Battle of Bosworth

Do you fancy living in a STANLEY property….?

Nov 9, 2022

anniversaries, buildings, genealogy

Battle of Bosworth, Earls of Derby, Liverpool Echo, Merseyside, property sales, Roby, Stanleys, treachery

Well, as a selling point and “a little bit of history” it would seem that the above property’s provenance isn’t quite certain. It’s reportedly part of the Stanley family’s estates. This in itself is a dubious recommendation to any Ricardian! I mean, as far as supporters of Richard III are concerned, the mere name…
Ten hinge moments in history. Really….?

Oct 22, 2022

battles

Battle of Bosworth, Carthage, elephants, hinge moments. Charles I, horses, Oliver Cromwell, Parliamentary procedure, Richard III, rivalry, Roman Empire, San Carlos Water, Scipio Africanus, second Punic War, Suleiman the magnificent, Vienna, Zama

Well, according to this site here we have “The Top 10 hinge moments in history”. As five of the ten concern 20th-century politics, you will forgive me for being somewhat mystified that such matters count as pivotal moments. For whom, pray? How on earth can Michael Portillo losing out to Iain Duncan Smith…
A cowardly man who feared being without personal guards….

Oct 1, 2022

anniversaries, battles

Battle of Bosworth, cowardice, Henry VII, Yeomen of the Guard

“…When Henry [Weasel] was protected in the battle by his devoted guards, he rewarded them by formally establishing the Yeomen….” The Yeomen of the Guard were created by Henry the Weasel after the battle of Bosworth. See here. Yes, of course he did! He was a coward who was afraid to be without armed…
The Touchet/Audley Family in the Fifteenth Century.

Sep 26, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy, law, religion

Alionore Holland, Arundels, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Battles of Sandwich, Bishop Edmund Audley, Bishop of Hereford, Blore Heath, Buckingham rebellion, Calais, Cheshire, Constance of York, Despensers, Dukes of Somerset, Edmund Holland, Edward I, Edward III, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, executions, Fitzalans, Francis Viscount Lovell, Heighley Castle, Henry III, Henry VII, Isabel Mylbery, James Lord Audley, Joan Bourchier, Joan of Kent, John Lord Audley, Lord High Treasurer, Ludlow Castle, Margaret Darrell, Margaret of Anjou, Margaret Roos, Mortimer’s Cross, Parliament’s power to determine legitimacy, Red Castle, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Sir Humphrey Audley, surnames, Tewkesbury, Towton, Welsh Marches, Wydevilles

James Touchet, Lord Audley, was born about 1398. He was not in the first rank of magnates but nevertheless had significant estates, notably Heighley Castle, near Madeley in Staffordshire, and the Red Castle (Hawkstone) in Shropshire, as well as two small Marcher lordships in Wales. His first marriage was to Margaret Roos, daughter of Lord Roos…
Some of Leicester’s precious heritage needs saving….

Aug 31, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, religion

Battle of Bosworth, churches, de Montfort University, Henry VI, Heritage Britain, Leicester, Leicester Abbey, Leicester Castle, Magazine Gateway, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, St. Mary De Castro, The Newarke

According to this article Heritage Britain there are apparently sixteen buildings/sites in Leicester that are at risk from disrepair or plain neglect. They include the church of St Mary de Castro: “….‘St Mary of the Castle’, this church once served Leicester Castle. King Henry VI was knighted there at the age of four, as was…
Another one bites the dust….unwelcome housing development that is….

Aug 25, 2022

anniversaries, archaeology, battles, law

Battle of Bosworth, battlefields, planning applications

I can’t find an illustration of the intended development. The above photograph came with this article. It seems a 63-home housing development has been turned down again. For good this time. It would have been close to Bosworth Field.
Herald’s Lament

Aug 22, 2022

anniversaries, battles, Music Reviews, Uncategorized

Battle of Bosworth, Earl of Northumberland, Henry VII, heralds, Musical Almanac, Richard III, Sandra heath wilson, Stanleys, The Legendary Ten Seconds, treachery, usurpation

This Legendary Ten Seconds song, with lyrics by Sandra Heath Wilson, features on the new Musical Almanac album. A HERALD’S LAMENT . . .King Richard is dead Lyrics written by Sandra Heath Wilson King Richard is dead! Such dread news I bring!No joy to cling to, no hosannas to singI tell a tale so…
Richard III had the sweating sickness before facing Tudor….?

Aug 21, 2022

anniversaries, battles, Science

Battle of Bosworth, Brittany, France, health, Henry VII, mercenaries, sweating sickness

It has been argued before, especially by the late John Ashdown-Hill, that Richard’s sleepless nights and so-called ghastly appearance before Bosworth were caused by the sweating sickness. It has also been more generally understood that it was Henry VII and his army of foreign invaders who brought and spread the disease, which was new to…
SIR HENRY BODRUGAN – A LINK TO RICHARD III, EDWARD V, COLDRIDGE AND THE DUBLIN KING

Aug 17, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, religion, sources, Uncategorized

“Lambert Simnel”, A.L. Rouse, attainders, Battle of Bosworth, Bermondsey Abbey, Bodrugan Barton, Brittany, Buckingham rebellion, Calendar of Patent Rolls, chaperone, Charles Ross, Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, Coldridge, Cornwall, coronations, Courtenays, David Baldwin, earls of devon, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, France, Francis Viscount Lovell, Harleian Manuscript, imprisonment, Ireland, John Ashdown-Hill, John Beaumont, John Earl of Lincoln, John Reskymer, knights of the body, Lovell rebellion, Megavissey, ODNB, Richard Antron, Richard III, Robert Markenfield, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Sir Henry Trenowith, Sir John Evans, Sir Richard Edgecumbe, Star Chamber Proceedings, Stoke Field, The Dublin King, The Parochial History of Cornwall

REBLOGGED FROM A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI @sparkypus.com Bodrugan Leap – a traditional Cornish story tells of how Sir Henry Bodrugan leaped from this cliff top to a waiting boat and made his escape first to France and later to Ireland. If you are reading this then it is also likely that you have read my other various…
Bad grammar and untruths, not just about Richard III….

Aug 8, 2022

battles, buildings, genealogy

“Princes”, Battle of Bosworth, Calais, Edward IV, Eleanor Cobham, George Duke of Clarence, Gloucestershire Live, Henry IV, Henry VII, Humphrey of Gloucester, John of Gaunt, Lord Protector of the Realm, necromancy, Richard II, Richard III, the Beauforts., Thomas of woodstock, time travel, Tower of London

Oh dear, Gloucestershire Live has been very sloppy. In this article about Dukes of Gloucester, Richard of Gloucester did away with George of Clarence! Then we get “When Henry IV dies, his brother Richard becomes protector and puts the two princes in safekeeping in the Tower of London. And they are never seen again.” If…