Battle of Bosworth
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We all know by now that the usurper Henry Tudor, aka Henry VII, was born in Pembroke. The town even boasts a statue of him. Not that he ever did much for the Welsh. He was entirely self-seeking, and had his diminutive mother cracking the whip behind him. Well, we always imagine her being the…
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At 1½ minutes the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6LeKcR7qU isn’t very long, but if you can stand the loud, brash commentary (and the repetition of old fallacies), the actual point about the Speed map of Leicester is interesting. Did John Speed make a boo-boo and mistake Blackfriars for Greyfriars, leading to subsequent historians and archaeologists wasting time…
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“….the Howards found themselves on the wrong side of the royal favour – supporting Richard III during the Battle of Bosworth field. Gareth Russell takes us through how the Howards became, under Henry VII, basically obedient dogs….” The above is an extract from a detailed review (https://tinyurl.com/3drykvsk) of “Young and Damned and Fair” by Gareth…
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“….Sir Thomas Markenfield was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1484 and fought on the side of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth….” When it comes to the great old houses/castles of Britain, a lot have links to Richard III. Markenfield Hall in Yorkshire is one such. The Sir Thomas Marlenfeld in the quote above…
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reblogged from a Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com Evocative Minster Lovell at sunset. Photo with thanks to Colin Whitaker Part One of this two part post covered the early life of Francis Viscount Lovell. We left Francis at the Coronation of his childhood friend – now his king – Richard III on the 6 July 1483. Due to time…
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Give this anti-Richard tosh a miss: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/10-truths-that-explain-why-richard-iii-is-still-so-hated/ss-AA1HYsu4?ocid=HPDHP17#image=1. I don’t know anything about the author except that he’s written a smugly and deliberately inaccurate article that purports to tell ten “truths” about Richard III. All this article proves is that its writer is a Silly Smart Arse who isn’t even on nodding acquaintance with the truth.…
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This link https://www.thecollector.com/british-royal-melodramas/ is an interesting accompaniment to your morning tea/coffee, and it’s Number Four in the list, Cousins in Conflict: Wars of the Roses, that will interest Ricardians the most. So I’ll deal with that and not the others, which are yours to read as you please. Two King Richards figure in the commentary,…
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I sometimes have huge sympathy for Henry II’s heartfelt desire to be rid of his turbulent priest, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F. Meddling churchmen were rife back in medieval times. Kings were both supported and beset by them, and Richard III was beset by at least two of the tiresome traitorous ticks, John Morton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morton_(cardinal)) and Richard Foxe…
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Well I’m not quite sure what to expect of this book, see https://tinyurl.com/5uajhun5. Yes, it focuses on the background rivalries that led to Bosworth, but is it fair to Richard III? As it’s written from the Welsh point of view, I have to hesitate. Even though Richard’s ancestry was more highborn Welsh than Henry Tudor,…
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“….At Bosworth in 1485, Richard III’s fall from his horse marked the collapse of his kingship….” Hmm, that’s debatable. According to the Tudorised so-called “history ” that’s dominated relentlessly ever since 1485 , Richard’s downfall began from the moment he stole his elder nephew’s throne, murdered both nephews, executed Hastings and others without trial, etc.…
