Beaulieu Abbey

Some minor problems with Thomas More’s account.

Dec 31, 2022

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“Princes”, “withered arm”, Anne Beauchamp, Anthony Wydville, Beaulieu Abbey, bigamy, discrepancies, Edward IV, executions, Henry VI, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Jane Shore, Lady Elizabeth Lucy, Lord Chancellor, marriage ceremony, mediaeval canon law, More, Pontefract Castle, pre-contract, Ralph Shaa, Richard III, secret marriage, Sheriff of Glamorgan, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Richard Grey, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Sir Thomas Vaughan, Tewkesbury, Thomas Dighton, Tower of London, Vice-Constable, Westminster, William Catesby, witchcraft

King Edward, of that name the fourth, after that he had lived fifty and three years, seven months, and six days, and thereof reigned two and twenty years, one month, and eight days, died at Westminster the ninth day of April. King Edward was born 28 April 1442 and died 9 April 1483. He was…
The Sisters Neville – Isobel, Duchess of Clarence and Queen Anne Neville, Daughters to the Kingmaker.

Mar 14, 2022

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alcohol, Amboise Cathedral, Anne Beauchamp, Anne Neville, Annette Carson, Barnet, Baynard’s Castle, Beauchamp Pageant, Beaulieu Abbey, bigamy, Calais, Clarence Vault, Crowland Chronicle, dispensations, Edgecote, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Middleham, Edward V, executions, Farleigh Hungerford, George Duke of Clarence, George Neville, Henry VI, Hicks, Honfleur, illegitimacy, Isabel Neville, John Ashdown-Hill, John Lord Wenlock, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, King’s Lynn, l’Erber, Lincolnshire rebellion, Louis XI, loyalty, Luton Guild Book, Margaret of Anjou, Paul Murray Kendall, Richard Earl Rivers, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Rous Roll, Royal College of Arms, royal marriages, Sir John Woodville, Sir Robert Welles, Southampton, St. Martin le Grand, St. Stephen’s Westminster, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Abbey, Tony Pollard, Tower of London, Warwick Castle

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com Warwick Castle birthplace of both the Neville sisters. Photo with thanks to Scotty Rae @Flkr. Richard Neville and Anne Beauchamp, Earl and Countess of Warwick had in their long marriage just two daughters. If there were any initial disappointment about that there was always Plan B, that illustrious marriages could…
Anne Beauchamp Countess of Warwick – Wife to the Kingmaker

Dec 22, 2021

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Abergavenny Castle, AJ Pollard, Barnet, Beauchamp Pageant, Beaulieu Abbey, Bisham Abbey, Calais, Caversham, Cecily Neville, Countess of Warwick, Despencer estates, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth Berkeley, George Neville, Henry Duke of Warwick, Henry VI, Henry VII, Honfleur, Ireland, Isobel Despencer, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, John Rous, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Middleham Castle, Paul Murray Kendall, Reading Abbey, Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Rous Roll, Royal College of Arms, Sheriff Hutton, Sir James Tyrrell, Tewkesbury, Wars of the Roses, Warwick Castle, William Catour

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com Anne Beauchamp and her husband, Richard Neville, ‘The Kingmaker,’ Earl of Warwick. From the Latin version of the Rous Roll. Donated to the College of Arms by Melvyn Jeremiah. Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his second wife Isobel Despenser, was born…
PERKIN WARBECK AND THE ASSAULTS ON THE GATES OF EXETER

Sep 17, 2021

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“Perkin”, Ann Wroe, attainder, Beaulieu Abbey, Blackheath, Coldridge, Cornish rebellion, Devon, East gate of Exeter, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, Exeter, Greenwich Palace, Lady Katherine Gordon, Launceston, Ludlow, maps, north gate of Exeter, Penzance, Richard of Shrewsbury, Richard of Warwick, sanctuary, Second Cornish Rebellion, Sir John Evans, St. michael’s Mount, Tamar, Tournament Tapestry, Valenciennes, Westminster, Whitesand Bay

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com This is thought to be a portrait of Perkin Warbeck/Richard Duke of York from the Tournament Tapestry at Valenciennes Perkin Warbeck. Pencil sketch c1560. Note the eye blemish in both portraits. Following on from my earlier post and the high likelihood that John Evans ,who lies buried in Coldridge Church Devon, was…
SIR JAMES TYRELL – CHILD KILLER OR PROVIDER OF A SAFE HOUSE ?

May 2, 2021

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“Missing Princes Project”, “Perkin”, “Princes”, Audrey Williamson, Austin Friars, Beaulieu Abbey, Coldridge, Countess of Warwick, Edmund de la Pole, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Gipping Chapel, Hastings, John Ashdown-Hill, Kathleen Margaret Drew, London Guildhall, Philippa Langley, Richard III, sanctuary, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir John Evans, Sir John Speke, Sir Thomas Tyrrell, St. Nicholas, stained glass, Suffolk, The Mystery of the Princes, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Thomas More, Tower of London, trial, Tyrrell “confession”, Tyrrell knot, Westminster Abbey

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com 15th century stained glass from great east window St Nicholas Chapel, Gipping. Did Elizabeth Wydeville gaze up at this very window if the family tradition is correct. Photo thanks to Gerry Morris @ Flikr While there is much information on Sir James Tyrell, c.1455-1502 available, unfortunately some of…
Sir James Tyrrell – Sheriff of Glamorgan

May 6, 2019

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“Princes”, Anne Neville, Audrey Williamson, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Beaulieu Abbey, Captain of Guisnes, Constable of Cardiff Castle, executions, Gipping Hall, Isabel Neville, Jane Stradling, knights banneret, Middleham, Rhys ap Thomas, Scottish campaign 1482, Sheriff, Sir Edward Brampton, Sir Edward Stradling, Sir James Harrington, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Matthew Craddock, Sir William Parr, St. Donat’s Castle, Thomas Rotherham, Thomas Stradling, Tyrrell “confession”, Vice Constable of England, Wales, Warwick Inheritance, Welsh Marches, William Lord Hastings

As we said in an earlier article,“ Richard III appointed James Tyrrell Sherriff of Glamorgan and Constable of Cardiff in 1477. The importance of Glamorgan is little understood or recognised in Ricardian Studies, but this was certainly a key job and one of the most important at Richard’s disposal. The practical effect, given that Richard…

Beaulieu Abbey

Some minor problems with Thomas More’s account.

The Sisters Neville – Isobel, Duchess of Clarence and Queen Anne Neville, Daughters to the Kingmaker.

Anne Beauchamp Countess of Warwick – Wife to the Kingmaker

PERKIN WARBECK AND THE ASSAULTS ON THE GATES OF EXETER

SIR JAMES TYRELL – CHILD KILLER OR PROVIDER OF A SAFE HOUSE ?

Sir James Tyrrell – Sheriff of Glamorgan