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THE ANGLO SCOTTISH WAR 1480-82

Nov 30, 2016

anniversaries, battles

AJ Pollard, Alexander Stewart Duke of Albany, Anzio, Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus, Bamburgh, Berwick, Canon Alexander Leigh, Carlisle, Cecilia, Charles Ross, Charles the Bold, chevauchee, Cheviot Hill, Commines, Cora Scofield, Cordingham, Crowland, Dockray, Dumfries, Dunbar, E. Nesbit, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Oxford, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward Woodville, Froissart, George Buck, George Duke of Clarence, Hedgeley Moor, Henry VI, Hewitt, Hexham, Hicks, J.D. Mackie, James III, James IV, John Ashdown-Hill, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Kincaid, Lancastrians, Lauder, Leith, Lord Linton, Lord Scrope of Bolton, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Margaret of Scotland, Marie of Guelders, Marquess of Montagu, Michael K Jones, Middleham, naval fleet, Neville’s Cross, Nevilles, Norham, Norman MacDougall, Nottingham, Otterburn, Paul Murray Kendall, peace treaties, pensions, Percies, Picquigny, Readeption, Reivers, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Robert Lord Boyd, Roxburgh, Salerno, Scotland, Scottish Marches, Sean Cunningham, Sheriff Hutton, siege of Edinburgh, Simon Payling, Sir Robert Plumpton, Sir Thomas Fulford, Stirling, Thomas Howard, Thomas Lord Stanley, Topcliffe, Towton, Treaty of Lincluden, York

Richard duke of Gloucester – The King’s Lieutenant in the North “And he governed those countries very wisely and justly in time of peace and war and preserved concord and amity between the Scots and English so much as he could. But the breaches between them could not so strongly be made up to…
‘The Hollow Crown’: A Poisoned Chalice or the Ultimate Prize?

Oct 1, 2016

battles, The play’s the thing

Azincourt, Battle of Bosworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Burgundy, disability, Earl of Oxford, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Woodville, First Battle of St. Albans, France, George Duke of Clarence, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VII, Hollow Crown, Humphrey of Gloucester, Jack Cade, Lord Clifford, Macbeth, Margaret of Anjou, Morton’s Fork, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Richard III, Shakespeare, Stanleys, Wakefield, War of the Roses

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: ? Benedict Cumberbatch as Shakespeare’s Richard III ? I am currently watching the second instalment of Shakespeare’s history plays, concerning ‘The Wars of the Roses’ as interpreted by the BBC’s condensed and somewhat, contorted adaptation. The first part of ‘The Hollow Crown’ covered Shakespeare’s history plays: Richard II, Henry…
12 surprising facts about the Wars of the Roses

Oct 11, 2015

battles

1475 invasion of France, Anne of Exeter, Bamburgh, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Blore Heath, Burgundy, Caister Castle, Calais, cannon, Cecily Duchess of York, Earl of Ormond, Earl of Oxford, Edward of Lancaster, executions, Francesco Coppini, Francesco Sforza, George Duke of Clarence, George Neville, Gregory, Hammes, Hedgeley Moor, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, Henry VII, Hexham, Hornby Castle, Jack Cade, John of Gaunt, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Lancastrians, legates, Lionel of Antwerp, Lord High Constable, Ludford Bridge, Ludlow, Margaret of Anjou, Matt Lewis, Mortimer’s Cross, Mortimers, Nibley Green, Pius II, private battles, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Roxburgh, Sandal Castle, Sir Andrew Trollope, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Sir John Fortescu, Sir Ralph Grey, Sir William Stanley, St. Albans, St. michael’s Mount, Stoke Field, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas Talbot Viscount Lisle, Tower Hill, Towton, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses, William Lord Berkeley, Windsor

Thanks to Matt Lewis: http://www.historyextra.com/article/military-history/12-facts-wars-roses?utm_source=Facebook+referral&utm_medium=Facebook.com&utm_campaign=Bitly
Signs of the Times (4)

Aug 27, 2015

Science

Anne Neville, Anthony Woodville, Earl of Oxford, Edward V, Francis Lovell, Henry VI, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Richard of Warwick, signature, Sir James Tyrrell, Thomas Earl of Surrey, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset

To conclude our series on royal graphology: 1.William Hastings First of all you can see that this is quite a flowing signature with a lot of nice curves, not many ‘angry’ sharp top angles to the letters. This shows he was generally an affable, non-violent person, at least while he was writing this. His middle…
Was William Stanley Misunderstood?

Aug 22, 2015

battles

anniversaries, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, confusion, Earl of Oxford, Henry VII, Richard III, Sir John Cheney, Sir William Stanley, treason, William Brandon

I have enjoyed reading the books of Richard Unwin about Richard III from the point of view of Laurence the Armourer and was intrigued by his theory that William Stanley was not a traitor, or at least not in the way we might think. Think about the battle – William Stanley and his men are…
The Welsh Rebellion that Henry VII Lost to Richard III

May 20, 2015

Uncategorized

Brecon rebellion, Catherine Woodville, Earl of Oxford, Edward of Buckingham, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, Jasper “Tudor”, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Margaret Beaufort, Michael K Jones, Newport, Richard III, tenants, Wales

While reading Michael K. Jones’ dry, if detailed, study of the life of Margaret Beaufort[1], I was amazed to learn about a small but significant Welsh rebellion conducted against Henry VII and his hagiographic mummy that I’ve never heard mentioned anywhere else. It appears that Henry and Margaret were thwarted on at least one occasion,…
Maybe Thomas & William Stanley, Margaret Beaufort, Bishop Morton, Reginald Bray, John De Vere, Northumberland, and Henry Tydder Were Just Jealous

Jan 23, 2015

battles

Battle of Bosworth, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Oxford, jealousy, John Morton, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Reynold Bray, Richard III, Sir William Stanley, Thomas Lord Stanley, War of the Roses

by Merlyn MacLeod In the midst of reading an old book from 1965 called The Art of Creative Writing by Lajos Egri, I came across the following. My mind immediately went to the attitudes and actions of certain antagonists in the years, months, and days leading up to the Battle of Bosworth. “I am speaking…
Why lineage still matters in battle

Jan 2, 2015

battles, genealogy

“Beauforts”, “Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Blanche of Lancaster, Cnut, Earl of Oxford, Edmund Mortimer, Edward I, Edward IV, Edward VI, Emma of Normandy, Ethelred II, Hastings, Henry I, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII, House of York, James VII/II, Jane, Joan of Acre, Mary I, Matilda, Richard II, Richard III, Stephen, William I, William III

The crown of England, among others, has often been claimed in battle or by other forceful means. However, to exercise such a claim, it is necessary to persuade a challenger’s military followers that he has a dynastic claim of sorts, even when this is greatly exaggerated or totally spurious. Thus William I, the Conqueror or…
The battles of 1471

Nov 6, 2014

battles, heraldry

“Arrivall of Edward IV”, Barnet, denialists, Earl of Oxford, Hector, Military tactics, Richard III, Tewkesbury

There were two major battles in England in 1471. The first was fought at Barnet on 14 April and the second at Tewkesbury on 4 May. Richard, the eighteen year-old Duke of Gloucester, was engaged in both and they were to form his first major campaign. We know that Gloucester led one wing of the…