Stony Stratford
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Matthew Lewis on YouTube: 2) Mancini
“I know nothing”, “Princes”, Armstrong, Arthur “Tudor”, Beaugency, bigamy, Charles VIII, Crowland Chronicle, Domenico Mancini, Dr. John Argentine, Duke of Orleans, Edward IV, evidence, executions, feuds, France, George Duke of Clarence, gossip, Hastings, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Italian merchants, Italy, Lady Eleanor Talbot, language, Lord High Admiral, Lord High Constable, Lord Protector of the Realm, Louis XI, minority kings, Parliament, plots, pre-contract, propaganda, Robert Stillington, sickness, Stony Stratford, translation, WydevillesHere is the second in my series of Top 10’s. This one is focussing on Dominic Mancini’s account of the events of 1483. It’s a hugely problematical source, both in terms of Mancini himself, who spoke no English, had no grasp of English politics and very limited sources, and in terms of the current translation…
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An article in British History Online , as illustrated by this John Zephaniah Bell painting says: “Here [Westminster Abbey/Sanctuary/Cheyneygates] the unhappy queen [Elizabeth Woodville] was induced by the Duke of Buckingham and the Archbishop of York to surrender her little son, Edward V., to his uncle Richard, who carried him to the Tower, where the two…
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SIR THOMAS MORE , A MAN FOR ALL REASONS: SAINT OR SINNER?
“Perkin”, “Princes”, “The History of King Richard III”, “Tudor” Despotism, “Tudors”, Alan Grant, Anthony Woodville, Archbishop of Canterbury, bigamy, Bishop of Norwich, Carmeliano, Carthusian Monastery, Colet, Domenico Mancini, Dr. Horsey, Edward IV, Edward of Buckingham, Elizabeth Lucy, Elizabeth Wydeville, Erasmus, executions, Fabyan, Geoffrey Chaucer, Greek, Hanseatic League, Henry VII, Henry VIII, heresy, Horace Walpole, humanism, Hunne Case, John Morton, John Rous, Kincaid, King’s Bench, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lambeth Palace, Latin, law, Lollards, London Charterhouse, Lord Chancellor, Lutheran texts, More, New Inn, Oxford University, Paul Murray Kendall, Peter Ackroyd, Polydore Vergil, pre-contract, Ralph Shaa, Reformation, renaissance, Richard III, Richard Sylvester, saints, Sallust, sanctuary, satire, Sir John Harrington, Stony Stratford, Tey, The Daughter of Time, Thomas Wolsey, Threadneedle Street, Tillyard, Utopia, William Roper‘Not exactly the horse’s mouth’ In Josephine Tey’s spellbinding novel ‘The Daughter of Time’, Detective Inspector Alan Grant has a reputation for being able to spot a villain on sight. Whilst in hospital with a broken leg, Grant is idly flipping through some old postcard portraits to while away the time. He turns over a…
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Stony Stratford is a small place today but in the medieval era it was along one of the main routes towards London and frequently visited by passing notables. Historically, it is primarily remembered for being the spot where Richard of Gloucester and the Duke of Buckingham finally met up with Edward V…beginning the dramatic chain…
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Recently the infamous ‘David’ has popped up yet again, this time stating that Northampton’s large medieval fair, which began on St George’s Day, lasted for ten days and may have provided a legitimate reason why Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, bypassed the town and went straight on to Stony Stratford with young Edward V, instead of…
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There was a great concert on Sunday, 12th June at the Cock Hotel in Stony Stratford. The Legendary Ten Seconds just get better and better and were in fine feather! I don’t know the band at bottom right, but they were playing at nearby Furzton Lake! The weather just about held off, although we were…
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Tickets for The Legendary Ten Seconds event in Stony Stratford on Sunday afternoon, 12th June 2016 at the Cock Hotel can be purchased in Stony Stratford, via my email address legendarytenseconds@gmail.com or via Lord Zarquon’s website: http://lordzar.co.uk/LTS/acoustic-live.html. There will be a stall selling Ricardian items and book signing by Ricardian authors Live Dates 2016 |…
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Concert by The Legendary Ten Seconds, in York House, Stony Stratford February 20th 2016
“Tudor” propaganda, Ambion Hill, Anne Neville, Anthony Woodville, Battle of Bosworth, Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, music, Richard III, Richard III reburial, Richard III Society, Richard of Warwick, Sandra heath wilson, Shakespeare, Sir John Say, Stony Stratford, The Legendary Ten Seconds, White Surrey
Having enjoyed the three CD albums of songs about Richard III by The Legendary Ten Seconds (which can be bought here), I was very keen to attend when I heard there was to be a live concert by the group, who comprise Ian Churchward on lead vocals and acoustic guitar (and writer of almost all…
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Sherlock: The Mystery of the Princes
“confessions”, “Lambert Simnel”, “Perkin”, “Princes”, Anthony Woodville, Dan Jones, Dighton, Dr. John Argentine, Dr.Watson, Edward of Middleham, Forrest, France, Green, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, illegitimacy, John Morton, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Polydore Vergil, pre-contract, Richard III, Scotland, Sherlock Holmes, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Stony Stratford, Thomas Lord Stanley, Thomas MoreOriginally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Sherlock and Watson are looking for a killer. There has to be a killer or killers because Dan Jones said that ‘The Princes Must Die’ (episode three of Britain’s Bloodiest Crown) and after the Christmas special they are able to time travel which is just as well as they…
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