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Three misrepresented medieval monarchs….?
1st Earl of March, Bishop John Morton, Catherine of Valois, Edward III, Elizabeth I, Helen Carr, Henry VII, House of Beaufort, Hugh Despenser the Elder, Hugh Despenser the Youn ger, Isabella of France – queen of Edward II, king arthur, Piers Gaveston, Richard II, Richard III, Roger Mortimer, Shakespeare, sir thomas moreLeft: Edward II https://tinyurl.com/mpfzhae6 Centre: Richard II https://tinyurl.com/5fr6ekx7 Right: Richard III https://tinyurl.com/5hbyhexv There are three medieval kings who consistently get bad press. Now, I’m omitting John, because so far he seems to have deserved his lousy reputation. The three I’m referring to are, in chronological order, Edward II, Richard II and Richard III. Edward, of…
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Medieval hawking and falconry for the royals….
100 Years War, Battle of Hastings, Black Prince, Boke of St Albans, Chaucer, Conrad the Younger, Crecy Poitiers and Agincourt, Edward 2nd Duke of York, Edward I, Edward III, falconry, Frederik II.Holy roman emperor, Froissart, Gaston Phoebus, Harold Godwinson, hawking, Henry V, Henry VIII, James I, John Commins, John II of France, Parlement of Foules, Pero López de Ayala, Philip the Bold, Richard Almond, Richard II, Royal Mews Charing Cross, William I“….To authors on works on hunting, [men] such as Gaston III, compte de Foix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_III%2C_Count_of_Foix) and Edward, Duke of York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%2C_2nd_Duke_of_York), hunting was not just a sport or pastime, it was the essence of life itself….” So writes Richard Almond in the Introduction to his book Medieval Hunting. And as you read this work,…
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While reading Francis Pryor’s book Britain in the Middle Ages: An Archaeological History, I came upon an example of medieval graffiti that is to be found in the Church of St Mary, Ashwell, Herts. Inside the wall of the west tower is a Latin verse which captures the horror, fear and guilt felt by survivors…
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Medieval royal Christmases….with a few camels thrown in….!
A Christmas Carol, Bayeux Tapestry, Becket, Bishop Odo, Charles Dickens, Christ Church Canterbury, coronation 1066, Edward III, Edward IV, Elizabeth I, Epiphany, Henry I, Henry II, Henry III, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, John Leland, Katherine of Aragon, King John, King Wenceslas carol, Lucy Worsley Christmas Odyssey, Matthew Paris – Benedictine, Medieval camels, medieval Christmas, Medieval Ireland, Richard II, Richard III, Royal Menagerie, Scrooge, Twelfth Night, William ICamels seem to have figured quite a lot in gifts to medieval monarchs, at Christmas and other times. But I’ll begin with commenting on the season itself. St Stephen’s Day is the second day of Christmas (Christmas Day itself being the first, and Epiphany, 6 January, the twelfth and last). Today, unless we’re among those…
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The Duchy of Lancaster controversy that began in the 14th century….
“Tudors”, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Catherine of Valois, Constance of Castile, Duchy of Lancaster, Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl of March, Edward III, Edward III’s entail, Henry IV, Henry IV Part I Shakespeare, Henry V, Henry VII, House of Lancaster, John of Gaunt, Katherine of Valois, Lionel of Clarence, Lords Appellant, Owen Tudor, Philippa of Clarence, Richard II, Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March, Sir Simon Burley, usurpers“….The Duchy of Lancaster came to the Crown in controversy and it’s still making headlines today….” If you want to read about the duchy, its history and what’s happening now, see here https://www.duchyoflancaster.co.uk/. But my purpose here is to unpick certain untruths about the duchy that are constantly and unfairly stitched upon the memory of…
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Today, 16 October, in 1987 something happened that most of us who are old enough will remember very clearly. Overnight we’d endured the raging of a terrible storm (see here, here and here). The resultant destruction of property and trees meant that Sevenoaks in Kent no longer had its famous seven oaks! In the…
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There are all sorts of stories about why Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, was called the Black Prince, from the colour of his armour to his reputation as a ferocious warrior and the grim expression on his face. I’ve also read that it wasn’t a name given to him until well after his death.…
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On 2 August 2019 I wrote this post—which contained the following link https://x.com/liz_lizanderson/status/1016611053394976768 concerning a portion of medieval livery badge thought to be that of Henry Holand, 3rd Duke of Exeter. The 3rd duke fought for Henry VI and died mysteriously at sea, it’s thought at the instruction of the very Yorkist Edward IV. The…
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For the purposes of this article, the sweet lady in question is Philippa of Hainault, the queen of Edward III of England. She was very interested in gardens and in acquiring new flowers. Perhaps she was influenced by her French mother, Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainault, who in around 1340 sent some cuttings of…
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