Henry VII
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Which of Isabel of Clarence’s ladies was the mysterious Yorkist spy….?
“Princes”, Ankarette Twynho, Anne Neville, Battle of Towton, Duke of Clarence, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Westminster, Elizabeth Lady St Amand, George, Henry VI, Henry VII, Isabel Neville, John Ashdown-Hill, Margaret of Anjou, Philippe Commynes, Richard III, Richard Neville 16th Earl of Warwick, Sir John Wenlock, Sir Roger Tocotes, Wars of the Roses, Warwick the KingmakerWe’ve always known that George, Duke of Clarence (https://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_21.htm), the disgruntled brother of Edward IV and Richard, Duke of Gloucester (https://richardiii.net/), went over the wall to join Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (https://richardiii.net/richard- iii-his-world/his-family/the-making-of-the-kingmaker/). George then married the earl’s elder daughter Isabel Neville (https://womenshistory.info/isabel-neville/), in the belief that his new father-in-law, the famous “Kingmaker”…
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2025 will be the tenth anniversary of the King Richard III Visitor Centre and over the Christmas Season they’ve produced an interesting post, with lots of photographs, videos and memories of what’s happened since Richard was found in 2012. Take a look. https://x.com/kriiicentre
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Medieval royal Christmases….with a few camels thrown in….!
A Christmas Carol, Bayeux Tapestry, Becket, Bishop Odo, Charles Dickens, Christ Church Canterbury, coronation 1066, Edward III, Edward IV, Elizabeth I, Epiphany, Henry I, Henry II, Henry III, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, John Leland, Katherine of Aragon, King John, King Wenceslas carol, Lucy Worsley Christmas Odyssey, Matthew Paris – Benedictine, Medieval camels, medieval Christmas, Medieval Ireland, Richard II, Richard III, Royal Menagerie, Scrooge, Twelfth Night, William ICamels seem to have figured quite a lot in gifts to medieval monarchs, at Christmas and other times. But I’ll begin with commenting on the season itself. St Stephen’s Day is the second day of Christmas (Christmas Day itself being the first, and Epiphany, 6 January, the twelfth and last). Today, unless we’re among those…
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Before I write another word, may I wish you all the Compliments of the Season….and warn that my post today has little to do with the sacred and profound meaning of Christmas, but rather with the earthly aspects, both happy and sad. There were only two Christmases in Richard III’s all too brief reign, and…
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‘Twas Christmas Eve after Bosworth, the feast had been brill,but the Camembert* was vengeful, and Henry was ill.He’d gorged on a surfeit of Brie so scrumptious,and gobbling the Roquefort made him feel nauseous. As he curled up in bed, his innards were churning.Cheeses floated before him, constantly turning.His eyes he did close. “Please, Lord, let me…
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“….A MEMOIR OF THE COURT OF HENRY VII: An Edition of BL, MS. Cotton Julius B. XII, fols. 8v[1]66r, with Textual and General Introduction…. “….The memoir of the court of Henry VII for the years of 1486-90, contained in BL, MS Cotton Julius B. XII, fols. 8v-66r, represents an invaluable source for the study of…
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It’s sometimes interesting to read modern appraisals of Richard III. In this case modern means 2004, revised in 2007. So it was written only a few years before the discovery of Richard’s remains. I will not quote from it or delve into its contents because it’s one of those that has to be read in…
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First John of Gloucester, now….could Edward of Westminster (Lancaster) have been a father too….?
Anne Neville, Battle of Bosworth, battle of tewkesbury, dispensation, DNA, Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset, Edward 17th Earl of Warwick, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Westminster, George of Clarence, Henry VI, Henry VII, Isabel Neville Duchess of Clarence, John of Gloucester, John of Pontefract, Katherine Countess of Pembroke, Margaret of Anjou, morning sickness, Perkin Warbeck, Richard III, Richard Neville 16th Earl of Warwick, stretch marks, Wars of the RosesIn mid-November I posted about whether or not Richard III’s illegitimate son, known as John of Gloucester or John of Pontefract, could possibly have had children. See here https://murreyandblue.org/2024/11/12/could-john-of-gloucester-have-had-children/. Richard III had an illegitimate daughter, Katherine, who became Countess of Pembroke but she died childless, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herbert,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke). There are no other confirmed offspring of Richard III,…
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A very satisfying mini-biography of John Morton….!
“Tudor” propaganda, Battle of Bosworth, Buckingham’s Rebellion 1483, Cardinal John Morton, Edward of Lancaster, Edward of Westminster, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VI, Henry VII, Jane Shore, Princes in the Tower, Queen Anne Neville, Richard III, Sir Thomas More’s ‘The History of King Richard III’, William Lord HastingsIf you go to this link http://tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/JohnMorton.htm you’ll find a brief biography of Cardinal John Morton, he of despicable memory. It’s rather surprising in that it rips the dear fellow to shreds and is therefore a very agreeable read for all Ricardians. Morton is considered to be the source of most of the lies about…
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An interesting new creation of Richard III and his nephews….
“Princes”, Battle of Wakefield 1460, Blaybourne – archer, burial George of Clarence Tewkesbury Abbey, Cecily Duchess of York, Coldridge church window, Coldridge parish church, Edmund, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, George of Clarence, Henry VII, Henry VIII, House of Beaufort, House of York, John Ashdown-Hill, John Evas – Evans, Margaret Beaufort, Richard 3rd Duke of York, Richard III, Shrewsbury Book 1445, Urn Westminster AbbeyI recently came upon this link to a new video— https://youtu.be/CBXaZkCnP44—of Richard III and his nephews. The likenesses were based on the earliest known portrait of Richard (see left above, made 30-40 years after his death), and in the case of the boys, likenesses of their parents. The still images are manipulated to make them…
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