Cheyneygates
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EDWARD V – HIS LIFE PRIOR TO JUNE 1483
“Princes”, bigamy, Cheyneygates, Coldridge Church, Domenico Mancini, Dr. John Argentine, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, Gelderland Document, George Duke of Bedford, George Duke of Clarence, helen maud cam, Helen Maurer, Hicks, illegitimacy, Joanna Laynesmith, John Ashdown-Hill, Ludlow Castle, Philippa Langley, Readeption, Richard Duke of York, Richard of Shrewsbury, Sir Thomas Vaughan, Three Estates, Titulus Regius, Westminster AbbeyREBLOGGED FROM A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI He had such dignity in his whole person and in his countenance such charm that, however much they might feast their eyes he never sated the gaze of observers’. Domenico Mancini Edward V from the window at Coldridge Church, Devon. Despite the late historian Professor Helen Maud Cam opining rather harshly…
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CECILIA BONVILLE, MARCHIONESS OF DORSET c.1460-1529 – AN INTERESTING LIFE
“Lambert Simnel”, Anne Holland, Arthur Kincaid, Astley Castle, Battle of Bosworth, Battle of Stoke, Bermondsey Abbey, Cecily Bonville, Cheyneygates, Coldridge, Domenico Mancini, Edward IV, Edward Lord Ferrers of Groby, Edward of Lancaster, Edward V, Elizabeth Lambert, Elizabeth Viscountess Lisle, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Gleaston Castle, Henry of Buckingham, Henry Stafford Earl of Wiltshire, Henry VI, Henry VII, John Paston, Linda Pidgeon, Margaret d’Anjou, Richard III, Simon Stallworth, Sir George Buc, Sir John Evans, Sir William Stonor, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Tower of London, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses, Warwickshire, WE Hampton, Westminster AbbeyReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com The ruins of Astley Castle, Warwickshire. Think fortified manor house more than rugged castle. One of the homes of Cecilia Bonville and her husband Thomas Grey. The house came to the Grey family via marriage to a member of the Astley family c.1415. They both lie buried in the…
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A review of Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors….
“Tudors”, Anne of Bohemia, Anzac Day, Bayeux Tapestry, burials, Channel Five, Charles “III”, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Charles I, Charles II, Cheyneygates, Cicely Plantagenet, coronation chair, coronations, Crown of St. Edward, Dame Judi Dench, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Duke of Norfolk, Easter, Elizabeth II, executions, gardens, Harold II, Hawksmoor Tower, Henry V, Henry VII Lady Chapel, Holy Week, Imperial State Crown, Lady Diana Spencer, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lent, Liber Regalis, Operation Golden Orb, Order of the Bath, Palm Sunday, Platinum Jubilee Roof, Poets’ Corner, Pyx Chamber, Queen Mother, records, Richard II, Royal Peculiars, Royal regalia, Shrine of St. Edward the Confessor, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir john Gielgud, Sir Ralph Scrope, St. Paul’s, State Opening of Parliament, Stone of Scone, Timothy West, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Tower of London, Viscount Welles, weddings, Westminster AbbeyI have now watched all of the Channel 5 series Westminster Abbey: Behind Closed Doors, which is so packed with information that I hardly know where to begin with this review. Aha, did I hear you say the beginning might be a good idea? You’re right, so here goes with a selection of descriptions from…
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Cheyneygates, Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth Woodville’s Pied-à-terre
Abbot’s House, Anne Sutton, Annette Carson, Anthony Wydville, Bermondsey Abbey, Blitz, Cheyneygates, Dean Stanley, Deanery, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Wydeville, Grafton Regis, Gregory, Henry VII, Lord Protector of the Realm, Malcolm Underwood, Michael K Jones, More, Peter Hammond, Richard III, Sir Richard Grey, Thomas Rotherham, Westminster Abbey, Wydeville plotReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com Cheyneygates, Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth Woodville’s Pied-à-terre A tantalising glimpse of an ancient passage leading to Abbot’s Court and the steps leading up to Jericho Parlour. Cheyneygates was situated to the right of the steps. Photo Dr John Crook Country Life Picture Library. This updated post was written with…
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In our previous post, written with Eileen Bates, we described the buildings at Cheneygates, and dealt with its history regarding Edward IV’s queen, Elizabeth Woodville, who sought sanctuary there in 1483 when she and her family/co-conspirators plotted unsuccessfully against Richard of Gloucester. He, of course, quite rightly became Richard III, and dealt more leniently with her…
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Top: Looking through from Dean’s Close to Deanery. Second row: College Hall showing the screen. Third row: The Deanery, with the College Hall on the left. Fourth row: From Jerusalem Chamber south, showing the west wall of College Hall. Bottom: Jerusalem Chamber before addition of abbey shop. Before I begin, I must tell…
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