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Sir Edward Dalyngrigge – Soldier, Politician, Courtier and Builder of Bodiam Castle
“Princes”, Ambassador to France, armour, arrests, bigamy, Bodiam Castle, Bosworth, Butlers of Sudeley, City of London, Earl of Arundel, Edward Despenser, Edward III, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wardieu, Fletching Church, History of Parliament, illegitimacy, John of Gaunt, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Master Forester, memorial brass, MPs, pre-contract, Privy Council, Richard II, Richard III, Robert Stillington, Sheffield Park, Sir Edward Dallyngrigge, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Butler, soldiers, SussexReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @sparkypus.com Bodiam Castle, Sussex. Built by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge between 1385-1388. Photo History of Bodiam Castle. Bodiam Castle. What a beauty and is it possible to find an even finer epitome of a medieval English Castle? The builder was Sir Edward Dalyngrigge – also spelt Dallingridge – (c.1346-1393), the son and…
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While we all enjoy an excellent text, I think we also have a sneaking enjoyment when it’s accompanied by lavish illustrations. I know I do. I remember that when I was small and my father was always reading some large tome about the French Revolution, or Oliver Cromwell or World War I, he was appalled…
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One of Edward III’s many grandchildren, Philippa de Coucy (born before April 1367) was the daughter of the important French nobleman Enguerrand, Lord of Coucy, by Isabella, eldest daughter of King Edward and Queen Philippa. Isabella was pretty much the definition of a spoiled princess, and contrary to the usual stereotype, pretty much did as…
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My mastery of Latin was gleaned at the age of 13, when for one dizzying year I was elevated to the “A” stream of King Edward VI’s Grammar School for Girls, Louth, Lincolnshire. Then they realized I wasn’t that bright, after all, and down I went! The result of this demotion is that I…
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