John Howard Duke of Norfolk
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An invitation to a magnificent farewell feast….
Auld Lang Syne, Castles in the air, cats, Elizabeth Duchess of Suffolk, Fools and jesters, Henry VII, John de la pole Earl of Lincoln, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, lapdogs, Margaret Beaufort, medieval dogs and hounds, medieval feasts and banquets, medieval recipes, pugs, Richard III, Sir William StanleyI think that by now many of you know that the Murrey & Blue blog is to end by 24 January. To those of you for whom this is the first intimation, I apologise. There may be efforts to continue it or start a new blog in its place, but the final post in its…
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So here is one of John Ashdown-Hill‘s lesser-known articles, delineating the build-up to and consequences of the death of the last Mowbray Duke of Norfolk in January 1475/6. It shows the descent of the senior Mowbrays from Edward I and tells how his daughter‘s title was hijacked by Edward IV for his own son and…
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THE GELDERLAND DOCUMENT – ‘PROOF OF LIFE OF RICHARD DUKE OF YORK* ALIAS PERKIN WARBECK
“Missing Princes Project”, “Perkin”, “Princes”, Albert of Saxony, Anne Crawford, Bermondsey Abbey, Charles VIII, continental archives, documents, Domenico Mancini, Dr. John Argentine, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, engelbert ii of nassau, evidence, executions, exile, Frederick the Wise, Gelderland Document, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, Human Shredder, Ireland, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, lion tower, Lisbon, Margaret of Burgundy, Maximilian I, Nathalie Nijman-Bliekendaal, Netherlands, Paul Murray Kendall, Philippa Langley, Polydore Vergil, Portugal, Richard III, Robert Morton, Sir Edward Brampton, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Tournament Tapestry, Tower of London, Tyburn, University of Utrecht, Westminster Abbey*This is the title of a chapter from The Princes in the Tower by Philippa Langley. Without the aid of this invaluable book I would never have been able to write this post… Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com The Gelderland Document is a unique, tantalising and quite astonishing document that was discovered back in the…
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Oh dear, the shivers are running down my back because I just found this article which relates some of the watery horrors of East Anglia. I came upon the article while searching for something about John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, who would die at Bosworth alongside the king whose good friend and supporter he…
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I wonder …
“Tudor” rebellions, Anne Boleyn, Charles II, Dukes of Norfolk, Edward I, Edward III, Edward of Buckingham, Edward VI, executions, Henry Earl of Surrey, Henry VIII, James VII/II, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, John of Gaunt, Katherine Howard, Lords Howard of Effingham, poetry, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Sir Thomas Wyatt, St. Edward the Confessor, Strutts, succession, Thomas of Brotherton, Thomas of woodstockWe all know that Sir John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, was descended from Thomas of Brotherton, a younger son of Edward I. Several branches of the Howard family have held the title ever since, except for periods under attainder from 1485-1514, 1547-53 and 1572-1660. Were any of them descended from more recent monarchs? Henry…
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Another book of solid evidence
“Lambert Simnel”, “Missing Princes Project”, “Princes”, Albert of Saxony, Ann Wroe, Annette Carson, Battle of Stoke, Bertram Fields, Coldridge, continental archives, evidence, Gipping Hall, Human Shredder, Jersey, John Ashdown-Hill, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Matthew Lewis, Maximilian I, Philippa Langley, Pontefract Castle, Sir John EvansThis time, Philippa Langley and her team have discovered proof that both the “Princes” survived into 1487, by which time Henry “Tudor” had re-legitimated them both by repealing the original Titulus Regiuss unread. Both went on to challenge Henry, albeit unsuccessfully. The evidence, verified by the likes of Dr. Janina Ramirez, includes: An invoice from…
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I am currently reading the new edition of The History of King Richard the Third by Sir George Buc. This is a massive tome, by any standards, and certainly, no light read. I have barely begun to absorb the contents, but one interesting discussion in the (very large) introduction is about the famous letter which…
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Ockwells Manor in Berkshire is surely one of the most beautiful old houses in the United Kingdom. It encapsulates everything we sigh for longingly when it comes to rambling, romantic half-timbered medieval properties with gables and a good few chimneys. And it predates the Tudors! More than its beauty and desirability, Ockwells Manor has a…
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The Wardrobe, the King’s Wardrobes….er, no The Queen’s Wardrobe….?
Agas map, Baynard’s Castle, Besant, Canterbury, Edward III, Great Fire of London, Henry IV, Joan of Kent, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, past maps, Peasants’ Revolt, Phillippa of Hainault, pilgrimage, Richard II, Richard III, Royal Street, Royal wardrobe, Simon of Sudbury, Stow, Tower of London, wine merchantsDuring the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381, when the Tower of London was breached by the rebels and some of those sheltering inside were dragged out and executed, another person of note who was there was widowed Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales, mother of 14-year-old King Richard II. Well, the future Henry IV was…
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