John Beaumont
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The disgraceful second marriage of the unpleasant 3rd Earl of Arundel….
“Copped Hat”, annulment, Arundel Castle, bigamy, Bodleian Library, child marriage, clement vi, dispensations, Earl of Arundel, Edmund Crouchback, Edward II, Eleanor of Lancaster, executions, Fitzalans, Havering atte Bower, Henry III, Henry of Lancaster, Hugh Despencer the Younger, illegitimate children, Isabel le Despenser, John Beaumont, Kathryn Warner, Lewes Priory, Limoges, National Portrait Gallery, popes, prisoners, Saint-Martial, scandal, Sir Edmund Arundel, tournaments, Tower of LondonIn January 1376, 63-year-old Richard Fitzalan, 3rd/10th (depending on how you calculate it) Earl of Arundel, passed away at Arundel Castle and was interred at Lewes Priory, where his 54-year-old second wife had lain to rest since 1372. The earl was nicknamed “Copped Hat” because of the type of gabled headwear he favoured, and he…
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GLEASTON CASTLE – RENDEZVOUS FOR THE YORKIST REBELS IN 1487?
“Lambert Simnel”, Battle of Bosworth, Cecily Bonville, Coldridge, coronations, Cumbria, David Baldwin, Dublin, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Gleaston Castle, Harringtons, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, John Beaumont, Michael Bennett, Richard III, Robert Markenfield, sanctuary, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Sir John Evans, Sir Richard Edgecumbe, St. Matthew’s, Stoke Field, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Westminster AbbeyReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @ sparkypus.com Gleaston Castle today. Entrance to south west tower. Photo Chloe Grainger @castlestudiestrust.org Some of you reading this may be familiar with other posts I have written concerning what I call the Coldridge theory. For those of you who are not familiar with the theory here is a brief…
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