Edward I

Another celebrity with royal descent …

Nov 24, 2016

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Danny Dyer, Dukes of Norfolk, Edward I, Edward III, genealogy, General Anson, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Thomas Cromwell, Who do you think you are?, William I

… is the actor Danny Dyer. In the new series of “Who do you think you are?” , he will be shown to have Edward III and William I as ancestors. In a previous series, Sir Matthew Pinsent was shown to be descended from Edward I via the Howards of Norfolk and an eighteenth century…
Whilst researching my new biography of Henry III, a tantalising thought began to emerge from bits of evidence.

Oct 30, 2016

Science

autism, Barons’ War, Battle of Evesham, biographies, Edward I, Henry III, John, long reigns, naivety, religion, Simon de Montfort, St. Alban, St. Edward the Confessor, William Marshall

Was Henry III autistic? https://mattlewisauthor.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/was-henry-iii-autistic/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Henry-III-Son-Magna-Carta/dp/1445653575
Tales of a Ricardian Traveler – Debunking a Myth at Dartington Hall

Aug 11, 2016

buildings, travel

“Tudor” propaganda, 1475 invasion of France, Anne Holland, Anne of Exeter, Anne St. Leger, Azincourt, Barnet, Cambridge, Canterbury Cathedral, cinquefoil, Dartington Hall, Devon, Edmund Crouchback, Edward I, Edward IV, Edward the Black Prince, Eleanor Cobham, Eleanor of Provence, emblems, Epiphany Rising, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Joan of Kent, John Ashdown-Hill, John Holland, John of Gaunt, Lancastrians, Margaret Beaufort, MI5, Richard II, Richard III, roses, Sir Thomas St. Leger, Southampton plot, St. Paul’s, summary executions, white hart

Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum Dartington Hall, near Totnes in Devon and just southeast of Dartmoor National Park, represents a uniquely British form of historical contradiction. It is both medieval, having parts of a Grade I-listed late 14th century manor house, and modern, being the current home of…
A sword made for Richard’s son….?

Jun 2, 2016

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Council of Wales and the Marches, Earls of March, Edward I, Edward II, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Middleham, Edward V, Henry VI, Ludlow, Mortimer History Society, Princes of Wales, swords

The following is taken from an item in one of the Mortimer History Society newsletters. It was by a member, Stefan Zachary, and concerns a sword of state in the British Museum. Mortimer Heraldry on a Sword of State This sword is dated c1460-70 and it is said to be a ceremonial sword of the…
Would Richard use vellum? Or paper?….

Feb 25, 2016

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“Tudor” justice, archives, attainder, bail, charter, de heretico comburendo, Domesday Book, Edward I, Gloucester, Henry IV, Henry VIII, Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford, John, law, Lindisfarne Gospels, Magna Carta, Richard III, Titulus Regius, Treason Acts, vellum, William I

An argument has arisen for and against using vellum for recording our laws, as stored on the amazingly full shelves of the Act Room. Paper is indeed more perishable. Just imagine having the Magna Carta on paper! How insignificant it would appear. Not insignificant in content, of course, but all the same… I have seen…
Putting things right

Dec 19, 2015

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Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, Battle of Hastings, Corfe Castle, Edward I, Edward the Elder, Edward the Martyr, House of Wessex, regnal numbers, St. Edward the Confessor

I am going to start with a statement that too many historians prefer to ignore: England existed before 14 October 1066 and existed as a single kingdom for some of that time. So why do our monarchs’ regnal numbers ignore this? Edward the Confessor died at the beginning of that very year. Edward the Martyr…
Jung’s ‘archetypes’ and their function in medieval history.

Dec 16, 2015

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archetypes, Azincourt, battles, Crecy, Edward I, Edward III, Edward IV, female rulers, Helen Castor, Henry of Buckingham, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII, Jung, Margaret of Anjou, Matilda, Poitiers, psychology, Richard III, Sluys, Woodvilles

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Jungian archetypes I’ve been interested in ‘archetypes’ for a long time as I am very drawn to myth and to aspects of Jungian psycho-analysis particularly with regard to how we analyse the personalities and character of historical figures. Often ‘myth’ is classified as something unreal or untrue yet myths also…
Images of Power: Royal iconography during the Plantagenet period

Dec 11, 2015

art

Anne Neville, Anne of Bohemia, Edward I, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, heraldry, Portuguese marriage plans, propaganda, Richard II, Richard III, St. Edward the Confessor, St. George, symbolism, Wilton Diptych

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Combining my two great loves, history and art, I want to look at some of the imagery used to depict Plantagenet kings during the period and taking a few examples examine what the visual language may be telling us about how kingship was viewed and how the kings themselves wanted…
THE GIFFARD CHANTRY-MEDIEVAL PAINT AND EARLY PLANTAGENETS.

Sep 13, 2015

buildings

Alexander Giffard, Boroughbridge, Edward I, Giffard Chantry, Godfrey Giffard, Lady Margaret Neville, Piers Gaveston, Plantagenets, Pontefract, Seventh Crusade, St. Mary’s, Thomas Plantagenet, tombs, Walter Giffard, Wiltshire, windows

In the quiet village of Boyton in Wiltshire stands the Church of St Mary’s, known locally as ‘Blessed Mary of Boyton.’ Dating from the early 13th century it contains several unusual and startling features, including a medieval oven where priests baked the sacramental bread. It is probably most famous, however, for the chantry of the…
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…