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St. Armel

Henry Tudor, Merevale Abbey, St Armel…and dear old Thomas Stanley….

Oct 12, 2017

battles, buildings, heraldry

Battle of Bosworth, Elizabeth of York, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Merevale, Richard III, rose en soleil, St. Armel, symbols, Thomas Lord Stanley, treason, windows

After a comment by David, about suns in splendour and white roses in the window glass above (see his comment here ) I decided to investigate more about the window at Merevale Abbey. There is, of course, a boar in the window glass at Merevale. Well, more a pig than a boar, and it’s…
How did Henry VII find the tomb of King Arthur…?

Aug 15, 2017

anniversaries, religion

Arthur, Arthur “Tudor”, Battle of Bosworth, Brittany, Henry VIII, Silures, Sir William Stanley, St. Armel, Thomas Malory, Wales, Westminster Abbey

The following article is based on books by Chris Barber and David Pykitt, so I do not claim anything as my own work. The books are The Legacy of King Arthur and Journey to Avalon. It is also based on a third book by Chris Barber called King Arthur: The Mystery Unravelled, which contains more…