“Princes”
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Richard III the Ruthless….?
“Missing Princes Project”, “Princes”, Battle of Bosworth, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth of York, executions, Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham Duke of Buckingham, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lord Protector, Philippa Langley, Richard III, royal succession England, Thomas Langton, Titulus Regius, Woodvilles‘He [Richard III] contents the people wherever he goes better than ever did any prince, for many a poor man that has suffered wrong many days has been relieved and helped by him…God hath sent him to us for the welfare of us all.’ So wrote J B Sheppard (ed), Christ Church Letters: A Volume…
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The above painting depicts the way the body of Richard III was humiliated and desecrated before he was taken back to Leicester after Bosworth. The fallen king had been humiliated and desecrated on the battlefield, and then treated like a sack of rubbish as he was conveyed back to Leicester. That a King of England…
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EDWARD V – HIS LIFE PRIOR TO JUNE 1483
“Princes”, bigamy, Cheyneygates, Coldridge Church, Domenico Mancini, Dr. John Argentine, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, Gelderland Document, George Duke of Bedford, George Duke of Clarence, helen maud cam, Helen Maurer, Hicks, illegitimacy, Joanna Laynesmith, John Ashdown-Hill, Ludlow Castle, Philippa Langley, Readeption, Richard Duke of York, Richard of Shrewsbury, Sir Thomas Vaughan, Three Estates, Titulus Regius, Westminster AbbeyREBLOGGED FROM A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI He had such dignity in his whole person and in his countenance such charm that, however much they might feast their eyes he never sated the gaze of observers’. Domenico Mancini Edward V from the window at Coldridge Church, Devon. Despite the late historian Professor Helen Maud Cam opining rather harshly…
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I cannot even begin to imagine having £10.127 billion at my disposal. But that’s what Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster has in his piggybank. Oh, I wish….! He will have married Olivia Henson on 7 June 2024 at Chester Cathedral, and Prince William will be an usher. Prince George also has a role,…
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Well, it seems that Gloucester is now the centre of the world. In a manner of speaking, of course, because the “Gloucester History Festival goes from the mythical Middle Ages to the modern Middle East”—see here. The 3-day festival , which ended on 14 April 2024, was a huge success and according to organisers it…
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THE GELDERLAND DOCUMENT – ‘PROOF OF LIFE OF RICHARD DUKE OF YORK* ALIAS PERKIN WARBECK
“Missing Princes Project”, “Perkin”, “Princes”, Albert of Saxony, Anne Crawford, Bermondsey Abbey, Charles VIII, continental archives, documents, Domenico Mancini, Dr. John Argentine, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, engelbert ii of nassau, evidence, executions, exile, Frederick the Wise, Gelderland Document, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, Human Shredder, Ireland, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, lion tower, Lisbon, Margaret of Burgundy, Maximilian I, Nathalie Nijman-Bliekendaal, Netherlands, Paul Murray Kendall, Philippa Langley, Polydore Vergil, Portugal, Richard III, Robert Morton, Sir Edward Brampton, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Tournament Tapestry, Tower of London, Tyburn, University of Utrecht, Westminster Abbey*This is the title of a chapter from The Princes in the Tower by Philippa Langley. Without the aid of this invaluable book I would never have been able to write this post… Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com The Gelderland Document is a unique, tantalising and quite astonishing document that was discovered back in the…
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Molyneux? No, here come the Stanleys. Again….!
“Princes”, bailiffs, Cheshire, Chester Castle, croxteth country park, cuerdale, eagle and child, earls of Sefton, Flint Castle, henry chaderton, Ireland, John of Gaunt, Lancashire, Liverpool, Molineux, Ribble, Richard II, Richard III, richard molyneux, River Thames, Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March, Sir thomas molyneux, Stanleys, Thomas Lord Stanley, WolverhamptonI have recently been looking into the turbulent life of Sir Thomas Molyneux of Cuerdale, whose hall by the River Ribble has featured in one of my articles. He was not a quiet soul, and had a terrible end at the Battle of Radcot Bridge in 1387 when surrendering to a Mortimer. The latter pulled…
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SIR ROBERT BRACKENBURY – ‘gentle Brakenbery….*
“Princes”, “The History of King Richard III”, Battle of Bosworth, Buckingham rebellion, Calais, Constable of the Tower, Durham, Essex, Graham Turner, ightham mote, John Greene, John of Gloucester, Kent, Philippa Langley, Polydore Vergil, Ricardian Bulletin, richard haute, royal hunting estates, selaby, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Stony Stratford, Thomas More, tunbridge castle, W.E. Hampton, Walter HungerfordMy latest sparkypus.com post… The last charge of King Richard III. It is possible that it was during this charge that Sir Robert Brackenbury fell, alongside his king. Painting by artist Graham Turner **********SIR THOMAS MORE , A MAN FOR ALL REASONS: SAINT OR SINNER? ‘Of all Richard III’s Northern Lieutenants few were…
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(by the Legendary Ten Seconds): She read a book about Richard the Third What a story to be told Struck by so much injustice Hearsay from the days of old She’s moved Ricardian mountains And her search for the truth moves on Though some will not believe her For her I have written this…
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