portcullis

Stained-glass magnificence, courtesy of five Kings of England….

Dec 6, 2018

anniversaries, art, battles, buildings, heraldry

All Souls’ College Oxford, Battle of Bosworth, Calais, devices, dragon, Edward IV, Eton, hawthorn bush, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, King’s College Chapel Cambridge, Morpeth Castle, Owen Lord Ogle, portcullis, Richard III, Rose, St. Andrew’s Bothal, stained glass, Thomas Wolsey

This article provides an interesting interpretation of magnificent windows that are to be found in various churches, including King’s College, Cambridge. Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII had a royal hand in these masterpieces. Henry VII, of course, went overboard with all his heraldic symbols, and at King’s College…
Where did the Tudors come from….?

Jun 10, 2018

anniversaries, genealogy, heraldry, sources

“Beauforts”, “Perkin”, “Tudor” rose, “Tudors”, Anglesey, bardic tradition, Bible translators, Cadwallader, Carmarthen, Catherine de Valois, Clifford Davies, coinage, Colchester, David Hume, Dissolution of the Monasteries, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Richmond, Edmund “Tudor”, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth of York, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Giles Chronicle, Henry VI, Henry VII, Hereford Greyfriars, Innocent VIII, Jasper “Tudor”, John Ashdown-Hill, John Speed, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Maredydds, Milford Haven, Mortimers, Owain Tudor, papal bull, Plantagenets, Polydore Vergil, portcullis, Portugal, proclamations, Red Dragon, Shakespeare, Spain, St. David’s, Stuarts, symbolism, Times Literary Supplement, Wales

For those of us who may wish to know where the name Tudor comes from, here’s a thorough explanation.
CARDINAL JOHN MORTON’S TOMB CHAPEL OF LADY UNDERCROFT CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL.

Jun 13, 2017

anniversaries, buildings

AF Pollard, Brecknock, Canterbury Cathedral, Cardinal, cenotaphs, Collyweston, Ely, Henry of Buckingham, heraldry, John Morton, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Latin, Leicester cathedral, Lord Chancellor, Morton’s Fork, portcullis, rebus, Richard III, Rose, Stonyhurst College, Thomas More, tombs, WE Hampton

Updated post @ sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/07/03/cardinal-john-mortons-tomb-in-the-chapel-of-lady-undercroft-canterbury-cathedral/ On Friday 13th June 1483 Cardinal Morton, along with others, was arrested at the Tower of London. It is well documented the role Morton played in the downfall of Richard lll. Morton was Richard’s arch enemy and his deviousness, cunning and powers of manipulation being well…
Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge and its Royal Patrons

Apr 14, 2017

buildings, religion, travel

Anne Neville, Anne Sutton, bells, Cambridge, Cambridge University, Charles II, Christ’s College, churches, Easter, Edward III, Elizabeth Wydeville, Erasmus, Grey Friars, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, heraldry, Jewish community, John Fisher, King’s College Chapel Cambridge, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Leicester, Livia Visser-Fuchs, Margaret of Anjou, Martin Bucer, Mary I, Matthew Parker, Michaelhouse, Peasants’ Revolt, portcullis, Queens’ College Cambridge, Richard III, St. John’s College, Thomas Barowe, Thomas de Chiveley, Thomas Rotherham, tomb, Trinity College

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: ? ? ? In the very heart of historic Cambridge, stands a tall and elegant late Perpendicular Gothic church, sandwiched between the colleges and market square. The church of St Mary the Virgin has stood on the site since 1205; the first recorded rector being Thomas de Chiveley who was…
OLD FAMILIAR FACES: THE HUNKY PUNKS OF LANGPORT

Nov 3, 2016

buildings, travel

churches, grotesques, Henry VII, heraldry, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Langport, portcullis, Reginald Bray, saints, Somerset, Taunton

The last few times I’ve gone to visit the other half’s family in Somerset, we’ve driven through the town of Langport, a small place now but once an actual port and quite an important site in the Middle Ages. As we rounded the corner in the car, I kind of obliquely wondered why there was…

portcullis

Stained-glass magnificence, courtesy of five Kings of England….

Where did the Tudors come from….?

CARDINAL JOHN MORTON’S TOMB CHAPEL OF LADY UNDERCROFT CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL.

Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge and its Royal Patrons

OLD FAMILIAR FACES: THE HUNKY PUNKS OF LANGPORT