Battle of Bosworth
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What were our medieval kings’ voices like….?
accents, Alice Perrers, Azincourt, Battle of Bosworth, definitions, Edward III, Edward IV, Edward the Black Prince, Edward V, George Duke of Clarence, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Jane Shore, language, minority kings, monarchs, Phillippa of Hainault, promiscuity, Richard II, Richard III, Stanleys, Thomas Lynom, WydevillesToday I once again heard Henry VIII described as Bluff King Hal. Well, this is usually said almost affectionately, which the Henry VIII we all know does not warrant. He was a monster. I think his voice was probably stentorian. Eventually he was downright nasty and needed to be approached with an excessively long bargepole.…
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Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
“Perkin”, Anne Mowbray, Battle of Bosworth, bigamy, Dukes of Norfolk, Dukes of York, Earl of Nottingham, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, Garden Tower, illegitimacy, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, John Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, Ludlow Castle, Mowbray estates, Polydore Vergil, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Robert Stillington, royal marriages, Shrewsbury, Thomas Cardinal Bourchier, Thomas More, Three Estates, William Lord BerkeleyRichard Shrewsbury Duke of York was the second son of King Edward IV. We don’t know a lot about him because he was not the heir to the throne but notwithstanding this, he is one of the most investigated historical characters being him one of the well known “Princes” in the Tower. We have not…
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Ah, how we all love to hope that one day some vital documents pertaining to Richard III will turn up…in an old, old chest in a long-forgotten corner of an undercroft…or at the top of an ivy-covered tower with a spiral staircase so dangerous it’s dodgy to even breathe near it! Or, as in this…
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While idling through the guide of Amazon Prime TV, I came upon a 2010 documentary series called Mystery Files. It was the first series, and episode four was entitled Royal Murders. Yes, it was the boys in the Tower. Well, I debated about watching it, fearing another yawn loaded against Richard, but no! It was…
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Did ANYONE do the dirty deed in the Tower….?
“Perkin”, “Tudor” propaganda, Battle of Bosworth, Cicely Plantagenet, Domenico Mancini, Edward IV, Edward of Middleham, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, executed women, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Jack the Ripper, Jane Shore, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, John Morton, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Patricia Cornwell, pre-contract, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Robert Stillington, royal apartments, Sir James Tyrrell, Stanleys, Talbots, Tower of London, Tyrrell “confession”, Viscount Welles, William Lord Hastings, WydevillesIf you go to this link this article you’ll find an interesting if challengeable article about “Perkin Warbeck” and whether he could or could not have been Richard of Shrewsbury. Well, there were enough people who thought he was, and to make Henry Tudor’s existence thoroughly miserable. Pleasant thought. The article also discussed who might…
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Tudorites are always very keen to claim the introduction of the Renaissance to England as their territory. Anyone who went before the blessed Henry VII had nothing whatsoever to do with it. Right? No, very wrong. Lady and gentlemen, I give you the Wilton Diptych (see here and also this video), which was created for…
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“….A 64-hectare solar farm near the Battle of Bosworth site has been rejected by local councillors after a long and public discussion on the matter. “….Councillor Jonathan Collet posted the news on his Twitter account, writing, ‘Absolutely delighted that my motion to protect the Bosworth Battlefield site and reject an application for a large Solar…
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THE RISE AND FALL OF WILLIAM LORD HASTINGS AND HIS CASTLE OF KIRBY MUXLOE
Ashby St Ledgers, Battle of Bosworth, Cecily Bonville, Croyland, Edward IV, Edward V, Eton, Hastings Execution, Henry of Buckingham, John Cowper, Katherine Hastings, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, Lord Chamberlain, Lord High Constable, Low Countries, manticore, Paston Letters, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Rosemary Horrox, signatures, Sir Richard Grey, St. george’s Chapel, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Tower, Towton, William Catesby, William Lord Hastings, WydevillesKirby Muxloe Castle at sunset. Unfinished – the builders laid their tools down on hearing about the execution of William, Lord Hastings. Photo with thanks to crazyaboutcastles.com Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com Kirby Muxloe Castle, lies in Leicestershire countryside, in ruins, the unfinished project of William, Lord Hastings. Hastings was the epitome…
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Elizabeth Hopton, Countess of Worcester, died 1498.
“Perkin”, “Princes”, Battle of Bosworth, Constable of England, Elizabeth Hopton, executions, France, Henry III, Henry VII, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Mowbrays, Oscar Wilde, Ranulf Earl of Chester, Readeption, Richard of Warwick, Shropshire, Sir Brian Stanley-Wainwright, Sir Roger Corbet, Sir William Stanley, Spain, William Brews, witchcraftElizabeth Hopton happens to be the present author’s 14th Great Grandmother, which prompted an interest in her. I think it is fair to say she is little-known. Of course, she did not (to our knowledge) involve herself in national politics, become the King’s mistress, murder the Princes in the Tower or get in trouble for…
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Richard III and Harold II
“Lambert Simnel”, “Perkin”, Anne Neville, Archibald Whitelaw, bastardy, Battle of Bosworth, Battle of Hastings, Bishop’s Stortford, Bosham, burial mystery, Constable of England, coronations, Earl of Wessex, Edgar the Atheling, Edith Swan Neck, Edward V, exile, George Duke of Clarence, Godwin Earl of Wessex, Gruffydd ap Llewellyn, Harold Hardrada, Harold II, Henry VII, Lord Protector of the Realm, marriage, more Danico, Nevilles, Orderic Vitalis, propaganda, Richard Duke of York, scoliosis, Scotland, St. Edward the Confessor, Stamford Bridge, Tostig, Wales, Waltham Abbey, William I, WitangemotWe all know that Richard is directly descended from William the Conqueror, who is his eleven times great grandfather. Here is Richard’s pedigree to William in three parts – follow the yellow dots left to right. (N.B. the first few generations have the yellow combined with red and blue which lead to other ancestors). But…
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