Henry Holland Duke of Exeter

The True History of King Richard III (Part 3)

Dec 28, 2015

Alternative History, humour

Anne of Exeter, Baynard’s Castle, Berkhamsted, Castle Barnard, Cecily Duchess of York, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, John Duke of Suffolk, Lord Clifford, Ludlow, Margaret of Anjou, Margaret of Burgundy, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, satire

The True History of King Richard III – Part 3 Interlude It is now time for a little housekeeping and explanation. The political situation between 1455 and 1459 is too boring and complicated to go into here. Suffice it to say that sometimes the Duke of York was in power, and sometimes the Duke of…
12 surprising facts about the Wars of the Roses

Oct 11, 2015

battles

1475 invasion of France, Anne of Exeter, Bamburgh, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Blore Heath, Burgundy, Caister Castle, Calais, cannon, Cecily Duchess of York, Earl of Ormond, Earl of Oxford, Edward of Lancaster, executions, Francesco Coppini, Francesco Sforza, George Duke of Clarence, George Neville, Gregory, Hammes, Hedgeley Moor, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, Henry VII, Hexham, Hornby Castle, Jack Cade, John of Gaunt, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Lancastrians, legates, Lionel of Antwerp, Lord High Constable, Ludford Bridge, Ludlow, Margaret of Anjou, Matt Lewis, Mortimer’s Cross, Mortimers, Nibley Green, Pius II, private battles, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Roxburgh, Sandal Castle, Sir Andrew Trollope, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Sir John Fortescu, Sir Ralph Grey, Sir William Stanley, St. Albans, St. michael’s Mount, Stoke Field, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas Talbot Viscount Lisle, Tower Hill, Towton, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses, William Lord Berkeley, Windsor

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Edward IV – no pussycat!

Jul 2, 2015

law

Bognor Regis, Charles II, Countess of Warwick, Edward IV, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, John Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, Richard II, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Tewkesbury

I find it – interesting, shall we say – that some people are so keen to hate Richard III that they tend to play down the fact that his brother, Edward IV, was at least as ruthless, if not more so. This does no service to Edward, who in some narratives seems to be a…
DUKE RICHARD THE 3RD DUKE OF YORK (3): heir to the throne

Mar 8, 2015

genealogy, law

“Loveday”, Bastard of Fauconberg, Blore Heath, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edward II, Edward of Lancaster, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry IV, Henry VI, Jack Cade, Lord Clifford, Margaret of Anjou, Northampton, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Richard of Salisbury, St. Albans, Succession rights, Thomas Neville, War, Waurin, William Duke of Suffolk

The she-wolf of France, but worse than wolves of France Whose tongue more poisons than an adders tooth How ill beseeming it is in thy sex To triumph like an amazon trull” (Henry VI Part 3) St Albans and its significance The first battle of St Albans represents a landmark in the dispute between York…

Henry Holland Duke of Exeter

The True History of King Richard III (Part 3)

12 surprising facts about the Wars of the Roses

Edward IV – no pussycat!

DUKE RICHARD THE 3RD DUKE OF YORK (3): heir to the throne