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After he became King, Richard III leased the Manor of Chelsea to the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk for a red rose given each Midsummer. The Dowager Duchess was Elizabeth Talbot, the sister of Eleanor Talbot, Edward IV‘s secret wife. Elizabeth (and Eleanor) were also full 1st cousins to Richard’s wife, Anne Neville. Elizabeth, who had…
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THOMAS GREY MARQUESS OF DORSET – MEDIOCRE AND SHIFTY OR GOOD AND PRUDENT MAN?
Astley Castle, Battle of Stoke, Bermondsey Abbey, bigamy, Brittany, Buckingham rebellion, canon law, Canterbury Cathedral, Cecilia Bonville, Cheneygates, Christopher Urswick, Coldridge, Croyland, Domenico Mancini, Edward IV, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, George Neville, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry of Buckingham, illegitimacy, Jacquette, John Foxe, John Morton, John Neville Marquis of Montagu, lady anne stonor, Ludlow Castle, marriages, More, pre-contract, Reynold Bray, richard iii coronation, Richard Woodville, Second Battle of St. Albans, Sheen, Sir John Grey of Groby, sir john stonor, Sir William Stanley, Stony Stratford, T.B. Pugh, Taunton Castle, Tewkesbury, The Shadow of the Tower, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, William Lord Hastings, Wydeville plot, WydevillesReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com Arms of Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset (c.1455-1501). Wikipdia. Well, well, well. What can I say about Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset (c. 1455–1501)? A member of the voracious Wydeville/Woodville family he lived through the tumult of the Wars of the Roses, at one time ending up in a bit…
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An Abbey in Dublin Unearthed
Archbishop of Dublin, bigamy, Dissolution of the Monasteries, Dublin, Earls of Ormond, Earls of Ulster, Earls of Wiltshire, Edward Bruce, Edward IV, executions, Henry VIII, Ireland, James Butler, John Earl of Shrewsbury, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Mael Sechnaill mac Maele Ruanaid, pre-contract, Richard Talbot, Robert de Nottingham, St. Mary’s Abbey, Towton, Walter ChampfleurExcavations in Dublin city centre have uncovered the remains of what was once one of Ireland’s most important medieval monasteries. St Mary’s was a House of Benedictines, followed by Savignac monks and then Cistercians, and it was exceedingly wealthy, with the added bonus of being permitted to claim goods from shipwrecks. At times, it was…
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The Links That Bind – Reappraisals – Richard III, Edward V, the Herald’s Memoir, Coldridge/John Evans, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Thomas Grey and Gleaston Castle.
“Lambert Simnel”, “Princes”, AF Pollard, Alice Arundel, Arthur, attainders, Baynard’s Castle, Bermondsey Abbey, bigamy, Bodrugan’s Leap, books, Brittany, canon law, Canterbury Cathedral, Cecilia Bonville, Cheneygates, Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, closed crown, Coldridge Church, Cornwall, coronations, Devon, Edward IV, Edward of Warwick, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, fetterlock and falcon, Francis Viscount Lovell, Gipping Hall, Gleaston Castle, Guines, Harleian Manuscript 433, Henry VII, Historic England, John Dilke, John Earl of Lincoln, John Morton, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lady Margaret Beaufort, letters, Lord Protector of the Realm, Ludlow, Margaret of Burgundy, Martin Schwarz, More, Philippa Langley, pre-contract, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Robert Markenfield, Robert Stillington, safe house, Sheen, Simon Stallworth, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir John Evans, Sir John Grey, Sir John Speke, Sir Richard Edgecumbe, Sir William Stonor, Stoke Field, sunne in splendour, The Missing Princes Project, Three Estates, Titulus Regius, YorkshireREBLOGGED FROM A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI @ sparkypus.com Could these images in Coldridge Church be of the same man? A young Edward V, an adult man whose face appears to show injury/disfigurement around the mouth/chin area and the face of the John Evans effigy which also seems to have a scarred chin? It was way…
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Sir Edward Dalyngrigge – Soldier, Politician, Courtier and Builder of Bodiam Castle
“Princes”, Ambassador to France, armour, arrests, bigamy, Bodiam Castle, Bosworth, Butlers of Sudeley, City of London, Earl of Arundel, Edward Despenser, Edward III, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wardieu, Fletching Church, History of Parliament, illegitimacy, John of Gaunt, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Master Forester, memorial brass, MPs, pre-contract, Privy Council, Richard II, Richard III, Robert Stillington, Sheffield Park, Sir Edward Dallyngrigge, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Butler, soldiers, SussexReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com Bodiam Castle, Sussex. Built by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge between 1385-1388. Photo History of Bodiam Castle. Bodiam Castle. What a beauty and is it possible to find an even finer epitome of a medieval English Castle? The builder was Sir Edward Dalyngrigge – also spelt Dallingridge – (c.1346-1393), the son and…
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Christ Stapleton (the Deputy News Editor who identifies as He/Him) has written an article about “the run-up to Roses [2023]”. You can read about Roses 2023 here. Unfortunately, the first mention of Richard III describes him as “infamous”. Then we get: “….Richard schemed to have his brother’s two children proved illegitimate, which would allow him…
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Buc
“Beauforts”, “Perkin”, “The History of King Richard III”, accuracy, Ancestry, Annette Carson, antiquaries, Arthur Kincaid, Battle of Bosworth, bigamy, Bigods, Catherine de Roet, character, denialists, executions, fire, George Buck, Henry VII, heralds, Hereward the Wake, Howards, illegitimacy, John of Gaunt, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lancastrians, More, notes, pre-contract, Ricardian, Richard III Society, Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, scoliosis, Scotland, Sir George Buc, Sir Hugh Swynford, Sir Robert Buck, Sir Robert Cotton, Society of Antiquaries, Statute of Merton, Stewarts, Tiberius, Titulus Regius, viva voceHere it is at last, a publication sponsored by the Society of Antiquaries and the Richard III Society. Over forty years after his last edition of Buc‘s magnum opus, Arthur Kincaid has managed to remove the “wrapping paper” added by the author’s less painstaking great-nephew and namesake so that only the original remains. Through the…
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The title of this article refers to Joan, Princess of Wales, mother of Richard II. She became known as the “Fair Maid of Kent”, a sobriquet acquired posthumously. But, was she the most beautiful woman in England? According to the standards of her time yes, she certainly was, although the contemporary likenesses we have…
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A BOOK ON PLANTAGENET QUEENS-BUT WHERE IS ANNE?
“Beauforts”, “Lambert Simnel”, “Tudor” rebellions, “Tudors”, Anne Neville, Anne of Bohemia, Bermondsey Abbey, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Castile, Eleanor of Provence, Elizabeth of York, Henry III, Henry VII, House of York, Joan of Kent, Joan of Navarre, John of Gaunt, Katherine de Roët, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Marguerite of France, Plantagenet Queens and Consorts, pre-contract, Richard II, Richard IIIA review of Plantagenet Queens and Consorts by Steven J. Corvi I am always partial to a good book on medieval English Queens. History being what it is, these women often get overlooked and sidelined unless they did something that was, usually, regarded as greedy, grasping or immoral. Therefore when I saw Steven J.…
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