Barnet
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In the English Civil War, there was a Royalist commander named Richard Neville (left). Unlike his namesake and relative (right), this Colonel of Horse survived the campaign, fighting at the first Battle of Newbury and being with Charles I at Oxford at the conclusion of the first War. He became a High Sheriff, Lord Lieutenant, JP before…
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What happened to Coldharbour on Richard III’s death. . . .?
Anne of Exeter, Barnet, british History Online, Coldharbour, College of Heralds, Cuthbert Tunstal Bishop of Durham, Edmund Earl of Cambridge, Edward II, Edward IV, Edward VI, Francis Earl of Shrewsbury, George Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry IV, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Humphrey de Bohun, John Dudley Duke of Northumberland, John Holland, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Mary Stuart, Richard II, Richard III, Sir John Abel, Sir John Poultney, Sir Thomas St. Leger, Westminster AbbeyYes, another post about Coldharbour (above) which stood in Upper Thames Street, London. But this time it concerns an apparent omission in ownership. It is a known fact that after Bosworth, Henry VII turfed the College of Heralds out of Coldharbour and handed the property over to his mother, Margaret Beaufort. Isn’t it? I mean, there’s…
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William “Waste-all” Berkeley, the lord who out-Stanleyed the Stanleys at Bosworth….!
Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Berkeley Castle, bigamy, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, Forest of Dean, Henry VI, Henry VII, John Earl of Shrewsbury, Lady Elizabeth Talbot, Margaret of Shrewsbury, Nibley Green, private battles, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Richard of Warwick, Sir Edward Grey, Sir Humphrey Talbot, Sir William Stanley, Stanleys, Thomas Talbot Viscount Lisle, treachery, William Lord Berkeley, WottonHere is the story of yet another lord who betrayed Richard III at Bosworth. Oh, but wait a moment, this one betrayed Henry Tudor as well, now there’s a feat! The man in question was William, eventually Marquess of Berkeley, but nicknamed “Waste-all”. He was 43 when he won the Battle of Nibley Green, which…
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Things are afoot in Barnet to make more of their famous 15th-century battle, which they rightly regard as a real “Game of Thrones” because it featured three kings: Edward IV, Henry VI and the future Richard III.
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Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick is one of the most colourful and interesting figures of the 15th c. He put Edward IV on the throne, then fell out with him over his “marriage” with Elizabeth Woodville (and Edward’s increased chumminess with the Woodville family to the exclusion of Warwick) He married his elder daughter…
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Review by Elke Paxson Sunnes And Roses – it’s finally here, the new album by The Legendary Ten Seconds. This new one focuses on the history and some of the events and people during the War of The Roses. Like the music of the 3 CDs about Richard III, this is a unique and quite…
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The excellent BBC series Digging for Britain, Series 5, the episode concerning the east of Britain, presented by the equally excellent Dr Alice Roberts, contained a section on the Battle of Barnet, 1471. Why is it that an accepted site for a battle so often proves to be the wrong one? Bosworth is a prime…
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Bloody tales of the Tower….
“Tudors”, Anne Boleyn, Arbella Stuart, Barnet, Bloody Tales of the Tower, Calais, Catherine Howard, Channel Five, Coronation, Edward V, Edward VIII, Elizabeth I, espionage, executions, Father John Gerard, Guido Fawkes, Gunpowder Plot, Henry VIII, Jack Ketch, James of Monmouth, James VI/I, James VII/II, Jane, Joe Crowley, Josef Jacobs, Lucy Worsley, Mark Smeaton, Mary I, Peasants’ Revolt, Richard II, Robert Catesby, Simon of Sudbury, Suzannah Lipscomb, Tower Green, William Seymour Duke of SomersetI have only just found the series Bloody Tales of the Tower, previously on National Geographic and now on Channel 5 (http://www.channel5.com/show/bloody-tales-of-the-tower and http://www.natgeotv.com/za/bloody-tales-of-the-tower), and have to say that I enjoyed it very much. The presenters, Suzannah Lipscomb and Joe Crowley, are at ease in their roles and with each other, and do not adopt…
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Like Bosworth, the actual site of the Battle of Barnet has been the subject of much conjecture, especially as the area is heavily modernised. On the latest episode of DIGGING FOR BRITAIN, airing on BBC 4 on December 20 at 9 PM, experts take a new look at the site and believe they can now…
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Once again, I have been rambling around the internet, seeking information about livery colours. In the process I came upon the following site, which has an abundance of interesting information about many aspects of the medieval period. http://history.stackexchange.com/questions/13103/whose-colors-coat-of-arms-did-men-of-arms-wear-in-a-feudal-army-14th-century The link deals with one area of interest, but the main site covers a lot more. One…
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