Edward the Black Prince

Guy Ritchie’s inheritance blooper on Netflix….

Mar 7, 2024

buildings, genealogy, law, religion

bigamy, Castile, child mortality, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, entail male, family trusts, guy ritchie, Henry IV, illegitimate children, Isabel of Castile, John of Gaunt, land, Lionel of Antwerp, Mortimers, Moynihan barony, Netflix, primogeniture, Richard II, Sir Brian Stanley-Wainwright, Stephen Lark, The Gentlemen, titles

There’s a new “blockbuster” coming up on Netflix. It’s called The Gentlemen, and is described as follows: “….Army captain Eddie Horniman is working for the UN abroad when he learns his aristocratic dad has died….everyone expects Eddie’s older brother Freddy to become next Duke of Halstead and inherit the estate…but his father has disinherited Freddy…
The Black Prince had a sense of humour….

Feb 14, 2024

anniversaries, buildings, genealogy, humour

Anthony Goodman, architecture, babewins, Edward the Black Prince, follies, henry yevele, Joan of Kent, Kennington Palace, monkey, Richard II

When we think of Edward of Woodstock (the “Black Prince”) I doubt if his sense of humour figures very much. He was definitely not known for curling up in laughter or playing pranks, so perhaps it will come as a surprise to find that humour did indeed figure in at least one aspect of…
The early Hollands – or Holands

Feb 5, 2024

buildings, genealogy

annulment, barons Holland, Borehamwood, Cheshire, Cheshire risings, County of St. Pol, Duchy of Brittany, Edward II, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, Hale, Henry II, Henry VI, Hollands, House of Lancaster, House of York, Ireland family, Joan of Kent, Lancashire, Lancashire Assizes, Lovells, Matthew Holland, maud de la zouche, Mitford sisters, Mortimers, murder, Parliament, Robert Holand, secret marriage, Sir John Egerton, Thomas Holland, Thomas of Lancaster, Thurstan Holland, Upholland, Wigan

Upholland is a village in Lancashire, about 4 miles from Wigan and these days only just outside Greater Manchester. It was formerly the HQ of the Lancashire gentry family of Holland. (Up until the 15th Century, it was often, if not invariably, spelt ‘Holand’, but I will stick with the modern spelling for consistency.) The…
No roads to or from Berkeley in Gloucestershire….?

Jan 24, 2024

anniversaries, Book Reviews, buildings, genealogy, travel

A38, barges, Berkeley Castle, berkeley pill, Bristol, david tandy, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, Gloucester, Henry II, Henry III, isabellle de france, maps, Marshes, richard barber, roads, Severn Estuary

You all know the old saying “Curiosity killed the cat”. I’m one such cat and often see something funny or odd in the blandest of sentences. I just can’t help it. Well, this irrepressible curiosity has been pricked again. At the age of 10, in the summer of 1340, Edward of Woodstock, the young…
A lesson in buying books online….

Jan 17, 2024

anniversaries, battles, Book Reviews, genealogy

Amazon, books, Edward the Black Prince, Hundred Years War, large print, overpricing, Philip the Bold

Yes, yes, before you point it out, I know part of the following is my own fault for not reading the samples on Amazon. I’ve just purchased two books concerning the above battles in the Hundred Years War, one book is 239 pages long, the other 245. If I’d inspected the Amazon details fully…
Celebrity Apprentice – the latest contestants

Nov 14, 2022

anniversaries, genealogy, humour

Celebrity Apprentice, Charles “III”, Edward the Black Prince, Edward VII, George IV, James VI/I, satire, television preview
Where did the Black Prince come ashore when he crossed the Thames to his favourite palace at Kennington….?

May 9, 2022

buildings, travel

Albert Embankment, Black Prince Road, Edward the Black Prince, Horseferry, Kennington Palace, London, London Borough of Lambeth, Old Broad Street, Old Kennington Green, past maps, Pennington Palace, River Thames, Vauxhall, White hart Dock, White Hart Stairs

In my seemingly endless trekking around the internet in search of information about Kennington (not Kensington!) Palace, I was pleasantly surprised to at last discover something I’d been trying to pinpoint for some time. In the days before there was any bridge over the Thames except Old London Bridge, the only way to cross the…
John of Gaunt by Kathryn Warner

Mar 6, 2022

anniversaries, genealogy, law, sources

biographies, Blanche of Lancaster, Caherine de Roet, character, Constanza of Castile, Edmund of Langley, Edward the Black Prince, generosity, greed, John of Gaunt, Kathryn Warner, Lancastrians, Lionel of Antwerp, Thomas of woodstock, translation, wills

This is a very valuable new biography of John of Gaunt. As usual with this author, the incredibly complex network of family relationships is successfully navigated. There is a fair amount of ‘correction of the record’. For example, Duchess Blanche did not die of plague in 1369, but of unknown causes in 1368. Duchess Constanza…
The Black Prince’s tomb is nothing but his son’s propaganda….!

Feb 9, 2022

anniversaries, buildings, heraldry, religion

Canterbury Cathedral, Duchy of Cornwall, Edward the Black Prince, Henry IV, Henry VII, Pontefract Castle, propaganda, Richard II, royal tombs, usurpation

Here’s more about the Black Prince’s tomb/effigy at Canterbury. It includes a link to a very detailed account of the investigations and findings. And now another on the same subject, that claims the effigy (which the prince himself requested and described in detail) was created by his son Richard II solely to boost his own…
THE MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES OF GREAT BRITAIN : CHARLES A STOTHARD

Jan 16, 2022

anniversaries, art, battles, buildings, religion

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…