Tamar
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PERKIN WARBECK AND THE ASSAULTS ON THE GATES OF EXETER
“Perkin”, Ann Wroe, attainder, Beaulieu Abbey, Blackheath, Coldridge, Cornish rebellion, Devon, East gate of Exeter, Edward V, Elizabeth Wydeville, Exeter, Greenwich Palace, Lady Katherine Gordon, Launceston, Ludlow, maps, north gate of Exeter, Penzance, Richard of Shrewsbury, Richard of Warwick, sanctuary, Second Cornish Rebellion, Sir John Evans, St. michael’s Mount, Tamar, Tournament Tapestry, Valenciennes, Westminster, Whitesand BayReblogged from A Medieval Potpourri sparkypus.com This is thought to be a portrait of Perkin Warbeck/Richard Duke of York from the Tournament Tapestry at Valenciennes Perkin Warbeck. Pencil sketch c1560. Note the eye blemish in both portraits. Following on from my earlier post and the high likelihood that John Evans ,who lies buried in Coldridge Church Devon, was…
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Ambling around the internet, I came upon the following. This passage is from The Sporting Review, ed. by ‘Craven’, edited by John William Carleton and contains a delightful description of what it was like for early tourists to sail down the River Tamar and visit the sights along the way. I have taken this particular…
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