errata

Henry VI was a pain, and Richard II was NOT Richard III….!

Mar 4, 2023

anniversaries, Science, sources

errata, Henry VI, insanity, Richard II, Richard III

Henry VI is not my favourite king, in fact I think he was a real pain in the posterior, whether in his lucid moments or not. This link is to a paper about him, which I confess to not having finished because I lost faith in its accuracy. No fewer than three times Richard II…
A pinch of salt reflected in A Distant Mirror….

Sep 29, 2021

anniversaries, Book Reviews, genealogy

A Distant Mirror, Barbara Tuchman, Duke of Surrey, Earl of Kent, Edward I, errata, Joan of Acre, Lancashire, Thomas Holland, titles

Here is a heartfelt lament. Some books are always widely lauded, and rightly so, but what happens when one finds a blooper within the hallowed pages? In this instance I speak of A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century, by Barbara Tuchman. It’s packed full of detail, and a great read…until that one blooper leaps…
Was anyone Regent of England in 1360….?

Mar 10, 2021

anniversaries, battles, buildings, heraldry, law, religion

Bishops of Lincoln, Canterbury Cathedral, Edward III, errata, flagstones, Henry of Lancaster, Hundred Years War, Jean II, John Buckingham, Kathryn Warner, regent, Thomas of woodstock, Treaty of Calais

John Bokyngham (or Buckingham; died 1399) was Bishop of Lincoln and was (according to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bokyngham) “….appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer from 1347 until 1350, Keeper of the Great Wardrobe in 1350 until 1353, Keeper of the (Household) Wardrobe in 1353 until 1357, and a Baron of the Exchequer in 1357 until 1360….” He was also “….keeper of the seal of Thomas, regent in England from March…

errata

Henry VI was a pain, and Richard II was NOT Richard III….!

A pinch of salt reflected in A Distant Mirror….

Was anyone Regent of England in 1360….?