Mary of Burgundy
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THE TOURNAMENT TAPESTRY – PORTRAITS OF MARGARET OF BURGUNDY AND PERKIN WARBECK?
“Perkin”, Anne of Brittany, betrothals, Charles the Bold, Charles VIII, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Frederick the Wise, gillyflower, Margaret of Burgundy, marriage, Mary of Burgundy, Maximilian I, Nathalie Nijman-Bliekendaal, Philip the Handsome, Ricardian Bulletin, Tournament Tapestry, Tyburn, Wars of the RosesReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com The Tournament Tapestry of Frederick the Wise c.1490. South Netherlandish. Silk, silver and gold threads. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes, France. Photo Nicholas Roger theartnewspaper.com My attention was first drawn to this sumptuous tapestry by an article written by Nathalie Nijman‐Bliekendaal in the Ricardian Bulletin, the magazine of the Richard III Society…
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The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I
“Lambert Simnel”, “Perkin”, “Princes”, “The Last Knight”, “Tudor” rebellions, archers, Battle of Guinegate, Bruges Chapel of the Holy Blood, Charles the Bold, Charles V, Durer, Edmund de la Pole, exhibitions, Frederick III, Frederick the Wise, Habsburgs, Holy Roman Empire, James Gairdner, Jorg Helmschmid, jousting, Kingdom of the Romans, Louis XI, Margaret of Burgundy, Mary of Burgundy, masquerades, Maximilian I, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Order of the Garter, Order of the Golden Fleece, Philip the Handsome, Richard III, Tournament Tapestry, Victoria and Albert Museum
Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Portrait of Maximilian I, from the workshop or a follower of Albrecht Dürer. Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) is one of those larger-than-life historical figures. Straddling the medieval and Renaissance eras, he worked tirelessly and spent a vast fortune to establish the Habsburgs as one of Europe’s dominant ruling…
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Tales of a Ricardian Traveler – Gruyères Castle
Battle of Nancy, Burgundy, Charles the Bold, Count of Gruyere, Edward IV, France, French Wars of Religion, Germany, Gruyeres Castle, Habsburgs, Holy Roman Empire, Lorraine, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Mary of Burgundy, Maximilian of Austria, Nancy, Philip the Good, Richard of Warwick, Swiss Confederation, Thirty Years’ War, ValoisOriginally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum It is tempting to think that the British Isles contain all the sites associated with Richard III’s life. Of course, that’s not true. Richard lived abroad twice, first in 1461 and again in 1470-1. On both occasions, he had fled England in order…
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