Lady Eleanor Talbot
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… but this lady in her thirties died far more recently near Norwich Cathedral …
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Recently I came across an interesting article on Royal Central listing all the Queens who had anniversaries relevant to June-births, deaths, coronations, marriages and the start of their reigns. However, I did notice a couple of things in it that I would query–an error and an omission. CALENDAR OF QUEENS First the error. The article…
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Elizabeth Wydeville…Serial Killer?
“Lambert Simnel”, ambush, Anne Mowbray, Annette Carson, attainder, Bermondsey Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, Cecily Duchess of York, Charles the Bold, Domenico Mancini, Dominican friaries, Drogheda, Duchess of Norfolk, Earl of Desmond, Earl of Kildare, Edward IV, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Wydeville, George Duke of Clarence, Grafton Regis, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, Hicks, Ireland, Isobel Neville, John Ashdown-Hill, John Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Kerry, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Leicester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, Lord High Constable, Luton Guildbook, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Minories, Parliament, Polydore Vergil, Ricardian, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Robert Stillington, Rous Roll, The Pink Queen, Thomas Penn, York civic recordsUPDATED VERSION AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/06/08/elizabeth-wydeville-serial-killer/ Elizabeth Wydeville The Royal Window Canterbury Cathedral. Yes, this is a serious question. After reading several of the late John Ashdown-Hill’s books, particularly his last one, Elizabeth Widville Lady Grey, I think it’s time to give it some serious thought. Although prima facie it may appear absurd, after…
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Digging up Britain’s Past
Alex Langlands, Armada, Auckland Castle, Battle of Falkirk, Boudicca, Catterick, Channel Five, Colchester Castle, Durham, Edward I, Elizabeth I, garrisons, Helen Skelton, HMS Invincible, horses, Iceni, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Napoleonic wars, Nero, prince bishops, Raksha Dave, Roman Britain, Roman roads, Scotland, Silchester, Sir Andrew Moray, Sir William wallace, stables, Stirling Bridge, Sudeley Castle, Time team, war horses, warshipsThis Channel Five documentary has just completed a second series, with Alex Langlands and Raksha Dave, late of Time Team, in place of Helen Skelton. One particular episode was about Auckland Castle, where the “Prince Bishops” of Durham have lived for centuries and where archaeology is being carried out around the building. One of these…
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They are: Edward IV, Charles II (buried today in 1685) and William IV, all of whom had a large number of illegitimate children, but none left a legitimate heir. Edward IV (1442-83) had twelve to fifteen children by various mistresses, including Elizabeth Wydville, but none by Lady Eleanor Talbot, his only legal wife, whose probable…
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Astley Castle and church..photo taken 1976. Courtesy of Will Roe, Nuneaton Memories. Astley Castle, Warwickshire, was the marital home of Sir John and Elizabeth Grey nee Wydeville. Sir John often comes across as a shadowy figure, outshone in eminence by his wife, and later widow, who went on to catch the eye of a king. This…
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Matthew Lewis on YouTube: 1) More
“Princes”, “withered arm”, allegory, Arthur “Tudor”, Calais, council meeting, David Starkey, Dighton, Edmund de la Pole, Edward IV, Elizabeth Lucy, Henry VI, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Lady Eleanor Talbot, London Guildhall, Mancini, Miles Forest, More, Morton, pre-contract, Richard III, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Stanley, Tower of London, Tyrrell “confession”I’ve decided to have a little go at some YouTube stuff. My first foray is a breakdown of my Top 10 problems with Sir Thomas More’s story of Richard III. It’s so full of problems that I’m left dismayed that academic historians I speak to still insist on relying on More’s evidence even today. There…
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“….[executed in the Tower of London was] William Hastings, who tried to support the claims of Edward VI [sic] children to the throne in 1483….” The above is a quote from this link – which contains boo-boos, as you can see from my quote. Well, was that why Hastings was executed? For trying to support…
The New Murrey and Blue blog 