France
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Henry IV had the image of a warrior. It was just as well as no sooner was he established on the throne than he was fighting in Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France, as well as beating off his internal enemies. So it will not surprise you that the country was soon bankrupt, and that Henry…
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I have a theory that a lot of what we call “history” arises from the “hospital pass”. (For those who don’t know, this term comes from Rugby. It’s where the ball is passed to you at a moment or in a situation where the opposition is bound (or at least likely) to recover the situation…
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Well, even grisly notions can make me laugh….! It could have been her, of course, or him.
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At least the word “presumed” has been allowed in! It introduces an element of doubt about Richard III. Which is better than nothing. I hope this relic is returned to where it belongs. This sort of thievery is despicable. Footnote: I am delighted to be able to report that since I wrote this article, the stolen…
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Another take on Richard de la Pole
Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’ Oro, battles, Edmund de la Pole, executions, exile, France, Francis I, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Hungary, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Lord Richard de la Pole, Lorraine, Louis XII, Marguerite de la Pole, Marie of Sicily, Metz, Pavia, Sibeud de Tivoley, Stoke FieldHere, the American blogger Samantha Wilcoxson writes about Lord Richard’s life in his capacity as the last free son of John, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, and as an exile from the England of the first two “Tudors”, before dying at Pavia and being buried in the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro there (right). From Lord Richard’s Wikipedia page,…
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On the battlefield of Towton We were rearmost of the rear We were tasked to guard the baggage And to keep the exits clear But when the foe was vanquished And ran away in frantic fear We charged right in (We charged right in) We charged right in (We charged right in) We showed them…
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A new interpretation of 1580s events
Armada, Battle of Bosworth, Battle of Sedgemoor, Buckingham rebellion, Duke of Medina Sidonia, Duke of Parma, Elizabeth I, executions, Fotheringhay, France, French Wars of Religion, Glorious Revolution, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, James of Monmouth, James VII/II, John Ashdown-Hill, John Hawkins, Lisbon, Lord Howard of Effingham, Marie de Guise, Mary II, Mary Stuart, Monmouth Rebellion, naval battles, Netherlands, Phillip II, Plymouth, Portland, Richard III, Scotland, Sir Francis Drake, Spain, Tilbury speech, William IIIWe all know that Mary Stuart was beheaded at Fotheringhay on 8 February 1587 and that the Spanish Armada sailed to facilitate a Catholic invasion of England in the following year, leaving Lisbon on 28 May and fighting naval battles in late July, at Plymouth and Portland. The traditional view is that Mary Stuart’s execution…
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STATEMENT IN STONE
Anne of Gloucester, Battle of Shrewsbury, Bohun inheritance, Calais, Caldicot, Caldicot Castle, Edmund Earl of Stafford, Eleanor de Bohun, executions, France, Henry IV, Henry of Buckingham, Humphrey Duke of Buckingham, Lionel of Antwerp, Lords Appellant, Mary de Bohun, Merciless Parliament, Northampton, Pleshey Castle, regent, Richard II, Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March, Salisbury, Thomas of woodstock, Wales, Woodstock TowerMost old castles will have graffiti both old and new pecked into their stonework somewhere. People like to leave A symbol for posterity (often unfortunately.) Very few ancient buildings, however, have the owner’s name graven into them for for eternity. Not so at Caldicot in Wales. If you walk around to the back of the…
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Edward III was a great king. No doubt about that. And a forceful leader who knew his mind. The same went for his son, who has gone down in history as the Black Prince. So it came as a surprise to me when, on glancing through my new copy of The Black Prince…
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