Henry I

The Hidden Abbey Project

Jul 17, 2016

anniversaries, buildings, Science

Ground Penetrating Radar, Henry I, Kingfinder General, Philippa Langley, Reading Abbey

The first news of some GPR action in Reading: http://www.philippalangley.co.uk/news.html Further information is available from: http://readingshiddenabbey.blogspot.co.uk/
Revealing Richard III

Jul 6, 2016

archaeology, Science

“Princes”, 1483, David Johnson, DNA evidence, foreign archives, Henry I, John Ashdown-Hill, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Leicester dig, Looking for Richard, Philippa Langley, Reading Abbey, Wendy Johnson

http://revealingrichardiii.com/index.html Now we know what those behind the Looking for Richard project are up to next*, from Lady Eleanor and the “Princes” to the year 1483 itself. There is certain to be some DNA involved. * apart from Henry I and Reading Abbey, of course
Work begins in Reading

Jun 24, 2016

archaeology, battles, Science

Greyfriars, Ground Penetrating Radar, Henry I, Hidden Abbey Project, John Ashdown-Hill, Kingfinder General, Leicester, Philippa Langley, Reading Abbey, Richard III

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/12/archaeologists-begin-hunt-for-remains-of-henry-i/ Of course, some people knew exactly where to find Richard III.
THE RED KING–WILLIAM RUFUS

Jun 6, 2016

genealogy, sources

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Henry I, King William II, Malmesbury Chronicle, murder, mythology, New Forest, Normans, Rufus Stone, Sir James Tyrrell, Walter Tirel, William I, Winchester Cathedral

Amidst the spreading Oaks of the New Forest stands a solitary stone, once ten foot high with a ball on top, now truncated and protected from vandals. Known as the Rufus Stone, it is the memorial to a slain king, William II, one of England’s most mysterious and little known Norman Kings. On the stone,…
Putting Richard’s name to his bones….

Mar 24, 2016

archaeology, Science

Baron de la Warr, DNA evidence, Dundee University, Henry I, identity, Jamestown, Leicester University, Lisa Gherardni, Reading Abbey, Smithsonian Institution

Putting names to bones The above article is very interesting, although the picture that went with it is of Richard’s remains. I know this still upsets many, so I have changed it for one of my own pictures. The text doesn’t only concern Richard, although it does to a great extent. Differing views expressed, of course,…
Time to go digging for kings again…

Jan 10, 2016

archaeology, Science

Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxons, burials, Cwmhir Abbey, Dunfermline Abbey, Eadgyth, Harold II, Henry I, Leicester, Llewellyn the Last, Magdeburg, Margaret of Wessex, Oswald, Reading Abbey, Richard III, Waltham Abbey, Winchester

A section of the Bayeaux Tapestry showing the death of Harold II Hulton Archive/Getty Images http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/five-missing-kings-and-queens-and-where-we-might-find-them-a6798966.html I think we should all get out our trowels and knee-pads to go digging around again!
The Problem with ‘Usurpation’ (re-blogged from http://www.annettecarson.co.uk/357052370)

Dec 12, 2015

law

Annette Carson, Chrimes, Edmund Mortimer, Edward II, Henry I, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry VI, Innocent III, John, John Locke, Magna Carta, Matilda, Parliament, primogeniture, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Rolls of Parliament, Stephen, treason, tyranny, Westminster Hall, William Marshall, Witangemot

With my long-standing interest in treason and usurpation, I was fascinated to see the video of the mock trial of the Magna Carta barons staged in the wonderful surroundings of Westminster Hall on 31 July 2015.* I use the term ‘Magna Carta barons’ loosely, and indeed the trial itself could address only one arbitrary, early…
An interview with Phillippa Langley – Part One …

Oct 30, 2015

archaeology, buildings, Science

“Princes”, Edward IV, Ground Penetrating Radar, Henry I, Historic England, interviews, Kingfinder General, National Archives, nominative determinism, Philippa Langley, Reading Abbey, Richard III, Shakespeare, Stanleys

… in which we question the “Kingfinder General”: 1) Did your name, shared with two of Richard III’s great-grandparents, interest you in him? I remember being intrigued by seeing the name Langley and the Philippas in his Plantagenet ancestry and family tree but it wasn’t what interested me in Richard. I was captivated by his…
More mtDNA investigations

Oct 17, 2015

archaeology, genealogy, Science

“Beauforts”, Alfred, Auramala Project, denialists, Edward II, Faversham, Gloucester Cathedral, Henry I, Hicks, John Ashdown-Hill, Kathryn Warner, Kingfinder General, Leicester, mtDNA evidence, Pavia, Philippa Langley, Reading, Richard III, Stephen, Winchester, Y-chromosome

This time, the subject is Edward II and the investigator is Kathryn Warner, his most recent biographer: http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/elizabeth-de-clare-isabella-de-verdon.html Like Richard III, Edward II was reportedly buried in a prominent position – the high altar of Gloucester Cathedral. Although Kathryn Warner doesn’t believe that he died in Berkeley Castle in September 1327, she is seeking his…
The latest on the search for Henry I in Reading

Jun 27, 2015

archaeology, buildings, Science

Civil War, Edward VI, Ground Penetrating Radar, Henry I, Henry VIII, Hugh Farringdon, Kingfinder General, Lampreys, MBE, Philippa Langley, playground, Reading Abbey, Reformation

Another good article here: http://www.livescience.com/51235-search-for-king-henry-tomb.html