boar

A new boar painting at Barnard Castle….

May 10, 2022

art, buildings, heraldry

Barnard Castle, boar, Nevilles, painting, Richard III, Star Yard

According to this article “….A painting depicting the emblem of the last Plantagenet king of England has been put on display in Barnard Castle as part of efforts to tidy up a historic alleyway….The artwork features the boar of Richard III and has been mounted in Star Yard to highlight the connection between Barnard…
The complete, utterly biased dissing of the House of York….

Apr 28, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy, heraldry, law, religion, television reviews, The play’s the thing

Anne Neville, armour, Barnet, bastardy, bigamy, boar, Brittany, Burgundy, Cecily Neville, cleanliness, destiny, Edgecote, Edmund “Tudor”, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward III, Edward IV, Edward V, executions, exile, facial hair, family tree, First Battle of St. Albans, fog, G.L.Harriss, gambling, George Duke of Clarence, Hastings, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII, Ireland, Jasper “Tudor”, John Ashdown-Hill, John Duke of Somerset, John of Gaunt, John Welles, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lancastrians, Lionel of Antwerp, Lord High Constable, Lord Protector of the Realm, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Mortimer’s Croft, obscenity, Old St. Paul’s, philip glenister, pre-contract, Privy Council, propaganda, re-legitimisation, Readeption, Richard Duke of York, Richard Earl of Arundel, Richard II, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Richard of Warwick, Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, Scotland, Sky History, Southampton, Titulus Regius, Wakefield, Welsh people, William Herbert, William Shakespeare, Wydevilles, Yorkist claim, Yorkists

When I recorded the first episode of the Sky series Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, I watched it on 23rd November, which is the anniversary of the day in 1450 when Richard 3rd Duke of York returned to London [and Parliament] with his sword unsheathed to claim his right. The docudrama series kicks…
The Legendary Ten Seconds’ new versions

Nov 15, 2021

art, heraldry, Music Reviews

boar, coins, Dave Bethell, gold half-angel, metal detecting, Richard III, Sandra heath wilson, The Legendary Ten Seconds

This is the new version of the LTS’ Lord Protector Richard III. Less Fortunate than Fair and Half Angel appear on the same album, the former having lyrics by Sandra Heath Wilson. Below, with the Semi Acoustic 2021 inner sleeve are the lyrics of Half Angel: Half Angel Such a warm September eveningThoughts of harvest…
The Wakefield Medieval Portaloo!

Mar 22, 2021

anniversaries, art, battles, buildings, sources

boar, Council of the North, English Civil War, Harleian Manuscript, mediaeval artefacts, Peter Hammond, Richard III, Rosemary Horrox, Sandal Castle, Wakefield

In Wakefield Museum there is a rather unusual artefact–a late medieval chamber pot that was discovered in the ruins of Sandal Castle. This would be an unusual find at the best of times, but what makes this porta-potty even more interesting and special is that is is mounted with the large figure of a boar!…
A WHITE BOAR MOUNT DISCOVERED

Jul 29, 2020

art

boar, Devon, metal detecting, mount

A beautiful mount bearing Richard III’s boar has been found by a metal-detectorist in the West Country. Quite a few boar badges have turned up here and there over the years, but this mount, which probably was fastened on a sword-belt, seems rather unique–and is very impressive, still retaining parts of its silvering and painted…
The only extant example of a boar pendant on a tomb effigy….?

Jul 27, 2020

buildings, heraldry, religion

Barlok, boar, Church of St, Edward IV, lion, Mortimers, Norbury, pendants, Ralph Fitzherbert, Richard III, Staffordshire, tombs

It’s the usual story. There I was, rambling around looking for something completely different, when I happened upon the above photograph, which is of the tomb effigy of Ralph Fitzherbert, who died 1483, a supporter of Richard of Gloucester. As you will see from the caption, it is “the only extant example of a…
The Symbolism of the Wild Boar

Mar 30, 2020

art, culture, religion

Arthurian myths, Beowulf, boar, Brahmin Vishnu, Celtic myths, clan MacKinnon, Druids, Edward IV, Hiranyasksha, Indian mythology, Norse mythology, Richard III, Varaha, warriors. Anglo-Saxons

For many people, seeing a picture of a boar means just seeing a wild animal or a very good meat to eat but for Ricardians it is totally different. The white boar is the emblem of King Richard III, who chose it at some point after he became Duke of Gloucester, when he was able…
A book to avoid if you uphold the truth about Richard III….

Mar 15, 2020

anniversaries, archaeology, battles, Book Reviews, Science, sources

“Princes”, “Tudor” propaganda, Anne Neville, Anne of Bohemia, Battle of Bosworth, boar, Council of the North, Dukes of York, Henry IV, Henry VII, Peter Ackroyd, Polydore Vergil, Richard II, Richard III, Thomas More, York

When we buy a non-fiction book (in our case usually something to do with Richard III and the medieval period) we anticipate its arrival with some relish. This is how I felt when, after reading many praises for Peter Ackroyd’s History of England, I decided to buy Volume I online. It arrived this morning, and…
ANYONE GOT SOME SPARE CASH??? Rare Ricardian Item Up For Auction

Jan 10, 2019

archaeology, art, heraldry

auctions, boar, die, mediaeval artefacts

I happened to find this little beauty on the internet. If I was lucky renough to win the lottery, it would be mine, all mine! This is what the information in the article says about it: MEDIEVAL DIE WITH HERALDIC ‘RICHARD III BOAR’ IN FOLIAGE 15th century ADA cast bronze rectangular die with deeply incuse…
Medieval treasures, including the Middleham Jewel, to be on permanent display in York….

Dec 3, 2017

art, Events, heraldry, travel

boar, exhibitions, Middleham Jewel, Richard III, Sir Robert Ryther, York

A number of medieval treasures, including the Middleham Jewel, are to go on permanent display at the Yorkshire Museum in York to tell how the city once ruled the North of England, and will be unveiled today.