Countess of Warwick

Another blunder in Cairo

Dec 27, 2021

law, religion

“Perkin”, Catherine de Valois, Countess of Warwick, denialists, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, Henry VIII, John Ashdown-Hill, Juventus, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Owen Tudor, own goals, parish registers, Ralph Butler Baron Sudeley, Robert Stillington, secret marriage, Thomas Cromwell

Of late, I have read the denialists claim that Edward IV’s 1461 marriage couldn’t possibly have been valid because it doesn’t show in the parish registers anywhere in England, therefore his dozen children by Lady Grey must have been legitimate. The only problems with this are:1) Parish registers, inspired by Thomas Cromwell, only date from…
Anne Beauchamp Countess of Warwick – Wife to the Kingmaker

Dec 22, 2021

anniversaries, art, battles, buildings, sources

Abergavenny Castle, AJ Pollard, Barnet, Beauchamp Pageant, Beaulieu Abbey, Bisham Abbey, Calais, Caversham, Cecily Neville, Countess of Warwick, Despencer estates, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth Berkeley, George Neville, Henry Duke of Warwick, Henry VI, Henry VII, Honfleur, Ireland, Isobel Despencer, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, John Rous, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Middleham Castle, Paul Murray Kendall, Reading Abbey, Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Rous Roll, Royal College of Arms, Sheriff Hutton, Sir James Tyrrell, Tewkesbury, Wars of the Roses, Warwick Castle, William Catour

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com Anne Beauchamp and her husband, Richard Neville, ‘The Kingmaker,’ Earl of Warwick. From the Latin version of the Rous Roll. Donated to the College of Arms by Melvyn Jeremiah. Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his second wife Isobel Despenser, was born…
The Middleham Jewel and Richard III….

Sep 5, 2021

anniversaries, art, buildings

Anne Neville, Cecily Duchess of York, Countess of Warwick, heraldry, lozenges, mediaeval women, Middleham Castle, Middleham Jewel, National Portrait Gallery, ownership, portraits, provenance, reliquary, Richard III, Yorkshire Museum

Among the treasures going on display at the Yorkshire Museum is the Middleham Jewel (see above). Of course, the National Portrait Gallery painting of Richard III (see below) is also going on display, because Yorkshire has a great attachment to the king who, as Duke of Gloucester, lived there for many years. The Middleham…
Were Richard of Gloucester and Lady Anne Neville married in this church….?

Jun 11, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, law, religion

Anne Neville, BBC articles, Church of St. Denys, Countess of Warwick, Oxfordshire, Richard III, royal marriages, Stanford-in-the-Vale

An article about the end of stamp duty on some properties, included a smaller column from which I’ve taken the following: “….A six-bedroom family home [in Stanford-in-the-Vale] linked to Richard III sold for £2.65million after spending just three weeks on the market….[it] was once owned by Anne Neville, who was Queen Consort to Richard III….”…
The many wonders of medieval Caversham

May 14, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, religion

Catherine of Aragon, Caversham, Caversham Park, Countess of Warwick, Dean’s Farm, Despensers, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VI, Our Lady of Caversham, Oxfordshire, pilgrims, Reading, relics, St. Anne, St. James, Thames, Walsingham, William Marshall

Caversham is just across the Thames from Reading. The present bridge carrying the main road between the two places is modern, but it is more or less on the site of a medieval stone and timber bridge, dating from between 1163 and 1231. Sources vary as to whether it had one, two or three chapels,…
SIR JAMES TYRELL – CHILD KILLER OR PROVIDER OF A SAFE HOUSE ?

May 2, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, law, religion, Science, sources

“Missing Princes Project”, “Perkin”, “Princes”, Audrey Williamson, Austin Friars, Beaulieu Abbey, Coldridge, Countess of Warwick, Edmund de la Pole, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Gipping Chapel, Hastings, John Ashdown-Hill, Kathleen Margaret Drew, London Guildhall, Philippa Langley, Richard III, sanctuary, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir John Evans, Sir John Speke, Sir Thomas Tyrrell, St. Nicholas, stained glass, Suffolk, The Mystery of the Princes, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Thomas More, Tower of London, trial, Tyrrell “confession”, Tyrrell knot, Westminster Abbey

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com 15th century stained glass from great east window St Nicholas Chapel, Gipping. Did Elizabeth Wydeville gaze up at this very window if the family tradition is correct. Photo thanks to Gerry Morris @ Flikr While there is much information on Sir James Tyrell, c.1455-1502 available, unfortunately some of…
A Cairo dweller Troll on Quora

Apr 14, 2020

anniversaries, battles, Science, sources

Countess of Warwick, denialists, dispensations, Edward IV, George Duke of Bedford, Hicks, Quora, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, scoliosis, trolls

I sometimes go on Quora to give answers to various questions, usually about Richard, and occasionally I get drawn into arguments with those who are entrenched in the belief that Richard was a usurping, chid-murdering hunchback. I can easily argue against these and, as an osteopath, I can state with authority that he wasn’t a…
Devon Roses

Nov 27, 2019

anniversaries, battles, Music Reviews

Act of Accord, Cecily Duchess of York, Cicely Plantagenet, Countess of Warwick, Devon and Cornwall Group Richard III Society, Edward V, Elizabeth Lambert, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, France, Henry VI, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Margaret of Anjou, Margaret of Burgundy, Palace of Westminster, reburial, Richard III, Sandra heath wilson, The Legendary Ten Seconds, Wakefield, William Duke of Suffolk

Devon Roses 2019 catalogue number R16 To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Devon & Cornwall branch of the Richard III Society Songs recorded from 2015 to 2019 at Rock Lee & Other World Studios The lady singers of the Legendary Ten Seconds: Elaine Churchward vocals Jules Jones vocals Pippa West vocals Bridgit England…
The True History of King Richard III (Part 1)

Dec 14, 2015

Alternative History, humour

Cecily Duchess of York, Countess of Warwick, Fotheringhay, Nevilles, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, satire, Ursula

Fotheringhay Castle October 1452. The Duchess of York – aka the Rose of Raby – was not feeling very rose-like. Unsurprising, as she had been pregnant for two whole years. I mean, you know how big some women get after nine months, so after two years she was big. With a capital B. And awkward, and uncomfortable,…
Remembrance of a Wedding

Jul 3, 2015

buildings

Anne Neville, churches, Countess of Warwick, fetterlock and falcon, Henry VII, ragged staff, Richard III, Stanford-in-the-Vale, white rose

Remembrance of a Wedding In the sleepy village of Stanford in the Vale, now in Oxfordshire, but formerly within the boundaries of Berkshire, stands one of the lesser known Ricardian sites. Stanford, like most English villages, is an ancient place. A corpse-path runs over the village green, and part of a cell once owned by…