Drogheda

Death in Drogheda: Thomas Fitzgerald, 7th Earl of Desmond

Feb 15, 2023

anniversaries, battles, genealogy, law, religion, sources

“Perkin”, Anglo-Norman lordships, Annals of the Four Masters, Anne Butler, Annette Carson, archers, attainder, bigamy, Burkes of Clanricarde, coyne and livery, Dame Elizabeth Corbet, de Burghs, Dictionary of Irish Biography, dispensations, Drogheda, Earls of Desmond, Earls of Kildare, Earls of Ormond, Edward IV, Edward Plunkett, Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth Wydeville, Ellice Barry, executions, Fitzgeralds, Henry II, Henry V, Ireland, John Ashdown-Hill, John Earl of Shrewsbury, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Lionel of Antwerp, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Lord Deputy of Ireland, Maurice Fitzgerald, Nesta of Wales, Pale, Peter Spring, Piltown, pre-contract, Ricardian, Sir John Butler, Sir Roland FitzEustace, South Munster, Statute of Kilkenny, Tadhg King of Thomond, The Book of Howth, The Ricardian, treason, William Shirwood

FAMILY BACKGROUND The FitzGeralds of Desmond traced their descent from Maurice FitzGerald, son of Gerald of Windsor and the Welsh princess Nest. The original Norman conquests were confined to the eastern parts of Ireland, and the Anglo-Norman lordship as created by Henry II was based on a clear division of authority between this area and…
Sassanachs don’t Like Mondays (allegedly)

Jul 21, 2022

anniversaries, battles, law, sources

“Four Masters”, attainder, Augustinian Order, Bishop Carrigan, Butlers, Charles I, Cockermouth Castle, County Kilkenny, Drogheda, Earl of Gowran, Earls of Desmond, Edward Bruce, Edward IV, executions, Fitzgeralds, franchising, George Duke of Clarence, Gloucestershire, Henry VI, Ireland, Irish Parliament, Jasper “Tudor”, John Earl of Ormond, John Paston, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, justiciar of Ireland, Lady Eleanor Talbot, letters patent, Logreach, Ludford Bridge, Margaret of Anjou, Military History Society of Ireland, Newcastle, Nibley Green, papal bull, Pernil Boteler, pilgrimage, Piltown, Portugal, reversed attainder, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, River Pill, Rogerstown, Roland FitzEustace, siege of Chartres, Statute of Kilkenny, Thomas Fitzgerald, Thomastown, Towton, Turlach O’Brien, Wars of the Roses, Waterford, Wydevilles, Yellow Steed

Ormond versus Desmond In addition to the canonical list of battles, the sporadic chaos of the Wars of the Roses spawned one or two encounters between the heads of rival aristocratic families, of which the best known is the battle between the Berkeleys and Talbots at Nibley Green in Gloucestershire in March 1470. What is…
Two mediaeval logboats have been found in the River Boyne

Sep 11, 2021

anniversaries, archaeology, battles, Science

Anthony Murphy, Boyne, Drogheda, drones, Ireland, logboats, Newport Ship, Normans, Richard of Warwick, siege of Drogheda, St. Patrick, University College Dublin

In a case of underwater archaeology, this RTE article describes how Anthony Murphy discovered the logboats near Drogheda, with a drone. It can be compared to the Newport Ship, but is potentially a thousand years older.
Elizabeth Wydeville…Serial Killer?

Jun 8, 2020

anniversaries, buildings, law, religion

“Lambert Simnel”, ambush, Anne Mowbray, Annette Carson, attainder, Bermondsey Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, Cecily Duchess of York, Charles the Bold, Domenico Mancini, Dominican friaries, Drogheda, Duchess of Norfolk, Earl of Desmond, Earl of Kildare, Edward IV, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Wydeville, George Duke of Clarence, Grafton Regis, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, Hicks, Ireland, Isobel Neville, John Ashdown-Hill, John Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Kerry, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Leicester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, Lord High Constable, Luton Guildbook, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Minories, Parliament, Polydore Vergil, Ricardian, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Robert Stillington, Rous Roll, The Pink Queen, Thomas Penn, York civic records

UPDATED VERSION AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/06/08/elizabeth-wydeville-serial-killer/ Elizabeth Wydeville The Royal Window Canterbury Cathedral. Yes, this is a serious question. After reading several of the late John Ashdown-Hill’s books, particularly his last one, Elizabeth Widville Lady Grey, I think it’s time to give it some serious thought. Although prima facie it may appear absurd, after…
ELIZABETH WYDEVILLE, JOHN TIPTOFT AND THE EARL OF DESMOND

Oct 17, 2019

anniversaries, buildings, law, religion, sources

Annette Carson, attainder, bigamy, Bishop Thomas Barrett, Cecily Neville the Younger, Domenico Mancini, Drogheda, Dublin, Earl of Desmond, Earl of Kildare, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Greyndour, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, George Duke of Clarence, Holy Trinity Cathedral, John Ashdown-Hill, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Palace of Westminster, pre-contract, privy seal, Ricardian, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Rosemary Hawley Jarman, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Westminster Abbey

I like to be fair. I really do. Even when I find it hard. Take Elizabeth Wydeville ..or not if you prefer. Although I am not and never will be a fan of this lady… ‘wife’ to Edward IV, illustrious Son of York, a golden warrior but a man prone to keeping his…

Drogheda

Death in Drogheda: Thomas Fitzgerald, 7th Earl of Desmond

Sassanachs don’t Like Mondays (allegedly)

Two mediaeval logboats have been found in the River Boyne

Elizabeth Wydeville…Serial Killer?

ELIZABETH WYDEVILLE, JOHN TIPTOFT AND THE EARL OF DESMOND