Constable of Cardiff Castle
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Sir James Tyrrell – Sheriff of Glamorgan
“Princes”, Anne Neville, Audrey Williamson, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Beaulieu Abbey, Captain of Guisnes, Constable of Cardiff Castle, executions, Gipping Hall, Isabel Neville, Jane Stradling, knights banneret, Middleham, Rhys ap Thomas, Scottish campaign 1482, Sheriff, Sir Edward Brampton, Sir Edward Stradling, Sir James Harrington, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Matthew Craddock, Sir William Parr, St. Donat’s Castle, Thomas Rotherham, Thomas Stradling, Tyrrell “confession”, Vice Constable of England, Wales, Warwick Inheritance, Welsh Marches, William Lord HastingsAs we said in an earlier article,“ Richard III appointed James Tyrrell Sherriff of Glamorgan and Constable of Cardiff in 1477. The importance of Glamorgan is little understood or recognised in Ricardian Studies, but this was certainly a key job and one of the most important at Richard’s disposal. The practical effect, given that Richard…
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