Richard III
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BERMONDSEY ABBEY AND ELIZABETH WYDEVILLE
“Lambert Simnel”, Arthur “Tudor”, Bermondsey Abbey, Catherine de Valois, Cheneygates, David Baldwin, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Wydeville, Francois de Luxembourg, Henry V, Henry VII, James III, Lady Margaret Beaufort, London, marriage plans, Polydore Vergil, PreContract, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, sanctuary, Sauchieburn, Sheen, Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, Titulus RegiusUPDATED POST ON sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/07/01/bermondsey-abbey-and-elizabeth-wydevilles-retirement-there/ Elizabeth Wydeville, by an unknown artist, Royal Collection. If anyone today wandering around Bermondsey, South London, should find themselves in redeveloped Bermondsey Square they may be surprised to find that they are standing on the spot where once stood the quadrangle of the Abbey of Bermondsey, the…
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Here is another fine article by Matthew Lewis, concerning whether or not Richard III was a villain, or a good king. Matt is, as always, excellent to read, and puts forward the strong case that Richard was good. Well, we all know this to be so, but some of the comments following the article are a little…
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Miles Metcalf, or how the city of York defied Henry VII…
Archbishop of York, Bosworth, Coventry, Earl of Northumberland, Edward IV, Exeter, Francis Bacon, Guy Fairfax, Henry VII, John Vavasour, maps, Miles Metcalf, Norwich, Richard Green, Richard III, riots, Sir Thomas Metcalfe, Stoke Field, Tewkesbury, Thomas Cromwell, Thomas Middleton, York, York civic recordsIn a book called The Fifteenth Century – 3: Authority and Subversion, edited by Linda Clark, there is an interesting essay by James Lee entitled Urban Recorders and the Crown in Late Medieval England. I have taken from the article to illustrate the situation of the city of York with regard to the vital position…
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A SWORD OF EDWARD IV IN IRELAND
“Lambert Simnel”, “Perkin”, Bishop of Annaghtown, Calais, Dublin Castle, Earl of Desmond, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, George Duke of Clarence, House of York, Ireland, Ludford Bridge, rebels, Reginald’s Tower, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Stoke Field, Trim castle, Waterford Mint, Waterford MuseumThe House of York always had a strong connection with Ireland. Richard Duke of York and his family lived there from a while, sometimes at the imposing Trim Castle (beloved of movie makers from Excalibur to Braveheart) and sometimes at Dublin Castle where George of Clarence was born. Later, after the battle of Ludford Bridge,…
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Having heard that Leicester Cathedral were staging a performance of Shakespeare’s Richard III inside the Cathedral itself, feet from where Richard is buried, I felt I had to do something to protest. It is not that I object to Leicester putting plays on in the Cathedral, although some do. Nor do I hate Shakespeare’s Richard…
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“Hearne’s Fragment” is a relatively little-known source on late fifteenth century England. It is mysterious in origin, missing in part and not entirely accurate in detail, perhaps using old-style years? To begin with, it gives Edward IV’s birth year as 1440 and errs in those of his brothers as well, although there is another possible…
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I can’t find a date on this article about Llandovery Theatre, but it’s interesting to find a theatre website that supports Richard. It contains an intriguing theory about Tyrell and the boys from the Tower:- “In 1485, Richard III gave a Charter to Llandovery, and appointed James Tyrell to be steward of Llandovery Castle. Before…
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And to cap it all, we even have Kittens in the Tower! Oh, for heaven’s sake! Right, there is a famous “story” about one of our 15th-century princes of Wales, specifically Edward of Lancaster (or Westminster), seven-year-old son and heir of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. The fame goes that after the 2nd Battle…
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… literally where it all began nearly five years ago, children can just turn up at the Visitor Centre and learn how archaeology happens.
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Although Richard was found in Leicester five years ago, exactly where he was buried, and Henry I is close to being identified in Reading, Kingfinding is not always successful. As this blog shows, the 1965 excavation of the Faversham Abbey site to find King Stephen was unsuccessful. It seems that his bones really were moved…
