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The Fall of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Beaumaris Castle, Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge, Cardinal Beaufort, Catherine de Roet, Charles d’Orleans, Eleanor Cobham, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Humphrey of Gloucester, Joan “Beaufort”, John Beaufort, John Duke of Bedford, John of Gaunt, Margery Jourdemayne, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, Richard Duke of York, Thomas Duke of Exeter, treason, William Duke of Suffolk, witchcraftWhilst researching my biography of Richard, Duke of York I found myself drawn by a bitter feud that lasted for years and which in many ways was a kind of prequel to the Wars of the Roses. The more I learned about the acrimonious dispute between Cardinal Henry Beaufort and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester the…
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I am always interested to find out about buildings which were extant in Richard III’s times. This one looks really interesting and I hadn’t heard of it before. Original article click here: Cambridge Round Church Image credit: Richard Banks Harraden [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Laura Robinson investigates the events being held to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the completion of King’s College Chapel by Laura Robinson Friday 16th October 2015, 08:13 BST An interesting article, but I was a little surprised to read: “The crowning of Richard III sang life back into Henry’s forgotten opus; he pressed on with…
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The claim that Polydore Vergil destroyed a large amount of evidence while compiling his history is often derided. Indeed, in certain circles it is the basis of running jokes – I rather think these people think it is an allegation invented by the Richard III Society, or perhaps by ‘romantic lady novelists.’ In Jeremy Potter’s…
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The Lonely Death of Duke Humphrey
Azincourt, Cambridge, Charles VII, Duke of Orleans, Edmund, Eleanor Cobham, French wars, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Humphrey of Gloucester, Lord Protector of the Realm, Maine, Margery Jourdemayne, Parliament, Richard Duke of York, Roger Bolingbroke, St. Albans, Thomas Southwell, Treaty of Troyes, William Duke of Suffolk{Humphrey of Gloucester’s quarters marked by a plaque, now near Bury St. Edmunds’ Tesco and opposite the railway station.} Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, was the youngest son of Henry IV (Bolingbroke) and so the youngest brother of Henry V, with whom he fought at Agincourt.After the death of Henry V, he became Protector (in England)…
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In all my travels to England, I had yet to visit Fotheringhay, the place where Richard III was born on October 2, 1452, and where his grand-uncle, father, mother and brother Edmund are buried. So, when planning our latest trip this past October, I made it a high priority that my husband and I should…
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