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CARDINAL JOHN MORTON’S TOMB CHAPEL OF LADY UNDERCROFT CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL.
AF Pollard, Brecknock, Canterbury Cathedral, Cardinal, cenotaphs, Collyweston, Ely, Henry of Buckingham, heraldry, John Morton, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Latin, Leicester cathedral, Lord Chancellor, Morton’s Fork, portcullis, rebus, Richard III, Rose, Stonyhurst College, Thomas More, tombs, WE HamptonUpdated post @ sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/07/03/cardinal-john-mortons-tomb-in-the-chapel-of-lady-undercroft-canterbury-cathedral/ On Friday 13th June 1483 Cardinal Morton, along with others, was arrested at the Tower of London. It is well documented the role Morton played in the downfall of Richard lll. Morton was Richard’s arch enemy and his deviousness, cunning and powers of manipulation being well…
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The Tragedy of King Richard 111 (not by William Shakespeare)
“Tudor” “sources”, Annette Carson, Brecknock, Brittany, Buckingham rebellion, Casper Weinreich, Charles Ross, Crowland, Edward V, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, France, Gairdner, George Cely, Guillaume de Rochefort, Hastings, Henry of Buckingham, Henry Tudor, John Morton, John Stow, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lancastrians, Paul Murray Kendall, Polydore Vergil, Reynold Bray, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, rumours, Shakespeare, Thomas More, Thomas Rotherham, Winston ChurchillPart 8 – “Rumour it abroad…” “ I, from the orient to the drooping west, Making the wind my post-horse, still unfold The acts commenced on this ball of earth; Upon my tongues continual slanders ride; The which in every language I pronounce Stuffing the ears of men with false reports… And no…
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