funeral brass

Sir John Cassy, his wife, Alice and their dog, Terri.

May 23, 2024

anniversaries, art, buildings, law, religion

alice cassy, Apperley, british History Online, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, churches, commission of the peace, funeral brass, Gloucestershire, greyhounds, judges, magistrates, roman catholics, Royalists, sir john cassy, Tewkesbury, Wightfield Manor

The brass showing all three will be found at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, three miles from Tewkesbury. A church that is well worth a visit if you are in the area. Sir John is shown in the robes and coif of a judge of this era and was a quite senior member of his profession, appointed Chief…
Sir Ralph Assheton. (The ‘Black Knight of Ashton’) Vice-Constable of England.

Jul 9, 2023

anniversaries, battles, buildings, law, religion, sources

Ashton Hall, Battle of Bosworth, Black Knight, Clayton Hall, Coronation, Edward IV, English Civil War, Etihad Stadium, Flodden, funeral brass, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VI, Isabel Kirby, Jane Saville, Knight Marshal, knights banneret, Lieutenant of the Tower, Lord Byron, Margery Barton, Mary Byron, Middleton, Middleton Archers, Middleton Church, mothers, MPs, Ralph Holinshed, Richard III, Sheriff of Yorkshire, siege of Berwick, Sir Ralph Assheton, trams, Vice-Constable

There is some confusion about the parentage of Sir Ralph Assheton. At least, various internet sources give him alternative mothers. His father was Sir John Assheton of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. The family’s main residence was Ashton Hall, although this building was sadly destroyed in the 1890s to make way for a coal yard. The medieval parish…
Fit or fat? Knights with waspy waists….

Nov 12, 2021

battles, buildings, religion

armour, churches, Felbrigg, funeral brass, Knights, Norfolk, Simon de Felbrigg, weight

We all know that ladies of the Victorian era often fainted because their corsets were too tightly laced. A tiny waist was highly desirable. Well, it still is, of course, but not to such a ridiculous extent. This tortuous lacing would have been difficult enough for young women to endure, but Heaven alone knows…
A royal doctor colludes at murder….

Aug 7, 2020

battles, Book Reviews

“Princes”, Battle of Bosworth, Domenico Mancini, Dr. John Argentine, funeral brass, Henry VII, Raymond Lamont-Brown, Richard III, Tower of London

Yes, it’s those poor lost boys again, and maybe someone did do away with them as they slept. But who? According to Merriam-Webster, the verb Collude means “to connive with another : conspire, plot”. Right, that’s clear enough, so what is one to make of the following heading? A ROYAL DOCTOR COLLUDES AT MURDER – like…

funeral brass

Sir John Cassy, his wife, Alice and their dog, Terri.

Sir Ralph Assheton. (The ‘Black Knight of Ashton’) Vice-Constable of England.

Fit or fat? Knights with waspy waists….

A royal doctor colludes at murder….