John Duke of Suffolk
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Wingfield
Azincourt, Beccles, Charles Brandon, de la Pole family, Edward IV, Edward the Black Prince, Elizabeth de la Pole, executions, Harfleur, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, Henry V, Jane, John Duke of Suffolk, Marguerite de la Pole, Michael de la Pole, Nicolas of the Tower, Pakefield, Pavia, Richard II, Richard III, Robert Leman, Sir John Leman, Sir john Wingfield, Sir William de la Pole, Stoke Field, William Brandon, William Duke of Suffolk, WingfieldWingfield is a village in the middle of North Suffolk, just a few miles off the A140. There is a “castle”, but this is privately occupied and the owner is a little secretive. The village also features a small “college” and wedding venue, also known as Wingfield Barns, but its main features are St. Andrew’s…
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Tintagel in Cornwall is best known for its connections to King Arthur. However, the castle, although reputed in folklore to be Arthur’s birthplace, does not date from the Dark Ages but from medieval times, being first built by Earl Reginald, the illegitimate son of Henry I, then later remodelled by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, younger…
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IN AN OXFORDSHIRE VILLAGE
“Nicholas of the Tower”, Alice Chaucer, ambush, astrologers, de la Pole family, death at sea, Dover, Edward IV, Edward of Middleham, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Ewelme, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, John Duke of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Margaret of Anjou, Oxfordshire, Richard III, Thomas Montagu, Wallingford, William Duke of SuffolkIn a beautiful, sleepy Oxfordshire village stands the church of St Mary the Virgin. Once this village was a much busier place, with ornate Almhouses known as ‘God’s House’ (now partly a school) and a lavish manor house that was near enough a palace. Other than a wall of the old dairy, not one trace…
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Richard and John de la Pole I and II….
Alice Chaucer, Azincourt, Battle of Bosworth, de la Pole family, Earl of Lincoln, Edmund Earl of Suffolk, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Game of Thrones, Geoffrey Chaucer, Harfleur, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Hull, Italian Wars, John Duke of Suffolk, Michael de la Pole, Pavia, Stoke Field, Suffolk, William de la Pole, WingfieldThis article is about the de la Poles and their connection with Hull. The author rather muddles some members of the family but there are no nasty comments about Richard III. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/…/story-29118778-…/story.html
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The True History of King Richard III (Part 2)
Anne of Exeter, Baynard’s Castle, Berkhamsted, Cecily Duchess of York, Earl of Northumberland, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Duke of Somerset, Henry VI, John Duke of Somerset, John Duke of Suffolk, Lord Clifford, Lord Egremont, Ludlow, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Margaret of Anjou, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Sandal Castle, satire, Sir Richard Croft, St. AlbansThe Battle of St. Albans, 1455. Having been two years in the womb, Richard was naturally a forward child, and in no time at all he was not only walking but wearing a little suit of armour. The Duke of York had this made for him by the village blacksmith, an advanced craftsman who doubled…
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Elizabeth, Duchess of Norfolk, is a good height for a woman, but not tall – only her headdress make her seem so. As a recent widow, she is clad entirely in black, from head to foot, her furred gown made of the finest wool damask London mercers can supply. She is a handsome woman –…
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