Swynfords

It’s all in the blood….

Jul 6, 2021

anniversaries, art, genealogy, Science

“Tudors”, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Henry VII, Henry VIII, John Ashdown-Hill, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Mary I, royal deaths, royal portraits, Swynfords

Seeing family likenesses is always irresistible, and few can deny that Henry VII and his mother are practically identical…well, except that as far as I know he wasn’t inclined to dress up to resemble a nun! From this I conclude that Beaufort blood is the key. Just how much Beaufort blood is arguable, of course.…
Of well-connected Archbishops

Apr 29, 2016

genealogy, religion, Science

Anthony Montague Browne, Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, DNA evidence, Dukes of Rutland, Edward III, James I, Joan “Beaufort”, Justin Welby, Mary I, Pole family, Reginald Cardinal Pole, Richard III, Swynfords

Before the English Reformation, Archbishops were often related to the King, a spare brother from a branch of the Royal family. There were commoners, increasingly so as the years went on. Then the Reformation ensured that the clergy were no longer required to be celibate. Focussing particularly on the province of Canterbury, there have been…
Just one missing word mars a conclusion

Oct 7, 2015

Book Reviews, buildings, genealogy

“Beauforts”, Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’ Oro, book review, Catherine de Roet, DNA evidence, Dukes of Beaufort, Earl of Lincoln, evidence, Greyfriars, Hicks, John Ashdown-Hill, John de la Pole, Leicester, Pavia, Richard de la Pole, Swynfords, The Mythology of Richard III

I have recently perused the critical pages (180-191) of Michael Hicks’ latest work: “The Family of Richard III”, relating to the evidence of the remains found in the former Greyfriars. He states that the mitochondrial DNA evidence only shows that the remains are of an individual related to Richard III. He doesn’t admit that the…

Swynfords

It’s all in the blood….

Of well-connected Archbishops

Just one missing word mars a conclusion