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The White Hart of Richard II

Jun 21, 2023

anniversaries, buildings, heraldry, religion

Cheshire archers, Herne, Hollands, livery badges, pub signs, Richard II, Westminster Abbey, white hart

This image of the Muniments Room in Westminster Abbey shows the White Hart of King Richard II, still standing there 623 years after his death. A remarkable survival. The White Hart was King Richard’s livery badge which he circulated to his supporters in the 1390s. It possibly derived from his mother’s cognizance of the…
Herne was Richard III’s huntsman….?

Aug 6, 2020

buildings, culture

Celtic myths, Cernunnos, Herne, Herne’s Oak, hunting, Richard II, Richard III, royal collection, Samuel Ireland, Shakespeare, Victoria, Windsor Castle Great Park

Herne and his oak tree seem to have been associated with Windsor Castle Great Park for a very long time. The Sun “….Meanwhile, in the grounds of Windsor Great Park, it has been said you can sometimes spot the ghost of Herne, who was a huntsman for Richard III….” Really? Methinks the newspaper is mistaken,…