Edward III

The complete, utterly biased dissing of the House of York….

Apr 28, 2022

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When I recorded the first episode of the Sky series Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, I watched it on 23rd November, which is the anniversary of the day in 1450 when Richard 3rd Duke of York returned to London [and Parliament] with his sword unsheathed to claim his right. The docudrama series kicks…
Weir(d) Babies (3): “Philippa of Gloucester”

Apr 23, 2022

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“Joan of York”, Abbesses, Calais, Edward III, Eleanor de Bohun, Eleanor of Provence, Henry III, Henry IV, Isabella of Gloucester, Kathryn Warner, Mary de Bohun, Minories, non-existent children, nuns, Phillippa of Hainault, surrogacy, Thomas of woodstock, time travel, Weir

We have written twice before about non-existent historical children somehow finding their way into works by a certain modern writer, who is often cited on Wikipedia and repeated by others. In these posts, we referred to “Joan of York”, ostensibly a sister of Richard III, together with those attributed to Henry IV and Mary de…
When it comes to receiving kickings, Richard II begins to catch up with Richard III….

Feb 14, 2022

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Anne of Bohemia, Black Prince, Edward III, France, Henry IV, Henry VII, Isabella de Valois, John of Gaunt, Lancastrian propaganda, Peasants’ Revolt, Pontefract Castle, Richard II, Richard III, royal marriages, Wilton Diptych

Oh dear, here we have 10 “facts” about Richard III’s predecessor namesake, Richard II. Yes, poor old Richard of Bordeaux gets it in the neck yet again. At this rate he’ll soon be Richard III’s equal. Well, maybe not quite, but you know what I mean. Firstly it’s stated that Richard of Bordeaux was…
THE MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES OF GREAT BRITAIN : CHARLES A STOTHARD

Jan 16, 2022

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Arundel Castle, Aveline de Foix, Bere Ferrers, Blanche of the Tower, Branchepeth Church, British Museum, Canterbury Cathedral, Charles Alfred Stothard, Devon, Edmund Crouchback, Edward II, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, effigies, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Harfleur, Hatfield Broadoak, Henry IV, Ingham Church, Joan “Beaufort”, Joan of Navarre, John Duke of Suffolk, John of Eltham, Lord Ligonier, Magna Carta, Michael Earl of Suffolk, Miles Stapleton, Monumental Effigies, Pontefract Castle, Ralph 2nd Earl of Westmorland, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Richard II, Robert Baron hungerford, Robert de Vere Earl of Oxford, Salisbury Cathedral, Sir john Wingfield, Staindrop Church, Westminster Abbey, William Fitzalan, William of Windsor, Wingfield Church

Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com Effigies of Ralph Neville 2nd Earl of Westmorland d.1491 and one of his wives. Branchepeth Church, Durham. These effigies, which were wooden, are now lost to us having since been destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1998. Made in very dark oak it was difficult to get good photos of…
Giving the Walbrook the Elbow….

Jan 1, 2022

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College Hill, Dowgate, Downgate Street, Edward III, Edward IV, Elbow Lane, F.J. Furnivall, flow, Geoffrey Chaucer, Geoffrey Scrope, George Duke of Clarence, Henry I, John Nevill Lord Raby, John Stow, London, maps, Olde Hall, Richard of Warwick, River Walbrook, rivers, Roman era, sewage system, St Mary Overy, Thames Street

In this article I wrote the following:- “….The Walbrook flowed quite swiftly [south] from its source, but on nearing the Thames the land flattened considerably, and the river seems to have indulged in a curve….” This curve or meander, when filled in and “improved” in the 15th century, for the river to flow more…
Edward IV, the sun of March, was alchemical gold….

Dec 18, 2021

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alchemical gold, alchemy, Edward III, Edward IV, George Ripley, Henry VII, Jonathan Hughes, monks, Ripley Scroll, Wars of the Roses

Before you read the following (from The Rise of Alchemy in the Fourteenth Century by Jonathan Hughes) you should know that I have taken the liberty of breaking it up into paragraphs – in the book the extract is from one long, rather impenetrable paragraph. Otherwise the punctuation is original. “….One of the most…
First, take your royal sturgeon….

Dec 7, 2021

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cookery, Edward II, Edward III, fish, mediaeval food, mediaeval life, Ouverture de Cuisine, pies, River Severn, St Albans Abbey, sturgeon

It’s always rewarding to find a site that is helpful with medieval research. By this I mean everyday research, not the highly specialised work of historians. This site was stumbled upon because I needed to find out how sturgeon would have been served in the medieval period. Yes, it had been a royal fish…
Did Edward III, Richard II and Henry VII look like this….?

Nov 13, 2021

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Arthur, Curtis Durane, Ebeneezer Scrooge, Edward III, facial reconstruction, Henry VII, John Travolta, Merlin, Richard II, royal portraits, Westminster Abbey

My internet travels take me here, there and everywhere…and today I came upon another site about facial reconstructions of past figures of consequence. There have been quite a few of these in recent years, and this one is an interesting addition. Well, addition for me, it may have been around for quite some time.…
The true significance of posy rings….

Oct 29, 2021

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Catherine de Roet, Countess of Salisbury, courtly love, Duchy of Lancaster, Edward III, Froissart, Geoffrey Chaucer, gifts, John of Gaunt, posy rings, royal mistresses, Troilus and Cressida, Wales

Treasure buried in fields and discovered centuries later are always in the news these days. These are usually coins, of course, but also jewellery, including posy rings. A posy ring was found in Wales very recently so I was interested to then read about the true meaning of such rings in A Crisis of Truth…
Richard II’s visit to Edward II’s tomb, 1390.

Oct 17, 2021

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Archbishop of Canterbury, Berkeley Castle, Bishop of Lincoln, deposition, Edward II, Edward III, Gloucester Cathedral, Henry IV, Italy, Kathryn Warner, popes, proposed canonisation, Richard II, royal tombs, schism, Thomas of woodstock, Westminster Chronicle

Edward II‘s “tomb” is, as is well-known, to be found in Gloucester Cathedral. What is less well-known is that Richard II wanted it become a shrine, and for his great-grandfather to become St. Edward of Caernarfon. Interestingly, we cannot even be entirely sure that Edward II’s remains lie in the tomb. Kathryn Warner has produced…