Biblioteque National

STAINDROP CHURCH, A NEVILLE MAUSOLEUM

Nov 5, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy, heraldry, religion, sources

Battle of Neville’s Cross, Biblioteque National, Branchepeth Church, Cecily Duchess of York, Charles Alfred Stothard, Charles Ross, churches, Durham, Durham Cathedral, Edward IV, Euphemia de Clavering, graffiti, Joan “Beaufort”, Joanna Laynesmith, Lincoln Cathedral, livery collars, Margaret Stafford, Marjorie Neville, Nevilles, Raby Castle, Ralph Baron Neville, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Staindrop Church, tombs, W.E. Hampton

REBLOGGED FROM A Medieval Potpourri @ sparkypus.com Ralph Neville Earl of Westmorland and his two wives. Staindrop Church, Durham. Ralph Neville by his wife Joan Beaufort, was the father of Cicely Neville, mother of two kings – Edward IV and Richard III. This drawing was made by Charles A Stothard c.1811 and shows them minus the graffiti.…
Philip the Bold and his portable clock….

Apr 27, 2022

anniversaries, genealogy, sources

Biblioteque National, Burgundy, clocks, Dukes of Burgundy, Philip the Bold, Villeneuve-les-Avignon

The above illustration isn’t of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, but from the time of his grandson, Philip the Good. Please don’t ask me what, exactly, the picture depicts, because I have no idea, except that it’s a story. It looks very secretive and sneaky, whatever it is. My interest is the clock.…
Richard III had three lymers with his hart-hounds….

Jan 26, 2020

art, culture, sources

Biblioteque National, Edward of Norwich, Gaston Phoebus, Henry V, hounds, hunting, Master of the Hart-Hounds, Paolo Uccello, The Hound and the Hawk, The Master of Game

For the purposes of the historical novel upon which I am at present working, I have recently been looking into the complicated business of medieval hunting. By which I mean the sort of hunting indulged in by royalty and the aristocracy. The poor man sneaking off with some midwinter game has been left well alone…

Biblioteque National

STAINDROP CHURCH, A NEVILLE MAUSOLEUM

Philip the Bold and his portable clock….

Richard III had three lymers with his hart-hounds….