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Geoffrey Wheeler

Who was at Sheriff Hutton at the time of Bosworth….?

Apr 20, 2018

anniversaries, buildings, genealogy

“Princes”, Anne St. Leger, Burgundy, Cecilia, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth of York, family, Geoffrey Wheeler, Henry VII, John Earl of Lincoln, John of Gloucester, Margaret of Salisbury, Richard III, Sheriff Hutton, Sir Thomas St. Leger

As I understand it, Richard sent his nieces Elizabeth and Cicely/Cecily to Sheriff Hutton before Bosworth, in the care of John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, who was then Richard’s successor as Lord of the North. Lincoln may have stayed there, because there is no proof that he fought alongside Richard. It is also…
Bewdley’s King Edward IV Charter

Jun 16, 2016

travel

archers, Arthur “Tudor”, Barnet, Bewdley, Bewdley Bridge, boar, Catherine of Aragon, Charters, Edward IV, Geoffrey Wheeler, Gloucester Cathedral, Leland, Ludlow, Michael K Jones, Mortimers, Queens’ College Cambridge, Quincentenary, Richard III, St. Anthony, Tewkesbury, Tickenhill

Bewdley Edward IV Charter I lived in Bewdley from 1976 to 2011 and discovered that there was a charter given to the town by King Edward IV in 1472 and that in 1972 the town had held some very successful Quincentenary celebrations. I found a book called “Bewdley: A Sanctuary Town” in the town library.…