Lord Chancellor

Some minor problems with Thomas More’s account.

Dec 31, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, law, religion, sources

“Princes”, “withered arm”, Anne Beauchamp, Anthony Wydville, Beaulieu Abbey, bigamy, discrepancies, Edward IV, executions, Henry VI, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Jane Shore, Lady Elizabeth Lucy, Lord Chancellor, marriage ceremony, mediaeval canon law, More, Pontefract Castle, pre-contract, Ralph Shaa, Richard III, secret marriage, Sheriff of Glamorgan, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Richard Grey, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Sir Thomas Vaughan, Tewkesbury, Thomas Dighton, Tower of London, Vice-Constable, Westminster, William Catesby, witchcraft

King Edward, of that name the fourth, after that he had lived fifty and three years, seven months, and six days, and thereof reigned two and twenty years, one month, and eight days, died at Westminster the ninth day of April. King Edward was born 28 April 1442 and died 9 April 1483. He was…
A wonderful old house with de la Pole history….

Sep 5, 2022

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy

Country Life, de la Pole family, Earls of Suffolk, John Earl of Lincoln, Kingston-upon-Hull, Lord Chancellor, Michael de la Pole, Poitiers, property sales, Richard II, Richard III, Sir john Wingfield, Suffolk, Wingfield College

The above illustration is of Wingfield College, which is on the market for an incredible £1.75million. (Surely that’s an error?) Oh my, it’s a dream residence for anyone who loves things medieval. Even more desirable is the fact that it has some significant historic connections. It was first granted to Sir John de Wingfield,…
The tapestries of Thomas Wolsey

Nov 29, 2021

anniversaries, art, buildings, religion

“The King’s Great Matter”, allegory, Archbishop of York, Archduke Philip, Arthur “Tudor”, Baynard’s Castle, cardinals, Catherine of Aragon, Christ was born as the Redeemer of Man, Emma Luisa Cahill Marron, Ferdinand of Aragon, Field of the Cloth of Gold, Hazel Pierce, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Infanta Maria, Ipswich, Isabel of Castile, Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca, Leicester Abbey, Lord Chancellor, Manuel Duke of Beja, Margaret of Salisbury, Narbona Cathedral, Peace and Mercy, Portugal, Richard Gresham, Richmond Palace, Royal College of Arms, Sheen, Sir Edward Howard, Spain, St. George, tapestries, The Creation, The Redemption of Man, The Virtues defy Vices, Thomas Wolsey, tournaments, Trinity College, University of Cantabria, Westminster Hall

We have recently come across this rather interesting article, extracted from Reyes y Prelados, by Emma Luisa Cahill Marron (excuse the missing accent) about Cardinal Wolsey and some of his artefacts. The original is in Spanish and here is a translation, by ladychaol.
Walking “Tudor” England

Aug 10, 2021

battles, buildings, genealogy, law, religion, television reviews, travel

“Bloody Mary”, “Tudors”, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Arthur “Tudor”, Ashdown Forest, attainder, Austin Friars, bear-baiting, Bishops of London, Bridewell Palace, brothels, Cambridge, cannon, Channel Five, Christopher Hatton, Clifford’s Tower, conspiracies, dancing, de heretico comburendo, Dutch refugees, East Midlands, Edmund Bonner, Edward of Buckingham, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, excommunication, executions, exile, fire, Framlingham Castle, Fulham Palace, Greenwich Palace, Grey-Dudley rebellion, Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes, Hampton Court, Henry Earl of Huntingdon, Henry Grey Duke of Suffolk, Henry VIII, Hever Castle, James VI/I, Jane, John Dudley Duke of Northumberland, John Foxe, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, Katherine Howard, Kenilworth Castle, Kenninghall, Kett Rebellion, Leicester, London, Lord Chancellor, Lord Guildford Dudley, Margaret Clitherow, Mary Stuart, Mass, Michelham Priory, naval power, Nicholas Ridley, Northern Earls’ Rebellion, Norwich, Penshurst Place, Pilgrimage of Grace, Pontefract, Portsmouth, recusants, Ripon Cathedral, Robert Aske, Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, royal barges, royal hunting estates, Rushton Triangular Lodge, severed heads, Sir Henry Dudley, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Thomas Tresham, Sir Walter Raleigh, Southwark, St. Mary’s Abbey, Stamford, Suzannah Lipscomb, The Globe, Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Stafford, tobacco, torture, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Will Kemp, William Cecil, William Shakespeare, Wyatt Rebellion, Yorkshire Museum

Suzannah Lipscomb has just completed another series on Channel Five, this time visiting the sites related to the “Tudors”. In the first episode, she concentrated on Henry VIII and the naval power he inherited from John Howard, Duke of Norfolk. The second was principally about the penultimate “Tudor”, Mary I, as well as Edward VI…
The headless Lord Chancellor and the legless aviator

