Edward IV

Did Edward IV’s daughter Bridget have an illegitimate child….?

Jan 1, 2020

anniversaries, genealogy, religion

Agnes of Eltham, Bridget of york, Cecily Duchess of York, Dartford Priory, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, Eltham Palace, legends, nunneries, Weir

We all know that Edward IV’s youngest daughter, Bridget (born 10th November 1480), became a nun…or at least, entered the Dominican priory at Dartford at the age of ten. Not as a nun then, of course, because she was too young, but maybe she was always intended for the Church. And Dartford was a priory…
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, a life cut short.

Dec 29, 2019

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy

Battle of Bosworth, Cecily Neville, christening, Edmund of Langley, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, executions, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Harry Lovedeyne, John Boyes, Lord Clifford, Ludlow Castle, Micklegate Bar, Mortimers, Priory of St. John the Baptist, reburials, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Rouen, royal tombs, signatures, Sir Edmund Mortimer, The history geeks, Wakefield, York

UPDATED POST AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/edmund-earl-of-rutland-a-life-cut-short/ Fotheringhay Church and Yorkist Mausoleum 1804. Watercolour by unknown artist. A link here to an excellent article on Edmund, Earl of Rutland. The History Geeks can be found on Facebook: The article also give a plausible reason as to why Edmund’s christening ceremony at Rouen…
King Edward IV’s Last Christmas….

Dec 28, 2019

anniversaries, buildings, culture, sources

Andrew Paleologus, Byzantine Empire, Christmas, Crowland Chronicle, Edward IV, Eltham Palace, John Stow

Reconstruction of Christmas at Eltham 1482 – Historic England (illustration by Peter Urmston) In the 14th century it became a royal tradition to spend Christmas at Eltham, and by 1482, Edward IV also held his Christmas there. The top picture is an imagined scene of this Christmas in the great hall (pictured immediately above) with…
Eleanor: A reminder of the evidence

Dec 27, 2019

law, religion, sources

1486 year book, Anglican dioceses, Annette Carson, bigamy, Calais, Captain of Calais, Catherine of Aragon, Charles V, Crowland Chronicle, David Johnson, denialists, Earls of Desmond, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, Eustace Chapuys, France, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VIII, Holy Roman Empire, John Ashdown-Hill, John Blount Lord Mountjoy, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lady Lucy, letters, Louis XI, Philippa Langley, Phillippe de Commynes, pre-contract, Ralph Butler Baron Sudeley, Revealing Richard III, Ricardian Bulletin, Richard III, Robert Stillington, Sandra Pendlington, Thomas More, Three Estates, Titulus Regius, Wendy Johnson, William Catesby

I know some people in Cairo are a little slow on the uptake, but there are several independent sources, as shown by the Revealing Richard III blog. In a recent series of articles in the Ricardian Bulletin, the team cite: Titulus Regius, as composed from the petition to the Three Estates on 26 June 1483;…
Where was Henry (Percy)?

Dec 26, 2019

archaeology, battles, sources

Ambion Hill, Atherstone, Battle of Bosworth, battlefields, Burgundy, Coventry, Crowland Chronicle, Dadlington, Edward IV, Henry Percy, Henry VII, interpretation, John D Austin, London, Lynda Telford, Merevale, Michael K Jones, Milford Haven, Richard III, Stanleys, Watling Street

After reading Michael Jones‘ book “Bosworth 1485 The Psychology of a Battle”, I have leaned towards his site of the Battle of Bosworth. Since the book was published more evidence has come to light that shows that the battle probably did not take place around Ambion Hill. I have also read John D Austin’s book…
Hygiene in Medieval Times

Dec 22, 2019

culture

bathing, body hair, candles, Edward IV, herbs, mediaeval life, monasteries, perfume, plants, shaving, teeth

Have you ever asked yourself how people washed and perfume themselves in Medieval time? And what about the smart and noble Plantagenets? Was there a difference between rich and poor people? You will be surprised to discover that Mediaeval people were cleaner than we can imagine and they smelled good. As you can imagine, hygienic…
Coming Upon the King: My Accidental Path Toward Becoming a Ricardian

Dec 10, 2019

anniversaries, archaeology, battles, buildings, genealogy, Science

“Eleanor”, “Princes”, Alaska, Anglo-Saxons, Anne Mowbray, Castillon, denialists, dental evidence, dishonesty, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, Garden Tower, Henry VII, John Ashdown-Hill, John Earl of Shrewsbury, Josephine Josepha Wilkinson, King Lear, Leicester dig, Magna Carta, mtDNA evidence, Nevilles, Richard III, Richard III Society, Shakespeare, Stuarts, Tanner and Wright, Weir, Westminster Abbey

I’ll be perfectly honest with you: I was never really that interested in Richard Plantagenet, later Richard III. In school I had avoided the Anglo-Saxons like the plague, and Richard, well, perhaps like a round of the flu. He wasn’t quite as intimidating, despite the double-murder allegation lodged, and I got away with not having…
Matthew Lewis on YouTube: 2) Mancini

Dec 1, 2019

anniversaries, religion, sources

“I know nothing”, “Princes”, Armstrong, Arthur “Tudor”, Beaugency, bigamy, Charles VIII, Crowland Chronicle, Domenico Mancini, Dr. John Argentine, Duke of Orleans, Edward IV, evidence, executions, feuds, France, George Duke of Clarence, gossip, Hastings, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Italian merchants, Italy, Lady Eleanor Talbot, language, Lord High Admiral, Lord High Constable, Lord Protector of the Realm, Louis XI, minority kings, Parliament, plots, pre-contract, propaganda, Robert Stillington, sickness, Stony Stratford, translation, Wydevilles

Here is the second in my series of Top 10’s. This one is focussing on Dominic Mancini’s account of the events of 1483. It’s a hugely problematical source, both in terms of Mancini himself, who spoke no English, had no grasp of English politics and very limited sources, and in terms of the current translation…
One of London’s earliest imposters….?

Nov 22, 2019

anniversaries, art, buildings, law

“Perkin”, “Princes”, Charles II, Edward IV, executions, George III, Henry Duke of Cumberland, Henry VII, John Carleton, John Everett Millais, Maria von Wolway, Maximilian I, Olivia Wilmot, Restoration, Richard III, Royal Marriage Secrets, Stanley Kubrick, Tichborne case, Tower of London, Tyburn

Well, once again we have the painting of the two Princes in the Tower by Sir John Everett Millais. They look like frightened little angels, which, of course, is the traditional view of them. Nasty Uncle Richard, etc. etc. But it has never been proved that Richard did anything to them. He might even have…
Maldon

Nov 20, 2019

anniversaries, art, battles, buildings, religion

All Saints Maldon, Anglo-Saxons, Battle of Maldon, beards, Beeleigh Abbey, books, Byrthnoth, Charles I, Coes, Danegeld, Earls of Essex, Edward IV, English Civil War, Essex, Ethelred II, George Washington, Henry Bourchier Earl of Essex, Isabel of York, JD Wetherspoon, Little Easton, Maeldune Centre, Maldon, Maldon Grammar School, Moot Hall, reburials, Rose and Crown Maldon, royal portraits, St. Peter’s Maldon, statues, taxes, Thomas Plume, Thomas Plume’s Library, Vikings

Following an unsuccesful Viking raid in 924, the battle of Maldon took place in August 991 and the result was a victory for the Norse invaders. Byrthnoth, the Essex earldorman who led the Saxons that day, was among those killed and Ethelred II instituted payment of the “Danegeld” to pacify the Vikings. This Byrthnoth statue…