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mtDNA evidence

Oh dear

Oct 24, 2015

archaeology, battles, genealogy, Science

Annette Carson, Battle of Bosworth, bigamy, Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, Eustace Chapuys, historians, Lord Protector of the Realm, mtDNA evidence, National Archives, Tower of London, Y-chromosome

http://royalcentral.co.uk/blogs/history/the-princes-in-the-tower-54459 Where do I start? “Richard was appointed to look after the children …” – which part of “Lord Protector and Defender OF THE REALM” does the writer not understand? Their maternal family, as was customary, was appointed to “look after” them. Carson’s latest book quotes the National Archives verbatim to demonstrate this point. “Richard…
More mtDNA investigations

Oct 17, 2015

archaeology, genealogy, Science

“Beauforts”, Alfred, Auramala Project, denialists, Edward II, Faversham, Gloucester Cathedral, Henry I, Hicks, John Ashdown-Hill, Kathryn Warner, Kingfinder General, Leicester, mtDNA evidence, Pavia, Philippa Langley, Reading, Richard III, Stephen, Winchester, Y-chromosome

This time, the subject is Edward II and the investigator is Kathryn Warner, his most recent biographer: http://edwardthesecond.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/elizabeth-de-clare-isabella-de-verdon.html Like Richard III, Edward II was reportedly buried in a prominent position – the high altar of Gloucester Cathedral. Although Kathryn Warner doesn’t believe that he died in Berkeley Castle in September 1327, she is seeking his…