Thames

Not just the Thames; London has many hidden rivers….

Mar 19, 2019

travel

London, River Fleet, rivers, Thames

This article begins: “London is usually seen as a one-river city, just big old Father Thames. The city breathes with the rise and fall of its tide, and for centuries the Thames has posed patiently for tourist drawings, etchings and photos. But what of London’s other rivers, the capital’s unseen waterways? Twenty-one tributaries flow…
Where at Sheen was Richard II’s private pavilion at La Neyt…?

Aug 3, 2018

anniversaries, archaeology, buildings

Anne of Bohemia, Corporation Island, Henry VII, La Neyt, London, Richard II, Richmond Palace, Sheen, Thames, Time team, Trumpeter’s House

The above is the only illustration I can find that might be part of the original palace at Sheen. Or, it could be part of Richmond Palace. Tracing details of the original royal palace at Sheen, on the banks of the Thames, is not an easy task, because its Tudor replacement, Richmond Palace, rather steals the…
The King’s Barge House on the Thames in Southwark….

Jul 5, 2017

buildings

coins, Henry VI, London, mediaeval buildings, Oxo Tower, Southwark, Southwark Barge House, Thames

I could not find an illustration of the actual original royal barge house (except that drawn in the map below) but above is an illustration of a grand barge house used by the City of London in Lambeth. The King’s Barge House may have been very similar. The King’s Barge House was halfway between…
Edward III’s manor house at Rotherhithe….

Jul 4, 2017

archaeology, buildings, travel

Black Death, Edward III, Hundred Years War, Kent, manor houses, Rotherhithe, Thames

“King Edward III is remembered in history for starting the Hundred Years War, annexing large parts of France for England, as well as being the reigning king during the period of the Black Death. What he is infinitely less well-known for, is building a small royal residence at Rotherhithe in South East London, the remains…
Olde London Towne (2)

Dec 20, 2016

archaeology, buildings

Athelstan, burial sites, Clink Prison, Cross Bones Graveyard, Crow’s Nest, executions, Francis Walsingham, Jack Cade, James Paget, medieval buildings, prostitution, River Fleet, Samuel Pepys, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum, St. Olave Hart Street, Templars, Temple Church, Thames, The London Stone, Tower of London

Following our previous post, This tells us about some specific mediaeval buildings ands structures.
The beauty of royal barges….

Nov 2, 2016

Events

Diamond Jubilee 2012, Gloriana, royal barges, Thames, Westminster, Windsor

Searching for snippets of information takes me (and everyone else!) all over the internet, and often to forgotten sites. My search this time was for information about the length of time a medieval rowed barge would take to go from Westminster to Windsor, and then back again. I still have no idea, but the Thames…
A New Theory about Richard III’s Boar Badge

Nov 25, 2015

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boar, Bosworth, Fotheringhay, guy of Warwick, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Taymouth, Thames, York

Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Richard III fascinates people because his story has so many profound mysteries. Take, for instance, the case of the disappeared Princes in the Tower. Or the execution of William, Lord Hastings. These two events have filled up hundreds of pages of speculation in books, have spawned endless social media threads,…