Royal deer forests

Conisbrough Castle and the House of York.

May 10, 2024

anniversaries, buildings, genealogy, law

Anne Mortimer, Beaufort family., Civil War, collieries, Conisbrough Castle, de Warenne, Doncaster, Earls of Surrey, Edmund of Langley, Edward of Norwich, epworth, executions, Fotheringhay, Henry V, John of Gaunt, Lewes Priory, male primogeniture, Maud Clifford, Norman castles, Richard Duke of York, Richard Earl of Cambridge, Richard II, Royal deer forests, Sandal Castle, Sheffield, Southampton plot, Yorkshire

Conisbrough Castle originates in the Norman period, but the existing structure is largely the work of the Warrenne family, with the keep, by far the most important of the surviving buildings, dating from the 12th Century. When the Warenne family died out in the 14th Century, their lands escheated to the crown and a large…
When there’s snow at midsummer….

Jun 23, 2023

anniversaries, battles, buildings, heraldry

bigamy, Castell Du, Coventry, cults, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, First Battle of St. Albans, George Duke of Clarence, Gervase la Vallee, Henry Duke of Somerset, Henry VI, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lancastrians, Ludlow Castle, manticore, Margaret of Anjou, mermaids, Micklegate Bar, Midsummer Day, Mortimer’s Cross, poachers, pre-contract, Richard Duke of York, Richard of Warwick, Royal deer forests, secret marriage, stag hunting, Towton, Wakefield, Welsh Marches, witchcraft

A short story by Sandra Heath Wilson (viscountessw) Please remember, ladies and gentlemen, that this story is fiction. The great midsummer bonfire crackled and roared, and sparks billowed high into the dark sky. It was encircled by thirteen hooded black-robed figures, and the face of the youngest was pale as he accepted the carved wooden…
The “royal” village of King’s Langley….

Jan 13, 2022

anniversaries, buildings

Berkhampsted, Edmund of Langley, Henry III, Henry VIII, Isabel of Castile, King’s Langley, London, Royal deer forests

The Hertfordshire village of King’s Langley is “jam-packed with royal history”. Indeed it is, although the connection to Henry VIII (the article has a LARGE picture of him!) isn’t the point for those of us who think the Tudors had no business being on the throne. “….The earliest known royal residence in Kings Langley was…
Invasions

Dec 19, 2017

battles, buildings, television reviews

“confessions”, “Perkin”, Anglo-Dutch Wars, Anglo-Saxons, archery, Armada, Barbary pirates, Battle of Hastings, BBC4, Bertram Fields, castles, Charles II, Charles Laughton, churches, Dan Jones, Domesday Book, Elizabeth I, executions, films, Glenda Jackson, Harold II, Harrying of the North, John, Lady Catherine Gordon, Matthew Lewis, Medway Raid, naval battles, Royal deer forests, Sam Willis, The Shadow of the Tower, Tilbury speech, Tower of London, William I, Wroe

I have watched Dr. Sam Willis on several occasions and regularly enjoy his programmes, particularly his artillery series. With the prematurely grey beard, he is usually much more informative than Dan Jones, who is of a similar age. However, part two of his Invasions fell below this standard. It featured a lot of black and…

Royal deer forests

Conisbrough Castle and the House of York.

When there’s snow at midsummer….

The “royal” village of King’s Langley….

Invasions