de la Pole family
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Powys is an interesting Marcher Lordship in that it was never conquered by the English but descended by inheritance. Of course, the Welsh princes of Powys tended to be quite pro-English. (Perhaps one should really say pro-Anglo-Norman.) This is quite understandable, however shocking it may seem to modern nationalist sentiment. For one thing, Powys was…
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The Earl of Lincoln’s great-grandfather….
Azincourt, Church Buildings Commission, Church of England, de la Pole family, Diss, Dukes of Suffolk, dysentery, Eastern Daily Press, Harfleur, Hull, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Michael de la Pole, Michael Earl of Suffolk, Stoke Field, tomb effigies, William Duke of Suffolk, Wingfield ChurchThe de la Pole family of merchants from Hull rose to great heights, becoming Dukes of Suffolk. Of course, for Ricardians the most important of its members was John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, who fell fighting the Yorkist cause at Stoke Field in 1487. This article is about Lincoln’s great-grandfather, Michael de la…
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The above illustration is of Wingfield College, which is on the market for an incredible £1.75million. (Surely that’s an error?) Oh my, it’s a dream residence for anyone who loves things medieval. Even more desirable is the fact that it has some significant historic connections. It was first granted to Sir John de Wingfield,…
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Wars of the Roses Delights in Suffolk
Battle of Bosworth, blue boar, Bury St. Edmunds, castles, Catherine Stafford, Cecily Neville, Clare, Clare Castle, Clare Priory, de la Pole family, de Vere star, Dunwich, Earls of Oxford, Edward I, Elizabeth of Suffolk, executions, Greyfriars, Hammes, Henry VII, Joan of Acre, John Ashdown-Hill, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Knights Templar, Lavenham, Leicester cathedral, Lionel of Antwerp, Michael Earl of Suffolk, pubs, rosary, Sir john Wingfield, St. Andrew’s Wingfield, Stoke Field, Suffolk, tomb effigies, Violante Visconti, Wingfield, YorkistsAfter over a year, I have finally been able to go on another holiday in which to indulge in my passion of church and castle crawling. I haven’t spent much time in Suffolk before–it’s just a little too far–but there were some places I really wanted to visit, so off we went, braving a crazed…
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St Andrew’s Church, Wingfield and the Tombs of the de la Poles
“Lambert Simnel”, Azincourt, Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’ Oro, Carthusian Monastery, Charles Alfred Stothard, churches, de la Pole family, Dukes of Suffolk, Earls of Suffolk, Edmund Earl of Suffolk, Elizabeth of Suffolk, funeral effigy, Harfleur, Hicks, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Katherine Stafford, Kingston-upon-Hull, Lord Richard de la Pole, Merciless Parliament, Michael de la Pole, Paris, Pavia, Richard II, Sir john Wingfield, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, Sir William de la Pole, St. Andrew’s Wingfield, Stoke Field, woolReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com St Andrew’s Church, Wingfield, Suffolk. Mausoleum of the de la Poles. You know when the great Sir Nikolaus Pevsner was ‘impressed’ with a church then it must indeed be rather special (1). And St Andrew’s with its soaring clerestories, nave roof with arched braces resting on figures of winged…
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Here is a link to a very interesting paper on the astonishingly beautiful but now redundant church of Holy Trinity in the small North Yorkshire village of Wensley. I’m posting it because this church was much patronised by the Scropes of Bolton who did, of course, have great connections to our period and to various…
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Dismal Sewage
“Lambert Simnel”, “The Last White Rose”, alleged homosexuality, Charles II, Croyland, de la Pole family, Defoe, Desmond Seward, Eleanor of Aquitaine, howlers, Jacobites, Lord Derwentwater, misogyny, Moll Flanders, More, Nell Gwynne, religious persecution, Richard I, Richard III, spell check, von PoppelauThey say every writer should find a niche. Unfortunately, certain ‘popular historians’ seem to have leapt onto ‘gimmicks’ than a niche and write all or most of their books in similar vein, often to the detriment of their work and a growing lack of credibility with each further tome. A trend amongst several notable authors…
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