Richard II
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This post has nothing to do with present-day politics or the recent attempt of the life of a former US President. It’s about the word assassination, and whether or not it applies to two of our medieval monarchs. It was prompted by this link: US and World: Latest US and World News | Times of…
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When Archbishop of York Richard Scrope was beheaded on 8 June 1405 he gained the distinction of being the first prelate of such high rank to be executed for treason. I can think of at least two more who should have suffered a similar fate, Thomas Arundel (Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (1353-1414) (luminarium.org)) and…
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On 2 August 2019 I wrote this post—which contained the following link https://x.com/liz_lizanderson/status/1016611053394976768 concerning a portion of medieval livery badge thought to be that of Henry Holand, 3rd Duke of Exeter. The 3rd duke fought for Henry VI and died mysteriously at sea, it’s thought at the instruction of the very Yorkist Edward IV. The…
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As I write my failure to find anything online about a particular event, apart from someone’s FB page, leads me to hesitate. But let’s assume it IS what’s happening…. It ‘s said that art galleries are suddenly declining to display the above portrait of Henry VIII, Jane Seymour and the boy Edward VI (who died…
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The Up and Down Career of Elizabeth Arundel.
Archbishop Scrope, Battle of Shrewsbury, Calais, Duchess of Norfolk, Earls Marshal, Earls of Arundel, Earls of Pembroke, Earls of Salisbury, elizabeth arundel, executions, Henry IV, Hoveringham, joanna lady abergavenny, John of Gaunt, Lords Appellant, rebellions, Richard Earl of Arundel, Richard II, Robert Goushill, sir gerard usflete, Sir John Grey, Sir Robert Wingfield, Thomas Mowbray Earl of Nottingham, Thomas of woodstock, Thomas Stanley, widowsElizabeth Arundel (or FitzAlan as we now say, though her father didn’t) was the daughter of Richard, Earl of Arundel (executed 1397) and Elizabeth de Bohun. She was born about 1371 and was the sister of (among others) the formidable Joanna, Lady of Abergavenny, subject of an earlier post. Elizabeth’s first husband was William Montagu,…
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The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was undoubtedly a huge milestone in English history, and it has been written about many, many times. But now there is a new three-video series from historyhit.com, featuring Matt Lewis. You can view the first video here, as well as read all about the background to the great uprising.…
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As you can read here—A Brief History of Pearls -Story of Pearls, Facts about Pearls (americanpearl.com)—pearls have found favour with mankind for a very long time, and rightly so, for they are truly beautiful. That sheen. That cool-yet-warm glow. That delicate shade of….of whichever pearl you happen to be admiring at the time. For they…
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Carson on the Beaufort Legitimation
“Lancastrian”, 1397 charter, adultery, bigamy, bishop edmund stafford, Blanche of Lancaster, Boniface IX, Calendar of Papal Register, canon law, civil law, dispensations, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, excepta dignitate regali, Henry Cardinal Beaufort, Henry IV, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Joan “Beaufort”, John Earl of Somerset, John of Gaunt, Katherine de Roët, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lancastrians, laws of inheritance, legitimisation, letters patent, Parliamentary Roll, Richard II, Thomas Duke of ExeterHere is Annette Carson‘s investigation into the legal background behind the legitimation of the four Beauforts, a case with obvious implications for 1483 and the succession but some differences as well. Indeed, to what extent did Henry IV, with four healthy sons and two fit daughters want his half-siblings to be among his heirs?
The New Murrey and Blue blog 