annulment
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The disgraceful second marriage of the unpleasant 3rd Earl of Arundel….
“Copped Hat”, annulment, Arundel Castle, bigamy, Bodleian Library, child marriage, clement vi, dispensations, Earl of Arundel, Edmund Crouchback, Edward II, Eleanor of Lancaster, executions, Fitzalans, Havering atte Bower, Henry III, Henry of Lancaster, Hugh Despencer the Younger, illegitimate children, Isabel le Despenser, John Beaumont, Kathryn Warner, Lewes Priory, Limoges, National Portrait Gallery, popes, prisoners, Saint-Martial, scandal, Sir Edmund Arundel, tournaments, Tower of LondonIn January 1376, 63-year-old Richard Fitzalan, 3rd/10th (depending on how you calculate it) Earl of Arundel, passed away at Arundel Castle and was interred at Lewes Priory, where his 54-year-old second wife had lain to rest since 1372. The earl was nicknamed “Copped Hat” because of the type of gabled headwear he favoured, and he…
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Never having been divorced I have no idea of exactly how fussy the law is when it comes to sharing property. Well, I know they still have to list things, but I certainly didn’t know what was expected in medieval times when a couple finally parted. I had reason to check upon what amounted to…
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This 1527 event, which led to a Charles V inspired papacy ultimately refusing Henry VIII‘s annulment, because Catherine of Aragon was his aunt and Clement VII almost his prisoner, was discussed on “In Our Time” this week. In turn, however, this was inspired by Habsburg mercenaries being unpaid after their victory at the seige of…
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The title of this article refers to Joan, Princess of Wales, mother of Richard II. She became known as the “Fair Maid of Kent”, a sobriquet acquired posthumously. But, was she the most beautiful woman in England? According to the standards of her time yes, she certainly was, although the contemporary likenesses we have…
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A complete suit of early 16th-century armour found in Spanish castle….
annulment, armour, Arthur “Tudor”, Caliphate, Castile, castles destroyed, dowry, Edward of Warwick, executions, Ferdinand II, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VII, isabella of castile, King’s Great Matter, marriage ceremony, Medina del Campo, Moors, Papal Legate, Phillip II, Rodrigo Gonzalez de la Puebla, Spain, Tower Hill, Treaty of Medina del Campo, Treaty of WokingWhy the illustration of Catherine of Aragon’s arrival in England? Well, it starts with this article, where you’ll find the following opening paragraph: “….The castle was previously thought to have been constructed following the Arab conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, which became part of Umayyad Caliphate around AD 711–732. However, very little is known…
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Royal stepchildren
annulment, bigamy, Brittany, Cnut, Don Carlos, Edward IV, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth Wydeville, Emma of Normandy, England, Ethelred II, Gruoch, Henry II, Henry IV, Joan of Navarre, John IV Duke of Brittany, Louis VII, Lulach, Macbeth, Mary I, Phillip II, royal stepchildren, St. Edward the ConfessorFor the first time since 1558, England (thus also Wales and Northern Ireland) has a monarch with stepchildren, two in number, a record complicated by the double-consort Emma of Normandy whose sons by Ethelred II included Edward the Confessor. In Scotland, after the case of Lulach who was Macbeth‘s stepson, there seem to be no…
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Elisabeth Brooke, Marchioness of Northampton.
Anne Bourchier, Anne Bray, annulment, attainder, bigamy, cancer, Catherine Parr, Constance of York, Despensers, divorce proceedings, Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset, Edward VI, Elizabeth Brooke, Elizabeth I, executions, George Brooke Lord Cobham, Henry VIII, Isabelle Despencer, Jane, John Dudley Duke of Northumberland, Katherine Howard, King’s Council, Lord Protector of the Realm, Marquessate of Norfolk, Mary I, Netherlands, Richard Beauchamp, Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, royal attendants, secret marriage, separation, Sir William Parr, Thomas DespenserElisabeth Brooke had a very eventful life! My attention was drawn to her as she was a descendant of Constance of York and Thomas Despenser through their daughter Isabelle’s first marriage to Richard Beauchamp – the Richard Beauchamp who became Earl of Worcester as opposed to her second husband, also Richard Beauchamp, the Earl of…
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