Titulus Regius
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STILL LOOKING FOR RICHARD
“Tudor” propaganda, “Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Charles Ross, Clements Markham, dictionaries, Edward V, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Josephine Tey, Leicester cathedral, London, NPG, Olivier, Paul Murray Kendall, PreContract, reinterment, Richard III, Shakespeare, Stanley Baker, Thomas More, Titulus RegiusIntroduction According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the noun Ricardianism means ‘support for or advocacy of Richard III’. Even though I have been a supporter of king Richard III for almost six decades, I am reluctant to describe myself as a Ricardian since it implies a narrow interest in one man. I prefer to…
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Here’s how to gloss over the important facts! This is an item in the Leicester Mercury online:- http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Richard-s-act-lost-flame/story-27617629-detail/story.html It says: Richard’s act lost in flame. (by Leicester Mercury/ posted: August 17, 2015. “According to Nigel Cawthorne’s book on The Strange Laws of Old England, Richard III signed an Act bastardising all the children of his brother,…
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A Time for Truth, a Time for Lies…or for Pretended Obliviousness and Bullying Tactics
Annette Carson, Bona of savoy, Commines, Constable of England, Countess of Shrewsbury, Croyland, denialists, Edward IV, Edward V, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Woodville, evidence, fire, Frank Harris, Henry VI, homophobia, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, John Ashdown-Hill, John Earl of Shrewsbury, John Russell, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Lion King, Lord Chancellor, Lord Protector of the Realm, Mancini, Matt Lewis, mediaeval canon law, Medieval, Middleham, Oscar Wilde, Palace of Westminster, Parliament, petition to Richard III, pre-contract, PreContract, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Robert Stillington, Thomas More, Three Estates, Titulus RegiusMy thanks to everyone at Murrey & Blue who helped with this article. It was very much a team effort, and you know who you are. An Elizabethan Professor Introduced Me to Richard A long time ago, at a university far away, I took a class on medieval history from a professor who thought Elizabeth…
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OK, ‘having a go’ at Richard, will earn a response. Well, why not? All’s fair in love and war. So the above is an imagined image of Richard III. That’s Richard as imagined by his myriad living supporters. I’m sure the diatribe below has been posted for some time at http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/TALBOT.htm#Humphrey TALBOT (Sir Knight)1 The…
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Part 7 – Long live king Richard, England’s worthy king! “ Cousin of Buckingham and sage grave men, Since you will buckle fortune on my back To bear her burden whe’er, I will or not I must have patience to endure the load” (William Shakespeare) “ Touched you the bastardy of Edward’s children?” Bastard…
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Most Ricardians have spent many years honing their beliefs and building up a knowledgeable sympathy and regard for the character and actions of Richard III during his lamentably shot life-time. But even passionate supporters often disagree. Endless arguments (usually amicable I’m pleased to add) continue between supporters. Whether Richard had a wild romantic love affair…
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Yesterday, Friday 23 January *, is the 531st anniversary of the first sitting of Richard III’s Parliament. It lasted for four weeks and transacted various business, including a codification of the petitition that asked him to become King as “Titulus Regius”. Interestingly, it is only three days from the anniversary of the first (or second)…
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We already know that William, Lord Hastings, was one of several people arrested on the morning of 13 June for a conspiracy against the Duke of Gloucester, who was both Constable and Lord Protector. We know that Bishop Morton was among the others but that Hastings alone was executed, that the Constable had the right…
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Apologies to anyone who expects this to be a five thousand word essay with at least a hundred cases but I was wondering about one thing in particular: when “Tudor” monarchs repealed legislation, how did they usually go about it? The usual procedure was – and still is – to have a new Act passed,…
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