Pembrokeshire

The Treacherous ‘King of Carew’

Mar 1, 2023

anniversaries, battles, buildings, law, travel

“Lambert Simnel”, “Perkin”, Brecon Castle, Carew Castle, Carmarthen Castle, castles, executions, Gerald of Windsor, Henry Rice, James Lord Audley, limestone, Lord Ferrers, Milford Haven, Nesta of Wales, Nottingham Castle, Pembrokeshire, rebellions, Rhys ap Thomas, The Cornish Rebellion, Wales

Recently I went on a little jaunt to visit some fine Welsh Castles. One of those happened to be Carew in Pembrokshire, an impressive limestone fortress overlooking Carew inlet, which is part of the Milford Haven Waterway. Built by the Norman Gerald of Windsor, the site stands on the lands of his wife, the…
St Margaret Marloes

Aug 15, 2022

buildings, religion

Archbishop Scrope, beguinage, Bruges, Edward II, Henry VI, Low Countries, Pembrokeshire, Sir Guy de Bryan, St. Margaret Marloes, Tewkesbury Abbey, Thomas of Lancaster, tombs, Wales

This link from The Friends of Friendless Churches tells the story of St Margaret Marloes in the 14th Century. One interesting fact is that she was the niece of Sir Guy de Bryan, whose splendid but empty tomb may be found in Tewkesbury Abbey and will be familiar to many readers of this blog. Sir…
Richard III and the Ancient Egyptian cheese….!

Aug 25, 2021

anniversaries, archaeology, art, buildings, religion, Science

Ancient Egypt, Anglo-Saxons, anthropology, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bamboo strips, barley, Battle of Bosworth, BBC, beer, Blombos cave, board games, Canada, cave art, cheese, China, Ciampate del Diavolo, Clotilda, Cote d’Ivoire, Erebus, gold, human hair, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, King Herod, Leicester, Leicester Greyfriars, mammoths, Mary Stuart, multiplication tables, Northwest Passage, nutcrackers, Pembrokeshire, Philippa Langley, quarry, Richard III, Roman villa, royal portraits, royal tombs, Russia, sculptures, shoes, Sir John Franklin, Sir John Maitland, skulls, slave ship, South Africa, Staffordshire Hoard, Stonehenge, storytelling, tomb of Ptahmes, USA, Wiltshire, X-rays

In this intriguing list of twenty , the discovery of Richard III’s remains comes in at number two! He was pipped at the post by an extremely old cheese from Egypt. Eh? Old cheese? Sorry, but can that possibly be more important than Richard? It doesn’t even have King Tut’s fingerprints or teethmarks! 😦 Oh…
Shrewsbury refused entry to Henry Tudor….in 1985….

Apr 13, 2019

battles, buildings

Battle of Bosworth, bureaucracy, Henry VII, Pembrokeshire, Richard III, Rowley’s House, Shrewsbury

Here’s a little smile—well, smirk, actually—at Henry Tudor’s expense. It’s a snip from a new book by local (to Shrewsbury) historian, David Trumper, and released in November 2018, called ‘Now That’s What I Call Shrewsbury’. “. . .One of the photos recalls a brutal snub given by Shrewsbury to Henry Tudor – or rather, volunteers…
The treacherous Welshman who supposedly killed Richard III….!

Aug 1, 2017

anniversaries, genealogy, television reviews

Battle of Bosworth, bridges, Carew Castle, Channel Four, Earl of Oxford, executions, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Howards, ingratitude, Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford, Katherine Howard, Lucy Walter, Pembrokeshire, Rhys ap Thomas, Rhys FitzUryan, Richard III, Sir William Parker, Wales, yesterday

A few days ago I watched a TV documentary about Rhys ap Thomas, The Man Who Killed Richard III. It made my Welsh blood boil! The man was a bullying, thieving snake, not a hero! Anyway, here is the TV company’s blurb:- “Who killed Richard III? http://www.historychannel.com.au/shows/man-killed-richard-iii/ “This is a story of conspiracy and…

Pembrokeshire

The Treacherous ‘King of Carew’

St Margaret Marloes

Richard III and the Ancient Egyptian cheese….!

Shrewsbury refused entry to Henry Tudor….in 1985….

The treacherous Welshman who supposedly killed Richard III….!