events, genealogy, Science

Anne of Exeter, Charles II, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, John of Gaunt, Thomas Fairfax

April 29 will see the marriage of Prince William of Wales to Miss Catherine Middleton. As the engagement was announced, many articles proclaimed their common descent from Edward III and I have investigated some of their assertions: They are descended through the King’s second son, Edmund – quite apart from the uncertainty in some…
Arthur Capell, Baron Hadham – the accidental traitor

Jun 17, 2014

battles, genealogy, religion

Anne of Exeter, Arthur Capell Baron Hadham, baronies, Capells, castles, Catherine Manners, Charles I, Charles II, Civil War, Colchester, Earls of Essex, Elizabeth Morrison, English Civil War, escape, executions, Hadham, Hertfordshire, MPs, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Queens’ College Cambridge, Restoration, Royalists, Rye House Plot, sieges, Sir Charles Lucas, Sir George Lisle, slightings, Stoke-by-Nayland, Tower of London, Welsh Marches

Introduction The middle of the seventeenth century was a turbulent time and it would be very surprising were not some remnants of the House of York involved. Indeed, Ashby de la Zouch Castle, property of Ferdinando, Earl of Huntingdon, was slighted during this time as a result of his participation. Another Royalist partisan was Arthur…

Anne of Exeter

The Shakespearean editor who was descended from Richard III’s sister …

The True History of King Richard III (Part 3)

The True History of King Richard III (Part 2)

12 surprising facts about the Wars of the Roses

Royal Genealogy – before it happens (first published in the March 2011 Bulletin)

Arthur Capell, Baron Hadham – the accidental traitor