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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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Philippa Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke and Arundel – a short, interesting and little-known life
accidents, annulment, Arundel Castle, Boxgrove Priory, dowries, Edmund Mortimer, executions, John Hastings Earl of Pembroke, John of Gaunt, jousting, Lord St. John of Basing, Philippa Mortimer, Philippa of Ulster, Richard Earl of Arundel, Sir John St. John, Sussex, Thomas Poynings, uxuriousness, Westminster ChroniclePhilippa was the younger of the two daughters of Edmund Earl of March and Philippa of Clarence,and second youngest of their four children, being born in November 1375. Philippa lost both her parents at a very young age, but her future was provided for (eventually) by her marriage to John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke after…
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And here we have ANOTHER case of a man who fancied stealing a woman to enjoy her fortune…and then getting away with it because of a male protector in very high places in 14th-century England! This time Henry of Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV! “…John Pelham in Search of a Wife… “…John Pelham may…
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Richard III and Psychosis? Well, I guess this must be Shakespeare’s Richard, because it can’t possibly be the real man! “RICHARD III: A lecture and discussion with Dr Liam Clarke on Richard III and Psychosis at Chapter 12 Wine Bar, 12 High Street [Hailsham] between 2.30pm and 3.30pm on Tuesday. This is a free event.”…
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