Earls of Arundel
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I confess that when I wrote the article The disgraceful second marriage of the unpleasant 3rd Earl of Arundel…. – murreyandblue, {21/9} I thought such marital chicanery was a one-off (Henry VIII excepted!) I certainly didn’t expect to happen upon another instance. This second example of heir-shuffling isn’t as easy to explain as Arundel’s, however,…
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The Up and Down Career of Elizabeth Arundel.
Archbishop Scrope, Battle of Shrewsbury, Calais, Duchess of Norfolk, Earls Marshal, Earls of Arundel, Earls of Pembroke, Earls of Salisbury, elizabeth arundel, executions, Henry IV, Hoveringham, joanna lady abergavenny, John of Gaunt, Lords Appellant, rebellions, Richard Earl of Arundel, Richard II, Robert Goushill, sir gerard usflete, Sir John Grey, Sir Robert Wingfield, Thomas Mowbray Earl of Nottingham, Thomas of woodstock, Thomas Stanley, widowsElizabeth Arundel (or FitzAlan as we now say, though her father didn’t) was the daughter of Richard, Earl of Arundel (executed 1397) and Elizabeth de Bohun. She was born about 1371 and was the sister of (among others) the formidable Joanna, Lady of Abergavenny, subject of an earlier post. Elizabeth’s first husband was William Montagu,…
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We have probably all come across one or both cathedrals in Liverpool, where the Anglican building was built by a Catholic and probably vice versa (Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and Sir Frederick Gibberd). Here, however, is a single ecumenical building at Arundel Castle. On the one hand, the nave and chancel are the Anglican church…
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The Lordship of Powys (Part 2)
abeyance, Adam of Usk, Alice Fitzalan, Alionore Holland, Anne Mortimer, Caerleon, Earls of Arundel, Edmund Earl of March, Edward Charlton, Edward I, Edward II, Glyn Dwr rebellion, Hawise Gadarn, Isabelle de Valois, John Charlton, Lady Despencer, Lords of Powys, Marcher Lords, Owain de la Pole, Philippa de Coucy, Richard Earl of Cambridge, Richard II, Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March, Shropshire, Sir John Berkeley, sir john grey of seton, Sir John Oldcastle, Thomas Lord Berkeley, Usk, widowsOwain de la Pole‘s daughter, Hawise (1290-1349), eventually inherited the Lordship, her brother having died. She was known as Hawise Gadarn, which means in English ‘the Hardy’. Hawise married John Charlton (or Cherleton) a knight from a relatively minor Shropshire family who had acquired the favour of Edward I. In 1313 Edward II sent John…
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Well, I thought I’d sussed a “tradition” for the illegitimate offspring of medieval noblemen to be named after their father’s title, not given his surname. The family surname was reserved for legitimate children only. Think of Sir Edmund Arundel, who ceased to be Sir Edmund Fitzalan (and heir to a great earldom) when his father,…
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The Rise of the Clans
A History of Scotland, Alexander III, assassination, BBC1 Scotland, BBC4, Clan Hepburn, Clan Lennox Stuart, Clan MacDonald, Clan Stewart, clans, Douglas clan, Dukes of Albany, Dukes of Norfolk, Earls of Arundel, Edward II, England, executions, exile, Fitzalan, Fitzalans, Fotheringhay, Henry Lord Darnley, House of Stewart, Howards, James Earl of Bothwell, James Earl of Morton, James I, James Stewart Earl of Moray, Joan “Beaufort”, John Balliol, John Knox, Kirk o’Fields, Lancastrians, Lords of the Isles, Margaret of Norway, Mary Stuart, Neil Oliver, Perth, Red Comyn, Richard III, Robert I, Robert II, Robert III, Scottish Reformation, Walter Earl of AthollNeil Oliver‘s latest history series has been shown through December on Monday evenings (BBC1 Scotland) and twenty-four hours later on BBC4. The first part, of three, showed how the power vacuum caused by the sudden deaths of Alexander III and his granddaughter was resolved through the clan system and John Balliol’s abdication so that alliances…
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Lurking? Well, apart from me, of course, and my camera (which I managed to mess up rather, so apologies for the quality of the two portrait-photos, which were taken on 9th June 2018. Richard and Elizabeth of York were among the many portraits. Of course, there having been so many Fitzalans and Howards at Arundel…
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It seems that during the medieval period, no fewer than five holders of Chirk Castle were executed for treason. With that track record, I trust the National Trust intends to tread very carefully when it looks into the castle’s past and secrets this autumn. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, also held Chirk for a while, so…
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Here is an interesting article with some beautiful photography Note to my Ricardian friends. Joan Neville, wife to William Fitzalan Earl of Arundel and sister to Warwick the Kingmaker is buried in the Fitzalan Chapel, St Nicholas, Arundel. Their tomb and monument can be counted as among the most exquisite from that period of English tomb building.…
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