Buckingham’s Rebellion 1483
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The Angel & Royal has its blue plaque at last….!
Angel & Royal Inn Grantham, Battle of Bosworth, blue plaque, Buckingham’s Rebellion 1483, Elizabeth of York, Great Seal, Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Henry Tudor – Henry VII, House of Lancaster, House of York, Jasper Tudor Duke of Bedford, Margaret Beaufort mother of Henry VII, Richard III, Richard III Society, Wars of the RosesWe first posted about a blue plaque for the Angel & Royal Inn back in October 2021 (see https://murreyandblue.co.uk/2021/10/19/a-blue-plaque-for-the-angel-royal/). Well, at last that blue plaque has become fact. The plaque (see in detail at the end of this article) is in place and very impressive it is too….if long overdue! It is there thanks to…
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Before I write another word, may I wish you all the Compliments of the Season….and warn that my post today has little to do with the sacred and profound meaning of Christmas, but rather with the earthly aspects, both happy and sad. There were only two Christmases in Richard III’s all too brief reign, and…
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A very satisfying mini-biography of John Morton….!
“Tudor” propaganda, Battle of Bosworth, Buckingham’s Rebellion 1483, Cardinal John Morton, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Westminster, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VI, Henry VII, Jane Shore, Princes in the Tower, Queen Anne Neville, Richard III, Sir Thomas More’s ‘The History of King Richard III’, William Lord HastingsIf you go to this link http://tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/JohnMorton.htm you’ll find a brief biography of Cardinal John Morton, he of despicable memory. It’s rather surprising in that it rips the dear fellow to shreds and is therefore a very agreeable read for all Ricardians. Morton is considered to be the source of most of the lies about…
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