Arthur “Tudor”
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From the Lizard to Deptford Bridge – a guest post
“Perkin”, Arthur “Tudor”, Blackheath, Bodmin, Charter of Pardon, Cornwall, Deptford Bridge, Duchy of Cornwall, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, executions, Exeter, fines, Giles Daubeney, Goonhilly Downs, Henry VII, James Lord Audley, John, John Allan, John Arundell, John Rosewarne, John Tresynny, John Trevenor, John Trevysall, Kent, Lizard Peninsula, London, Michael Joseph, pardons, Ralph Retallack, Richard Borlase, Richard Flamank, Scotland, Sir John Oby, St. George’s Fields, St. Keverne, Stannaries, statues, Taunton, taxes, The Cornish Rebellion, Thomas Erisey, Thomas Flamank, Thomas Polgrene, Wells, William Antron, William HamAn Gof and the Cornish Rebellion 1497 As the early summer sun seared upon Bodmin Moor, sweeping south westwards to Goonhilly Downs , which straddles a swathe of the Lizard Peninsula , the tortured arid landscapes weren’t the only features of 1497 Cornwall, threatening to ignite in a blaze of fiery agitation. In 1337 the…
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UPDATED POST ON sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/the-death-of-henry-vii/ Henry VII on his deathbed : Wriothesley’s Heraldic Collection Vol 1 Book of Funerals. c Unknown artist’s impression of Tudor being crowned in the aftermath of Bosworth.. It must have seemed surreal to him as he wandered through the dead kings apartments at Westminster that had now,…
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The American TV network Starz is at it again. After The White Princess and The White Queen, now we’re to have a dose of Catherine of Aragon, The Spanish Princess. See here … It is to be aired in Spring 2019, so batten down the hatches, folks, we’re in for another bumpy dose of hokum. There…
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Elizabeth of York – her privy purse expenses
“Perkin”, Ann Wroe, Anne Neville, Arthur “Tudor”, Bermondsey Abbey, borrowing, burials, Catherine of York, childbirth, clothing, Edward IV, Edward of Middleham, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Food, Gravesend, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Jasper “Tudor”, John Beaufort, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lady Verney, Margaret “Tudor”, Mary “Tudor”, medical care, mottoes, Nottingham, Nottingham Borough Records, ODNB, Privy Purse, records, Richard III, Rosemary Horrox, servants, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicholas, St. John’s Friary, Tower of London, Vaux Passional, WappingUpdated post @ sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/elizabeth-of-york-her-privy-purse-expenses/ Henry Vll and his children in mourning for Elizabeth of York. An idealised presentation of Henry. His children , Margaret and Mary sitting in front of the fire while a young Henry weeps into his mother’s empty bed. From the Vaux Passional, a 15th century manuscript. And so…
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UPDATED POST ON sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/06/15/dr-argentine-physician-to-the-princes-in-the-tower/ King’s College Chapel. Dr Argentine is buried in a chantry chapel on the south side close to the alter. In Kings College Chapel, Cambridge, just south of the alter can be found the chantry chapel where Dr John Argentine, Provost of Kings College from 1501 until his death…
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Henry Tudor certainly didn’t have it all his own way after Bosworth, although his incredible luck held – as it did throughout his life, except for losing his wife and eldest son. He didn’t replace the first, but had a spare for the second. Richard III had not had that luxury. But in 1486, during…
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As so often happens, acquiring a book for a specific reason leads to something else that is quite thought-provoking. In this case, the book is The Medieval Python: The Purposive and Provocative Work of Terry Jones, in which the subject of one of the eighteen contributions is Catherine of Aragon and her two marriages. Do not…
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I have just watched a documentary (called The Best King We Never Had and presented by Paul Murton) about Prince Henry, the firstborn son of King James VI of Scotland, James I of England. James, the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, was already King of Scotland, when he succeeded Elizabeth I, and became…
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This very good blog post details the career and planned future of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, who might have succeeded Henry VIII had he not died suddenly at seventeen and a legitimate half-brother been born a year and a quarterlater. It also states his original and current burial places, the latter being St. Michael’s…
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The following article is based on books by Chris Barber and David Pykitt, so I do not claim anything as my own work. The books are The Legacy of King Arthur and Journey to Avalon. It is also based on a third book by Chris Barber called King Arthur: The Mystery Unravelled, which contains more…