Charles Ross
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Was Lord Stanley present when Hastings was arrested….?
“Tudor” “sources”, Bertram Fields, Charles Ross, Chrimes, Clements Markham, conspiracies, Crowland Chronicle, Edward Woodville, Gairdner, Great Chronicle, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, high treason, John Morton, Mancini, More, mysteries, Paul Murray Kendall, Peter Hancock, Richard III, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas Rotheram, Tower of London, Wendy MoorhenTomorrow is the 534th anniversary of the council meeting in the Tower that culminated in the arrest of Hastings. There have always been inconsistencies in accounts of that day, but the one I am concerned with is whether or not that treacherous snake, Thomas Stanley, was present. You see, according to whose version one reads, at…
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There are some very good biographies of Edward IV, by the likes of Pollard, Ross, Kleinke and Santiuste but surely none have tracked his movements, sometimes month by month, like this book does. This is not a full biography and it does not claim to be, but focuses on Edward’s romantic life – his known…
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LORD OF THE NORTH
“Tudor” “sources”, AJ Pollard, Anne Sutton, Annette Carson, arbitration, Armstrong, Charles Ross, Council of the North, Dockray, Earl of Northumberland, Edward IV, elections, fishgarths, Fran, Francis Viscount Lovell, Gairdner, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VII, Hicks, hunting, John Earl of Lincoln, John Kendall, John Morton, justice, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lansdale and Boon, Lawrence Booth, Long Parliament, Lord High Constable, Lord of the North, Lord Scrope of Bolton, Lord Slim, loyalty, Mancini, Middleham, Nevilles, offices, Paul Murray Kendall, Peter Hammond, Piers Gaveston, Pontefract, Rachel Reid, Reformation, Richard III, riots, Robert Aske, Sandal Castle, Sandhurst, Scotland, Scottish Marches, Sir James Harrington, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Peter de la Billiere, Sir Ralph Assheton, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Sir Robert Percy, Thomas Lord Stanley, William Langland, Winston Churchill, Woodvilles, York civic records, YorkshireRichard duke of Gloucester: courage, loyalty, lordship and law[1] “ Men and kings must be judged in the testing moments of their lives Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because, as has been said, it is the quality that guarantees all others.” (Winston Churchill 1931) Introduction I do not suppose…
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One of the most intriguing and, let’s face it, entertaining characters in all of Ricardian history must be King Louis the Eleventh of France – known to history by his sobriquet The Spider. Others may cite Margaret Anjou or Henry Tudor as a deeper thorn in the flesh of King Richard the Third but surely the…
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STILL LOOKING FOR RICHARD
“Tudor” propaganda, “Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Charles Ross, Clements Markham, dictionaries, Edward V, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Josephine Tey, Leicester cathedral, London, NPG, Olivier, Paul Murray Kendall, PreContract, reinterment, Richard III, Shakespeare, Stanley Baker, Thomas More, Titulus RegiusIntroduction According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the noun Ricardianism means ‘support for or advocacy of Richard III’. Even though I have been a supporter of king Richard III for almost six decades, I am reluctant to describe myself as a Ricardian since it implies a narrow interest in one man. I prefer to…
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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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Edward IV, The Woodvilles, and Lord Hastings
Anthony Woodville, Calais, Charles Ross, Earls of Pembroke, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Woodville, Francis Lovell, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VI, Humphrey of Gloucester, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lieutenant of Calais, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lords Appellant, Master of the Mint, pre-contract, Richard III, WoodvillesCharles Ross in his invaluable book Edward IV explains the utility of the Woodville family to Edward IV. The fact that they were (relatively) low-born and owned (relatively) little land was actually their selling point. Essentially (unlike for example Warwick, or even the Duke of Gloucester) their power and influence could not be exercised independently…
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Part 7 – Long live king Richard, England’s worthy king! “ Cousin of Buckingham and sage grave men, Since you will buckle fortune on my back To bear her burden whe’er, I will or not I must have patience to endure the load” (William Shakespeare) “ Touched you the bastardy of Edward’s children?” Bastard…
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