bear and ragged staff
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l’Erber – the Kingmaker’s lost London home….
Baynard’s Castle, bear and ragged staff, Bridewell Palace, Cannon Street, Coldharbour, Edward III, Elizabeth I, George Duke of Clarence, Great Fire of London, Henry Chichele, Isabel Neville, Jack Cade, John Nevill Lord Raby, l’Erber, London, Old St. Paul’s, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, Richard of Warwick, Sir Francis Drake, The history geeks, The London StoneWe’ve all heard of l’Erber (various spellings), but perhaps its history and location are not as easily recalled. The following article is from The History Geeks. I tried to give a direct link, but Facebook tells me the article is no longer available. I had found it through a Google search, and have copied…
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The above illustration is actually of Sir Bernard Burke dressed as Ulster King of Arms for a fancy dress ‘do’, but he really was Ulster King of Arms! I recently posted about Anne Neville sharing a white boar badge with Richard, see this post , although hers was muzzled and chained. Or so is claimed…
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We always hear about the badges of medieval families, e.g. Richard III’s white boar, the Warwick bear and ragged staff, the Stafford knot, Richard II’s white hart and so on and so on, but what about the ladies? Maybe they didn’t ride into battle with the banners streaming (well, there were some notable exceptions, of…
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