Margaret of Salisbury
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THE EARLS IN THE TENNIS COURT: A VISIT TO BISHAM ABBEY
arthur pole, autosomal DNA, Bisham Abbey, Burghfield, burials, Earls of Salisbury, Edward II, Edward of Warwick, executions, George Duke of Clarence, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, Knights Templar, Leicester dig, Leicester Greyfriars, Margaret of Salisbury, Marjorie Bruce, mtDNA, Reformation, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Robert I, tennis court, Wakefield, Y-chromosomeBisham Abbey was the burial place of the Earls of Salisbury, and also Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’ and his unfortunate grandson Edward of Warwick, executed on a trumped-up charge by Henry VII. The Abbey was destroyed in the Reformation, and on the grounds now stands the National Sports Centre, where many professional…
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Warblington Castle, east of Havant Now here’s an excellent reason for buying a lottery ticket? What a wonderful place to live. In 1513 it was given to Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury by Henry VIII…who was to have her executed! Margaret was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence. Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury…
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As you probably know, the list of women who have been beheaded in England is very short. Helena Bonham Carter has played two of them so far – Lady Jane (1554) in 1986 and Anne Boleyn (1536) (opposite Ray Winstone’s Henry VIII on ITV) in 2003 and I heard that she was about to play a royal…
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As I understand it, Richard sent his nieces Elizabeth and Cicely/Cecily to Sheriff Hutton before Bosworth, in the care of John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, who was then Richard’s successor as Lord of the North. Lincoln may have stayed there, because there is no proof that he fought alongside Richard. It is also…
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Illustrated by SHW
Anne Neville, battles, Bosworth, cartoons, Cecily Duchess of York, executions, Exeter Cathedral, exile, George Duke of Clarence, George Washington, Hazel Pierce, Henry Courtenay Marquis of Exeter, Henry Lord Montagu, Henry Pole the Younger, Henry VIII, humour, Isobel Neville, Jane Neville, Margaret of Salisbury, marriages, Mary I, ODNB, Reginald Cardinal Pole, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard Neville, SHW, Sir Edward Neville, Sir Geoffrey Pole, Thomas Courtenay Earl of Devon, Tower of London, WakefieldToday in 1538-9, Henry Pole Lord Montagu, was beheaded for treason, after the “plot” involving his brother, Reginald, later a Cardinal. It was previously thought that Reginald was a sub-deacon for many years, was only properly ordained in late 1536 and thus could have married at any time before this. However, it is now clear…
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Uncle Richard?
“Princes”, art, Battle of Bosworth, Cecily Neville, Charles II, Civil War, Danny Dyer, David Garrick, Earl of Northumberland, Elizabeth Tyrrell, Elizabeth Wydeville, Frances Wray, genealogy, George Neville, Gipping Chapel, Henry of Buckingham, Joan Haute, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, John of Gaunt, Katherine Haute, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Margaret of Salisbury, Percies, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Richard Woodville, Robert Cecil, Shakespeare, Sir Henry Vane, Sir James Tyrrell, Stowmarket, Thomas Snellgrove, William Brandon, William Cecil
A long time ago, I posted a short article about one of my ancestors, Thomas Snellgrove, who was a portrait artist and painted an actor portraying Richard III. Here is the link. I have been researching my family history for over thirty years and it used to be a very slow and painstaking process. The…
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