Henry VII
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… or the probable anniversary of the battle of Mortimer’s Cross: Sunnes and Roses, a new album by The Legendary Ten Seconds Released on R ichard The Third Records on 31st December 2016. Songs featuring Warwick the Kingmaker. Richard III, Henry VII, Lord Hastings, Edward Earl of March, Lord Fitzwalter, Sir Andrew Trollope,…
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Fans of the Harry Potter films might have noted a familiar face looking out from the wall at Hogwarts–Dr Ashdown Hill certainly did, and duly mentioned it in a recent post on his FB site! Yes, a portrait of Henry VII is hanging in the wizarding school’s great hall, amidst those of more, um, fantastical…
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Richard III’s body is brought back to Leicester. Artwork by Victor Ambrus We all know the grim, but glorious way poor Richard met his death, his body maltreated at the callous behest of Henry Tudor – who was destined to die in his own bed. He isn’t listed in the link below, but his was…
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While browsing for a particular portrait, I came upon the picture above. It’s Anton Lesser as Thomas More, from the TV production of ‘Wolf Hall’, but in this particular shot he is a dead ringer for Henry VII. Before I read further, I actually did think it was a portrayal of Henry. It doesn’t make…
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It’s the old, old story again – while looking for one thing, I came upon something else. A Google search turned up a detailed plan of Eltham Palace. I followed the link, and came to a Pinterest page (Traveling Ruygt) with links to other pages, all concerning palaces, castles, etc. from our period of interest.…
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‘Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone….a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his…
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LORD OF THE NORTH
“Tudor” “sources”, AJ Pollard, Anne Sutton, Annette Carson, arbitration, Armstrong, Charles Ross, Council of the North, Dockray, Earl of Northumberland, Edward IV, elections, fishgarths, Fran, Francis Viscount Lovell, Gairdner, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VII, Hicks, hunting, John Earl of Lincoln, John Kendall, John Morton, justice, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lansdale and Boon, Lawrence Booth, Long Parliament, Lord High Constable, Lord of the North, Lord Scrope of Bolton, Lord Slim, loyalty, Mancini, Middleham, Nevilles, offices, Paul Murray Kendall, Peter Hammond, Piers Gaveston, Pontefract, Rachel Reid, Reformation, Richard III, riots, Robert Aske, Sandal Castle, Sandhurst, Scotland, Scottish Marches, Sir James Harrington, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Peter de la Billiere, Sir Ralph Assheton, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Sir Robert Percy, Thomas Lord Stanley, William Langland, Winston Churchill, Woodvilles, York civic records, YorkshireRichard duke of Gloucester: courage, loyalty, lordship and law[1] “ Men and kings must be judged in the testing moments of their lives Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because, as has been said, it is the quality that guarantees all others.” (Winston Churchill 1931) Introduction I do not suppose…
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It seems there is now new evidence at Pembroke Castle to suggest the existence of a late medieval building in which Henry VII may have born on 28th January, 1457. I am not quite sure why it is thought this might be the actual building where Margaret Beaufort gave birth at the age of around 14,…
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Well, all of them except Richard II. The following are extracts from the Introduction to Anthony Steel’s 1941 biography of Richard II. I think it is a very succinct and interesting description of the right to the throne of all the kings of England from Richard II to Henry VII. However… (see my comments at…
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This link takes you to an article about Medieval Palaces in London, and if you go down the page, you’ll come to a picture of the College of Arms, which moved there (from Coldharbour) in the last quarter of the 15th century. Yes, we all know about THAT! However, it is interesting that the…
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