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BOOK REVIEW

Sep 15, 2019

anniversaries, battles, Book Reviews, law, religion

“Perkin”, “Princes”, ambition, Archbishop Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, attainder, Battle of Bosworth, Cardinal, Domenico Mancini, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Edward V, Francis Bacon, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VI, Henry VII, illegitimacy, inheritance, James IV, John Morton, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Master of the Rolls, Milanese Ambassador, Morton’s Fork, Polydore Vergil, rebellion, Richard III, Robert Cecil, Stuart Bradley, Tewkesbury, Thomas Cromwell, Thomas More, Thomas Wolsey, Titulus Regius, Towton, William Cecil, William Lord Hastings, Wydevilles

Stuart Bradley – JOHN MORTON: adversary of Richard III, power behind the Tudors (Amberley 2019) John Morton served the English crown for a almost forty years during one of the most turbulent periods in English history. He wielded considerable influence at the courts of three kings. First, in the Lancastrian household of Henry VI:…
River Hunters at Warwick and Tewkesbury….

Aug 27, 2019

archaeology, battles, buildings

metal detecting, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, River Avon, River Hunters, River Swilgate, Tewkesbury, Warwick Castle

Last night I watched an episode of the new River Hunters series, in which two divers with metal detectors go searching rivers for evidence of historical events. This episode (see these excerpts ) was centred upon the River Avon in Warwickshire, specifically at Warwick Castle. The aim was to find evidence of the Wars of…
Ricardian Heavy Metal & Tyrell’s Rotten Rap

Mar 21, 2019

anniversaries, battles, buildings, Music Reviews

“Tudor” “sources”, Battle of Bosworth, David Starkey, Edmund Earl of Suffolk, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, executions, Henry VII, Henry VIII, London Guildhall, More, music, Polydore Vergil, Richard III, Running Wild, Sir James Tyrrell, Tewkesbury, Tower of London, Tyrrell “confession”

RUNNING WILD–BLOODY RED ROSE I came across this heavy metal song from the 1980’s a while back– BLOODY RED ROSE by Running Wild. It is ‘pro-Richard III’ and here are the lyrics: In the war of the roses, the tragedy source King Edward was bound to die Richard III the new “lord protector” Ruled with…
Now Tewkesbury battlefield may become a car park….!

Feb 18, 2019

anniversaries, archaeology, battles, buildings

Aldi, battlefields, car parks, executions, George Duke of Clarence, Leicester, Tewkesbury

Oh, dear, now another car park may interfere with the history of King Richard III and his times. The baddie this time is Aldi. Boo! Hiss! The following is taken from here: “A supermarket’s plans to expand a car park could ruin the last chance to investigate part of the Battle of Tewkesbury’s site, it…
Another helping of SHW

Nov 17, 2018

anniversaries, battles, humour, law

bigamy, cartoons, Caxton, Earl of Desmond, Edward IV, Elizabeth Wydeville, George Duke of Clarence, John Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, Lady Eleanor Talbot, pre-contract, Tewkesbury
Seeking the Real Duke of Clarence

Oct 21, 2018

anniversaries, battles, genealogy, sources

alcoholism, Ankarette Twynho, Anne Neville, Barnet, Bromham church, Buckingham rebellion, charisma, disloyalty, Edward IV, executions, fiction, George Duke of Clarence, Hicks, insanity, Isabel Neville, John Thursby. Sir Roger Tocotes, propaganda, puerperal fever, Richard III, stereotypes, Tewkesbury, Towton, tuberculosis, Warwick

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about Richard III’s brother, George of Clarence. You know the one–typical ‘middle child’, ‘false fleeting Clarence’, the one drowned in Malmsey who was also a drunk and quite possibly insane, hanging, as he did, old ladies on the vaguest of suspicions. And I began considering–is George, like Richard, maligned,…
Snow at Tewkesbury, and a pile of bodies for Richard III….

Oct 3, 2018

anniversaries, battles, The play’s the thing

BBC, drama, Henry VII, inaccuracy, Margaret of Anjou, Richard III, Shakespeare, snow, Tewkesbury, Towton

Believe it or not, the above is supposedly the Battle of Tewkesbury. At least, it is according to the BBC website. Tewkesbury was in May. Silly author. The picture is of Towton, which took place in the middle of a snowstorm. The article itself is referring to Henry VI, Part 3 – first transmitted in the UK:…
Thomas Stanley, or, the man with the evil beard….

Jul 29, 2018

anniversaries, battles, buildings

“Perkin”, “Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Blore Heath, Cheshire, executions, First Battle of St. Albans, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, Lathom House, Lord High Constable, Lord Welles, Ludlow, Richard III, Second Battle of St. Albans, Sir William Stanley, Stoke Field, Tatton Park, Tewkesbury, Thomas Lord Stanley, Towton, treachery, Wakefield, Wars of the Roses

For anyone interested in knowing what made slippery Lord Stanley tick, here is an excellent evaluation, save that Sir William was executed for refusing to oppose “Perkin”, not for supporting him. The man was a born opportunist and survivor. Full stop. Oh, and he had an evil beard!
Another C17 coincidence

May 31, 2018

anniversaries, battles, genealogy

Barnet, Battle of Newbury, Charles I, Civil War, coincidence, commanders, Nevilles, Only Connect, Oxford, Richard Neville, Richard of Warwick, Tewkesbury, Wars of the Roses

In the English Civil War, there was a Royalist commander named Richard Neville (left). Unlike his namesake and relative (right), this Colonel of Horse survived the campaign, fighting at the first Battle of Newbury and being with Charles I at Oxford at the conclusion of the first War. He became a High Sheriff, Lord Lieutenant, JP before…
The Mediaeval Free Company

May 5, 2018

anniversaries, battles, buildings, Music Reviews

Buckland Abbey, mercenaries, music, re-enactors, Tewkesbury, The Legendary Ten Seconds, The Mediaeval Free Company, videos, Wars of the Roses

Here is another video from the Legendary Ten Seconds, this time in honour of a group of Roses re-enactors … Below is an army featuring a zombie, which is how “David” must include Sir Hugh Swynford in the 1470-1 battles.