Priory of the Hermit Friars of St. Augustine
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The Murderous Stanleys of 15th-century Lancashire….
“Perkin”, Barham, Battle of Bosworth, Bewsey Old Hall, Blore Heath, Boydells, bridges, Deal, executions, George Lord Strange, Halloween, Henry VII, Knowsley, Lancashire Folk Tales, Lathom House, Priory of the Hermit Friars of St. Augustine, Richard I, Richard of Shrewsbury, Sir John Butler, Sir William Stanley, Thomas Stanley, Warrington, William TroutbeckA POST ESPECIALLY FOR HALLOWE’EN…. Here is a tale of murder most foul that I think suits Hallowe’en, even if it didn’t actually happen at Hallowtide. It’s based on fact, and I first found it in Lancashire Folk Tales by Jennie Bailey and David England. Since then, in one form or another, it has also…
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