Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham
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Well, here’s an intriguing little revelation about a medieval property scam to benefit the Twynyho family at Soulton Hall, Shropshire. The trickery took place in 1395, and the Twynyhos still held Soulton Hall in 1483 when Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham*, was captured by Richard III right on the estate’s border. What was the…
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The Angel & Royal has its blue plaque at last….!
Angel & Royal Inn Grantham, Battle of Bosworth, blue plaque, Buckingham’s Rebellion 1483, Elizabeth of York, Great Seal, Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Henry Tudor – Henry VII, House of Lancaster, House of York, Jasper Tudor Duke of Bedford, Margaret Beaufort mother of Henry VII, Richard III, Richard III Society, Wars of the RosesWe first posted about a blue plaque for the Angel & Royal Inn back in October 2021 (see https://murreyandblue.co.uk/2021/10/19/a-blue-plaque-for-the-angel-royal/). Well, at last that blue plaque has become fact. The plaque (see in detail at the end of this article) is in place and very impressive it is too….if long overdue! It is there thanks to…
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