Edward of Lancaster
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Which of Isabel of Clarence’s ladies was the mysterious Yorkist spy….?
“Princes”, Ankarette Twynho, Anne Neville, Battle of Towton, Duke of Clarence, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Westminster, Elizabeth Lady St Amand, George, Henry VI, Henry VII, Isabel Neville, John Ashdown-Hill, Margaret of Anjou, Philippe Commynes, Richard III, Richard Neville 16th Earl of Warwick, Sir John Wenlock, Sir Roger Tocotes, Wars of the Roses, Warwick the KingmakerWe’ve always known that George, Duke of Clarence (https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_21.htm), the disgruntled brother of Edward IV and Richard, Duke of Gloucester (https://richardiii.net/), went over the wall to join Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (https://richardiii.net/richard- iii-his-world/his-family/the-making-of-the-kingmaker/). George then married the earl’s elder daughter Isabel Neville (https://womenshistory.info/isabel-neville/), in the belief that his new father-in-law, the famous “Kingmaker”…
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First John of Gloucester, now….could Edward of Westminster (Lancaster) have been a father too….?
Anne Neville, Battle of Bosworth, battle of tewkesbury, dispensation, DNA, Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset, Edward 17th Earl of Warwick, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Westminster, George of Clarence, Henry VI, Henry VII, Isabel Neville Duchess of Clarence, John of Gloucester, John of Pontefract, Katherine Countess of Pembroke, Margaret of Anjou, morning sickness, Perkin Warbeck, Richard III, Richard Neville 16th Earl of Warwick, stretch marks, Wars of the RosesIn mid-November I posted about whether or not Richard III’s illegitimate son, known as John of Gloucester or John of Pontefract, could possibly have had children. See here https://murreyandblue.org/2024/11/12/could-john-of-gloucester-have-had-children/. Richard III had an illegitimate daughter, Katherine, who became Countess of Pembroke but she died childless, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herbert,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke). There are no other confirmed offspring of Richard III,…
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A very satisfying mini-biography of John Morton….!
“Tudor” propaganda, Battle of Bosworth, Buckingham’s Rebellion 1483, Cardinal John Morton, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Westminster, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VI, Henry VII, Jane Shore, Princes in the Tower, Queen Anne Neville, Richard III, Sir Thomas More’s ‘The History of King Richard III’, William Lord HastingsIf you go to this link http://tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/JohnMorton.htm you’ll find a brief biography of Cardinal John Morton, he of despicable memory. It’s rather surprising in that it rips the dear fellow to shreds and is therefore a very agreeable read for all Ricardians. Morton is considered to be the source of most of the lies about…
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Three things I can say about Tewkesbury, which is only a few miles away from where I live, are that it is (a) historic, (b) beautiful and (c) full of ghosts. Well, I can vouch for the first two, but the third is something I have yet to experience. According to this article https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/23727059.ghostly-walk-across-tewkesburys-bloody-meadow/?fbclid=IwAR38XvM57xwfaunaAQL3XWN_GsCsleTg3FnXIM4mg2pV5_cyJP_lRdhqUCI the…
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I have a liking for deliberately misinterpreting what someone else has written, and the headline of this article Who has held the title of Princess of Wales throughout history? (msn.com) is a prime example. Blimey, thought I, somewhere there’s a very, very, very old royal dear who has survived all these centuries…. But that’s…
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CECILIA BONVILLE, MARCHIONESS OF DORSET c.1460-1529 – AN INTERESTING LIFE
“Lambert Simnel”, Anne Holland, Arthur Kincaid, Astley Castle, Battle of Bosworth, Battle of Stoke, Bermondsey Abbey, Cecily Bonville, Cheyneygates, Coldridge, Domenico Mancini, Edward IV, Edward Lord Ferrers of Groby, Edward of Lancaster, Edward V, Elizabeth Lambert, Elizabeth Viscountess Lisle, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Gleaston Castle, Henry of Buckingham, Henry Stafford Earl of Wiltshire, Henry VI, Henry VII, John Paston, Linda Pidgeon, Margaret d’Anjou, Richard III, Simon Stallworth, Sir George Buc, Sir John Evans, Sir William Stonor, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Tower of London, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses, Warwickshire, WE Hampton, Westminster AbbeyReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com The ruins of Astley Castle, Warwickshire. Think fortified manor house more than rugged castle. One of the homes of Cecilia Bonville and her husband Thomas Grey. The house came to the Grey family via marriage to a member of the Astley family c.1415. They both lie buried in the…
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Salon Privé, a magazine with interesting articles about some of “our” historic figures….
“Princes”, Arthur “Tudor”, Cecily Neville, Edward of Lancaster, executions, Geoffrey Plantagenet, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VIII, Isabel Neville, Jane Shore, Jasper “Tudor”, Lord Bonville, Margaret of Anjou, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Salon Prive, Sir Thomas Kyriell, Tewkesbury, Wars of the Roses, Westminster AbbeyA new (to me) magazine has come to my attention. Salon Privé Magazine was founded in 2008 and very definitely “coffee table material”. Anyway, the publication came to my attention when an article about George of Clarence popped into my inbox. The article was factual and impartial, which made a pleasant change. And Richard, Duke…
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Various Goings on in the General Area of Cheshire.
Battle of Northampton, Battle of Shrewsbury, Blore Heath, Cheshire, Chester Castle, Chirk Castle, Clwyd, Coventry, de Bohun, Dee estuary, Duke of Norfolk, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, executions, fee-farm, Henry Duke of Somerset, Hexham, Holt, Holt Castle, House of Lancaster, Jasper “Tudor”, John Neville, John Paston III, John Southworth, Lancashire, Margaret of Anjou, Mold Fair, Nantwich, Redbank, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Sir William Stanley, Skipton Castle, swan, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas NevilleAlthough Cheshire was fiercely loyal to Richard II, after the Battle of Shrewsbury (1403) that loyalty gradually transferred itself to the House of Lancaster. Cheshire was a royal earldom and palatinate, with the King (or the Prince of Wales when there was one) as its immediate lord. As in next-door Lancashire, there was no resident…
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This phrase was (allegedly) used to the erstwhile Prince of Wales at Gordonstoun in the early 1960s. His younger son, Henry Duke of Sussex, seems not to understand the connections betwen previous Royal family members that well, either. This Express article quotes from his book, where he claims to be DESCENDED from Henry VI. As…
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