Civil War
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The Battle of Tewkesbury in May 1471 was to prove decisive for the reign of our first Yorkist king. The opponents were Margaret of Anjou and the Lancastrians, versus King Edward IV and the Yorkists. Margaret was defeated, and her heart and spirit was broken by the death in battle of her only son, Edward of…
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MISTRESS OF THE MAZE—Rosamund Clifford, Lover of King Henry II
Annabel de Balliol, Bishop Hugh of Lincoln, books, Civil War, Edward IV, Everswell, Fair Rosamund Clifford, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Godstow, Henry II, Ida de Tosney, Jane Shore, John, Louis VIII, mazes, Mistress of the Maze, Old Sarum Well, Raymond of Poitiers, Rosamund’s Well, William Longspee, WoodstockJane Shore is one of the most famous royal mistresses and certainly the prime one of the 15th century. Arguably, however, the most famous royal mistress in medieval English history is the enigmatic Rosamund de Clifford, known as ‘Fair Rosamund’ or ‘Rose of the World.’ Like Jane, Rosamund seemed to have received a generally benign…
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Once upon a time, back in the Middle Ages, a large, thriving Welsh city existed between Monmouth and the village of Trellech. Its size was astounding for the day—it had 10,000 inhabitants (for comparison London had 40,000.) Another 10,000 souls may have lived in a shanty town along its edges. What makes Trellech’s size particularly…
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This article is quite interesting, although Richard only gets a brief mention, for moving Henry VI from Chertsey to Windsor. Edward IV is in there, of course, and Henry VII’s endeavours too, although he’s not buried there, of course. Wasn’t it grand enough for him? Whatever, he built himself an extravagant but truly beautiful resting place…
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Another DNA case
Charles Earl of Lennox, Charles I, Charles II, Civil War, DNA evidence, Dukes of Buccleuch, Dukes of Grafton, Dukes of Richmond, Dukes of St Albans, England, Esme Stuart, France, Henry Duke of Gloucester, illegitimacy, James Duke of Lennox, James of Monmouth, James V, James VI/I, James VII/II, Jean d’Aubigny, Ludovic Duke of Lennox, Mary Stuart, Matthew Earl of Lennox, questions of paternity, Robert Earl of Lennox Bishop of Caithness, Scotland, Stewarts, Y-chromosomeThe father of James Duke of Monmouth is usually assumed to be the future Charles II, who freely acknowledged his resonsibility. There exists a scientific proof, as published on p.36 of Beauclerk-Powell and Dewar’s Royal Bastards, through Y-chromosome tests comparing Monmouth’s male line descendants the Dukes of Buccleuch with the Dukes of Grafton, St. Albans…
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Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum I am passionate about history and travel! As soon as I got my passport, I was determined to go out and see the world with my own eyes, but more importantly, to encounter places associated with Richard III. In his brief 32 years,…
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Sir Richard Croft was Owain Glyn Dwr’s great-grandson and the battle was essentially fought on his land. The Crofts have remained an important family ever since, through Elizabeth I’s reign, the Civil War, the Regency and the Second World War, in several capacities, as you can see: Crofts The compiler of this genealogy can confirm…
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If you look at a map showing Lancastrian/Yorkist areas at the start of the war, there is a good degree of congruence with Royalist/Parliament division in the Civil War. Not complete, but fairly similar. The main difference is probably the Yorkist domination of the Welsh marches, which tended to be a bit Royalist in the…
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