Richard II

William de la Pole – the most hated man in England

Jan 19, 2016

genealogy, The play’s the thing

“Nicholas of the Tower”, Azincourt, Charles VII, de la Pole family, Edmund “Tudor”, Edmund de la Pole, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edward III, Grafton’s Chronicle, Harfleur, Henry IV, Henry VI, Hull, Humphrey of Gloucester, Jargeau, John de la Pole, John Duke of Bedford, John Earl of Lincoln, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lords Appellant, Margaret of Anjou, Merciless Parliament, Michael de la Pole, Richard de la Pole, Richard II, Sir William de la Pole, Tower of London, treason, William Duke of Suffolk, Wingfield

As the sun rose on the morning of 2nd May 1450, it revealed a grisly sight on Dover beach. A headless body lay on the sand, dried blood staining the butchered neck. Beside the body, atop a stake, the vacant eyes of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk stared out over the sea…
Tales of a Ricardian Traveler — Part Three: Ripon Cathedral and Richmond Castle

Jan 4, 2016

buildings

Castle Barnard, Coverham Abbey, Earldom of Richmond, Fountains Abbey, Harrying of the North, Jervaulx Abbey, Middleham, Normans, Richard II, Richmond Castle, Ripon Cathedral, Sheriff Hutton, Sir Thomas Markinfield, Skipton, St. Wilfrid, travel, Yorkshire

Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum I admit I have a special fondness for the “third smallest city in England” – Ripon. It’s located in North Yorkshire and is a bustling cathedral town, famous for its racetrack and the “Ripon Hornblower”. It’s also well-situated for making day trips to…
The Problem with ‘Usurpation’ (re-blogged from http://www.annettecarson.co.uk/357052370)

Dec 12, 2015

law

Annette Carson, Chrimes, Edmund Mortimer, Edward II, Henry I, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry VI, Innocent III, John, John Locke, Magna Carta, Matilda, Parliament, primogeniture, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Rolls of Parliament, Stephen, treason, tyranny, Westminster Hall, William Marshall, Witangemot

With my long-standing interest in treason and usurpation, I was fascinated to see the video of the mock trial of the Magna Carta barons staged in the wonderful surroundings of Westminster Hall on 31 July 2015.* I use the term ‘Magna Carta barons’ loosely, and indeed the trial itself could address only one arbitrary, early…
Images of Power: Royal iconography during the Plantagenet period

Dec 11, 2015

art

Anne Neville, Anne of Bohemia, Edward I, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII, Henry VIII, heraldry, Portuguese marriage plans, propaganda, Richard II, Richard III, St. Edward the Confessor, St. George, symbolism, Wilton Diptych

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Combining my two great loves, history and art, I want to look at some of the imagery used to depict Plantagenet kings during the period and taking a few examples examine what the visual language may be telling us about how kingship was viewed and how the kings themselves…
Lost in Southampton: Richard of Conisbrough

Dec 8, 2015

buildings, genealogy

Alice, Anne Curry, Anne Mortimer, Anthony Woodville, Edmund Mortimer, Edmund of Langley, Edward IV, Edward of Norwich, executions, Henry IV, Henry Scrope Baron Masham, Henry V, Isabel of Castile, John Holland, Maud Clifford, Plantagenets, Richard Duke of York, Richard Earl of Cambridge, Richard II, Richard III, Sir Thomas Grey, Southampton plot, St. Julien’s, T.B. Pugh, York

Richard of Conisbrough was Richard III’s grandfather on the paternal side. He is a shadowy figure, the last son of Edmund of Langley and his wife Isabella of Castile. Even his date of birth is uncertain, varying in different accounts by up to ten years. His father left him no inheritance, and there were rumours…
An interesting comparison

Nov 20, 2015

Uncategorized

“Tudor” justice, Anne Boleyn, Corfe Castle, Ethelred II, John, Magna Carta, Maud de Braose, noblewomen, Pontefract, Richard II, Shakespeare, St. Brice’s Day Massacre, Vikings, Windsor

We have posted before about the lives of noblewomen and how they were almost never executed before the “Tudor” era began – including how King Lear, featuring the death of Cordelia, reflected this changed reality. Here is as near as we can manage to a counter-example from 1003, after the St. Brice’s Day Massacre of…
Shakespeare’s Hollow Crown: The Burdens of Kingship for Plantagenet Kings

Nov 15, 2015

The play’s the thing

Anne Neville, Azincourt, Battle of Bosworth, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VII, Hollow Crown, John of Gaunt, Richard II, Richard III, Shakespeare, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas of Clarence

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Having just written two blogs on Henry Vth and touched on this subject, I wanted to explore Shakespeare’s re-occurring theme of the burdens of kingship in his history plays with particular reference to Richard II and Henry IV, Parts I and II and on into Henry Vth and Richard…
YORK OR LANCASTER: WHO WAS THE RIGHTFUL KING OF ENGLAND?

Oct 19, 2015

genealogy

Act of Accord, dynastic succession, Edmund Mortimer, Edward II, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry VI, Lionel of Antwerp, oaths, Parliament, Phillipa of Ulster, Richard Duke of York, Richard II

Part 2 – For a kingdom any oath may be broken – York’s title 1460 Introduction This is an essay about the legitimacy of the duke of York’s title to the English crown. I am not going to delve into the duke’s motive for claiming the crown, or into the details of the rebellion…
12 surprising facts about the Wars of the Roses

Oct 11, 2015

battles

1475 invasion of France, Anne of Exeter, Bamburgh, Barnet, Battle of Bosworth, Blore Heath, Burgundy, Caister Castle, Calais, cannon, Cecily Duchess of York, Earl of Ormond, Earl of Oxford, Edward of Lancaster, executions, Francesco Coppini, Francesco Sforza, George Duke of Clarence, George Neville, Gregory, Hammes, Hedgeley Moor, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, Henry VII, Hexham, Hornby Castle, Jack Cade, John of Gaunt, John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester, Lancastrians, legates, Lionel of Antwerp, Lord High Constable, Ludford Bridge, Ludlow, Margaret of Anjou, Matt Lewis, Mortimer’s Cross, Mortimers, Nibley Green, Pius II, private battles, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Roxburgh, Sandal Castle, Sir Andrew Trollope, Sir Henry Bodrugan, Sir John Fortescu, Sir Ralph Grey, Sir William Stanley, St. Albans, St. michael’s Mount, Stoke Field, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas Talbot Viscount Lisle, Tower Hill, Towton, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses, William Lord Berkeley, Windsor

Thanks to Matt Lewis: http://www.historyextra.com/article/military-history/12-facts-wars-roses?utm_source=Facebook+referral&utm_medium=Facebook.com&utm_campaign=Bitly
YORK OR LANCASTER: WHO WAS THE TRUE KING OF ENGLAND IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY?

Oct 8, 2015

genealogy, law

Chrimes, Edmund Crouchback, Edmund Mortimer, Edmund of Langley, Edward III, French crown, Henry III, Henry IV, Ian Mortimer, John Ashdown-Hill, John of Gaunt, Lancastrian propaganda, Lancastrians, Lionel of Antwerp, male primogeniture, Matilda, Parliamentary Roll, Richard II, Stephen

Part 1-– Necessitas non habet leger – The Lancastrian title 1399 Introduction I am not arguing that Henry IV usurped the crown in 1399. That judgment has already been made and hardly challenged since the fifteenth century[1]. Neither will I rehearse the reasons for king Richard II’s downfall in 1399; they are already well enough…