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“THE MEMORY OF KING RICHARD STILL LAID LIKE LEES AT THE BOTTOM OF MENS HEARTS’ Sir Francis Bacon

Jan 22, 2020

anniversaries, buildings, sources

“Tudor” rebellions, Anne Neville, Battle of Bosworth, Bootham Bar, Earl of Northumberland, Francis Bacon, Henry VII, monk Bar, Northumbrian rebellion, Richard III, Sir Roger Cotam, The Shambles, York, York Guildhall, York House Books

UPDATED POST AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/the-memory-of-king-richard-still-laid-like-lees-at-the-bottom-of-mens-hearts-sir-francis-bacon-2/ Entry from the York City House book…’King Richard late mercifully reigning upon us was thrugh grete treason of the duc of Northefolk and many othre that turned ayenst hyme, with many othre lordes and nobilles of this north parties, was pitiously slain and murdred to the grey hevynesse of this citie’ (1) “The…
THE SHAMBLES – YORK’S FAMOUS MEDIEVAL STREET

Sep 8, 2017

buildings

The Shambles, York

An interesting article on one of the best preserved medieval streets in England. Note for my Ricardian friends. As the Shambles was originally where the butchers had their shops and also where the animals were slaughtered too with gullies either side down which the blood would flow I doubt very much that Richard would have…