Jul 12, 2021

anniversaries, battles, films, genealogy, law, religion, sources

A Night to Remember, A Tale of Two Cities, Aberdeen, Andrew J. Mitchell Gill, aviation, Catholic Emancipation, Catholic families, Charles Lightoller, Douglas Bader, executions, Father Brown, Gerrards Cross, high treason, India, John Buchan, Kenneth More, Lord Chancellor, Martin Wood, Moirs of Stoneywood, pilots, Polar explorers, Poona, RAF, Reach for the Sky, Richard Hannay, Scott of the Antarctic, The 39 Steps, The Family and Descendants of St. Thomas More, The Forsyte Saga, The Franchise Affair, Thomas More, Titanic

(or “Reach for the Woolsack” or “More Mores”) Kenneth More (left) was most famous for his role as Douglas Bader in Reach for the Sky, as well as appearing in A Night to Remember and The 39 Steps, but he occasionally spoke or wrote about being descended from Sir Thomas More, without providing references. Here,…
The ghost of Archbishop Sudbury….

Jun 14, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, law, religion

Archbishops of Canterbury, East Anglian Daily Times, executions, ghosts, Lord Chancellor, Peasants’ Revolt, Richard II, Simon of Sudbury, St. Gregory’s, Sudbury, Suffolk, Wat Tyler

1381, the Peasants’ Revolt. Ah yes, it trips as easily off the tongue as 1066 and 1485. Well, there are other outstanding dates too, of course, but I’ll stick with these three as times of huge upheaval in England’s history. Not necessary for the better either, especially in the case of 1485. Simon Sudbury was…
The More I Read

May 6, 2021

anniversaries, religion, The play’s the thing

“Princes”, denialists, Dighton, executions, Henry VIII, heresy cases, Huddersfield, Lord Chancellor, Miles Forest, Richard Hunne, sandbagging, Sir John Tyrrell, Thomas More, Thomas Wolsey, William Shakespeare

A paper by Professor Tim Thornton of the University of Huddersfield, first published on 28 December 2020, has reached the national press with claims … The More I Read
THE TRIAL OF RICHARD III, PART 1

Feb 21, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, law, religion, sources, television reviews

“Princes”, A.L. Rouse, Anne Sutton, attainder, Audrey Williamson, Barrie Williams, Carolyn Hammond, Channel Four, Charles Armstrong, Charles Ross, Charles Wood, Croyland, David Starkey, Dockray, Domenico Mancini, Dorothy Mitchell, Elizabeth Jenkins, G.R. Elton, Isolde Wigram, Jeffrey Richard, Jeremy Potter, Kincaid, London Weekend Television, Lord Chancellor, Lord Elwyn-Jones, Nuremberg, Pamela Tudor-Craig, Parliament, Peter Hammond, Richard Drewitt, Richard III, Richard III Society, Rosemary Horrox, South Bank Television Centre, The Coronation of Richard III: the Extant Documents, Tony Pollard

REBLOGGED FROM A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI SPARKYPUS.COM The statue of Justice, Old Bailey, London. Way back in 1980 the late Jeremy Potter, Chairman of the Richard III Society, and producer Richard Drewitt discussed King Richard III at length and an idea was born. That was to put Richard on trial for a heinous murder he had…
Busting yet another Cairo myth

Oct 30, 2019

anniversaries, battles, law, religion, sources

bigamy, Bishops of Bath and Wells, Brittany, denialists, Earl of Desmond, Edward Hall, Edward IV, executions, Foedera, Francis Duke of Brittany, George Duke of Clarence, health, Henry VII, Hicks, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lord Chancellor, Lord Privy Seal, Marie Barnfield, Oliver King, Polydore Vergil, PreContract, Ralph Butler Baron Sudeley, Richard III, Robert Stillington, William Catesby

Bishop Robert Stillington was imprisoned soon after Bosworth and died in captivity in 1491, definitely by 15 May. It is generally thought that this was a punishment for providing the copious evidence that convinced the Three Estates, in June 1483, of Edward IV’s bigamy. This rendered Elizabeth of York and all her siblings legally illegitimate,…
Bishop Stillington’s Lost Chapel

Jun 8, 2019

anniversaries, battles, buildings, heraldry, law, religion, sources

“Lambert Simnel”, “Tudor” propaganda, Battle of Bosworth, Battle of Sedgemoor, bigamy, Camery Gardens, Edward IV, Edward VI, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VII, imprisonment, John Earl of Shrewsbury, Lady Chapel, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lord Chancellor, Monmouth Rebellion, pre-contract, Richard III, Robert Stillington, Saxon churches, Sir John Gates, Stoke Field, Taunton, Titulus Regius, Wells Cathedral, Yorkist symbols

The beautiful Cathedral of Wells is a medieval visual delight. It was, of course, the See of Bishop Robert Stillington who sought out Richard Duke of Gloucester and announced that King Edward IV had been secretly married to Eleanor Talbot, daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury, prior to wedding Elizabeth Woodville in a second secret…