Azincourt
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Some notes on the Vaughans of Tretower
Azincourt, Battle of Bosworth, Bluith Wells, Brecon Castle, Cardigan Castle, Chepstow, Dafydd Gam, Denise Thomas, Edmund of Langley, Eva Coch, executions, Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam, Jasper “Tudor”, looting, Margaret Audley, pardons, Roger Vaughan, Sir Roger Vaughan of Brewardine, Sir Roger Vaughan of Porthaml, Sir Thomas Vaughan, Vaughans, Vaughans of Hergest, Vaughans of Monmouth, Vaughans of Tretower, WalesIf you fully understand the genealogy of the Vaughan family of Wales you are a better person than I. There were at least three branches, and probably more. I have come across the Vaughans of Hergest, a very interesting bunch; the Vaughans of Monmouth (see Sir Thomas Vaughan, executed 1483); and by no means least…
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Bosworth, a victory for treachery – and for cowardice, because Henry Tudor didn’t raise a finger, but lurked at the back, behind a protective screen of bodyguards As far as Ricardians are concerned, the most important (and tragic) medieval battle was Bosworth, but 22nd August 1485 only makes it to number nine of nine! See…
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Joanna Fitzalan, Lady of Abergavenny
Abergavenny Castle, Adam of Usk, Azincourt, Constance of York, Edward Duke of York, executions, House of Lords, Isabel le Despenser, Joanna Fitzalan, King’s Council, life jointure, Owain Glyn Dwr, Richard Earl of Arundel, Richard Earl of Worcester, Richard II, Thomas Earl of Gloucester, William Beauchamp Lord BergavennyJoanna was the daughter of that Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, who was executed by Richard II in 1397. In 1392, when she was about 17, she was married to William Beauchamp, Lord Bergavenny, younger brother of the Earl of Warwick, who was 55. They had a son, Richard, who eventually became Earl of Worcester,…
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St Andrew’s Church, Wingfield and the Tombs of the de la Poles
“Lambert Simnel”, Azincourt, Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’ Oro, Carthusian Monastery, Charles Alfred Stothard, churches, de la Pole family, Dukes of Suffolk, Earls of Suffolk, Edmund Earl of Suffolk, Elizabeth of Suffolk, funeral effigy, Harfleur, Hicks, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Katherine Stafford, Kingston-upon-Hull, Lord Richard de la Pole, Merciless Parliament, Michael de la Pole, Paris, Pavia, Richard II, Sir john Wingfield, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, Sir William de la Pole, St. Andrew’s Wingfield, Stoke Field, woolReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com St Andrew’s Church, Wingfield, Suffolk. Mausoleum of the de la Poles. You know when the great Sir Nikolaus Pevsner was ‘impressed’ with a church then it must indeed be rather special (1). And St Andrew’s with its soaring clerestories, nave roof with arched braces resting on figures of winged…
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When I watched the movie The King about Henry V of England, I was bemused by the mud bath that was Agincourt. It seems this one aspect of the movie’s depiction was accurate, even if liberties had been taken with much of the rest of the film. Which I enjoyed very much, albeit taking…
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No, I haven’t made a boo-boo, the subject line of this article from Inside Wales Sport does indeed say “leaks”. A friend has wondered if this means Wales is a land in dire need of plumbers! This was a clear invitation to examine the rest of the article for further bloopers. I’ll start with England’s…
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Aha, so it isn’t a ruby, see this article. Well, we knew that! But for all its associations with the Black Prince, Henry V and Richard III (to say nothing of later monarchs) it seems our present queen “….often likes to think of it being worn by Henry IV during the battle of…
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Originally posted on Mid Anglia Group, Richard III Society: To visit this town, by the southern extremity of the Broads, the Group assembled at the King’s Head, a short walk from Beccles station on the East Suffolk Line. After this, we met Murray’s late grandfather James Woodrow, local historian, to show us around the town.…
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