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Welsh Marcher Lordships

Feb 26, 2021

anniversaries, battles, buildings, Music Reviews

castles, Marcher Lords, Mortimers, Wales

So here is the latest video from the Legendary Ten Seconds, this time about the Mortimers and other Marcher Lords. Here are the lyrics: THE MARCHER LORDS ON THE BORDER WITH WALES WE STAND DEFENCE AND CONQUEST WE HAVE IN HAND OUR KING AND COUNTRY WE MAY SERVE THOUGH IT’S OUR OWN…
The only extant example of a boar pendant on a tomb effigy….?

Jul 27, 2020

buildings, heraldry, religion

Barlok, boar, Church of St, Edward IV, lion, Mortimers, Norbury, pendants, Ralph Fitzherbert, Richard III, Staffordshire, tombs

It’s the usual story. There I was, rambling around looking for something completely different, when I happened upon the above photograph, which is of the tomb effigy of Ralph Fitzherbert, who died 1483, a supporter of Richard of Gloucester. As you will see from the caption, it is “the only extant example of a…
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, a life cut short.

Dec 29, 2019

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy

Battle of Bosworth, Cecily Neville, christening, Edmund of Langley, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, executions, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Harry Lovedeyne, John Boyes, Lord Clifford, Ludlow Castle, Micklegate Bar, Mortimers, Priory of St. John the Baptist, reburials, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Rouen, royal tombs, signatures, Sir Edmund Mortimer, The history geeks, Wakefield, York

UPDATED POST AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/edmund-earl-of-rutland-a-life-cut-short/ Fotheringhay Church and Yorkist Mausoleum 1804. Watercolour by unknown artist. A link here to an excellent article on Edmund, Earl of Rutland. The History Geeks can be found on Facebook: The article also give a plausible reason as to why Edmund’s christening ceremony at Rouen…
A Legendary Ten Seconds special

Nov 29, 2019

anniversaries, battles, genealogy, Music Reviews

Aubrey Boyce, Battle of Evesham, Edmund Mortimer, executions, John Challis, Mortimer History Society, Mortimers, music, Phillipa of Ulster, Roger Mortimer, Sir Edmund Mortimer, The Legendary Ten Seconds, Tyburn, Welsh Marches, Wigmore Abbey

Recorded by Boycie and The Legendary Ten Seconds For The Mortimer History Society Released on Richard the Third Records June 2019 Catalogue number R17 Recorded at Rock Lee 2018, Orleton Village Hall & Other World Studios May 2019 John Challis : Boycie vocals Lord Zarquon : Mellotron flute keyboards Ashley Dyer : Trumpet Rob…
The Mortimer Succession.

Nov 6, 2019

anniversaries, genealogy, law, sources

Edmund of Langley, Henry IV, Ian Mortimer, impeachment, John of Gaunt, letters patent, Michael Earl of Suffolk, Mortimers, Richard II, Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March, Succession rights, Westminster Chronicle, Wonderful Parliament

It used to be suggested that Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, was nominated as Richard II’s successor in the Parliament of 1385, but this was questioned by historians due to lack of supporting evidence. It appears that March was in fact so nominated in the Parliament of 1386. (Source – (Ian Mortimer, ‘Richard II and…
THE STRANGE LEGEND OF USK CASTLE

Oct 25, 2019

anniversaries, battles, buildings, genealogy, Science

Azincourt, Bannockburn, birthplaces, Cecily Duchess of York, Dafydd Gam, Edmund Mortimer, Edward I, Edward IV, Fotheringhay, Gilbert de Clare, Gwent, Henry IV, Iorweth ap Owain, Iron Age, isotope analysis, Joan of Acre, Leicester dig, Ludlow Castle, Mortimers, Owain Glyn Dwr, Pwll Melyn, Richard de Clare, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Rouen, Stone of Revenge, teeth, Tristram FitzRolf, Usk Castle, Wales, William Herbert, William I, William Marshall

In a tiny town in Wales, a ruined castle stands on rising ground amidst a haze of dark trees. An atmospheric round tower, cracked by time; shattered walls, the remains of hall and chapel. Privately owned, a garden drops down the hillside before it, to an old house which appears to contain much castle stonework.…
Castles for Sale

Sep 20, 2019

buildings, genealogy

Anne Mortimer, Edward III, Edward IV, English Heritage, executions, Henry II, Isabella de Valois, Joan de Geneville, Ludlow Castle, Mortimer’s Cross, Mortimers, property sales, Richard Duke of York, Roger Mortimer, Sheriff Hutton, Wigmore Castle, William II

After a long period of being up for sale, it seems Sheriff Hutton Castle has at last found a buyer. With any luck, maybe there will be better access to the ruins than in the past. SHERIFF HUTTON SALE In the same week the announcement {link to 4th June) came that Sheriff Hutton was sold,…
The ghosts of Hellens Manor….

Jul 17, 2019

buildings, religion

Charles Radcliffe Cooke, cider, de Baluns, Edward the Black Prince, Fetherstone, Hellens Manor, Herefordshire, Lords Audley, Mary I, Mortimers, Most Haunted, Walter de Helyon

Sometimes, a glance up at the TV screen captures the attention unexpectedly. This happened when Most Haunted was on, and the episode concerned Hellens Manor, Much Marcle in Herefordshire. Hellens is an ancient manor house set in the heart of one of our most picturesque counties. So I took a look at its website which…
Ludlow Castle in the snow, but in “Tudor” times….

Jun 23, 2019

anniversaries, buildings

Arthur “Tudor”, Catherine of Aragon, Ludlow Castle, Mortimers, postcards, Richard III, snow

I have just come upon this postcard scene of Ludlow Castle, with Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon. I really like it, and imagine it must be available from the castle shop. Having seen Ludlow in the snow, I would love to think of such a scene when Prince Arthur and Catherine were there. Or,…
The reign(s) of Edward IV….

Apr 28, 2019

anniversaries, battles, genealogy

bigamy, Cecily Duchess of York, codpieces, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VI, History Today, Mortimers, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Scotland, Towton, Wars of the Roses

If you want the bare bones of Edward’s reign(s), supposedly born today but on an impossible date, here they are, although there is no reference to his valid marriage in 1461. To me, Edward IV, for all the good he did as king, was rather a prat. Sorry, but there’s no other word for…