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“Tudor” propaganda

The Tragedy of King Richard 111 (not by William Shakespeare)

Jun 26, 2015

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“Tudor” propaganda, Baynard’s Castle, Charles Ross, Edward V, Elizabeth Woodville, Fabyan, Great Chronicle, Henry of Buckingham, illegitimacy, Lady Eleanor Talbot, Mancini, Parliamentary Roll, Paul Murray Kendall, Ralph Shaa, Rosemary Horrox, Shakespeare, Three Estates, Titulus Regius

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…
Polydore Vergil’s destruction of evidence.

May 27, 2015

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“Tudor” propaganda, Cambridge, denialists, evidence, Human Shredder, Jeremy Potter, John Caius, Polydore Vergil

The claim that Polydore Vergil destroyed a large amount of evidence while compiling his history is often derided. Indeed, in certain circles it is the basis of running jokes – I rather think these people think it is an allegation invented by the Richard III Society, or perhaps by ‘romantic lady novelists.’ In Jeremy Potter’s…
TUDOR HISTORY: FACT OR FICTION? – PART 1

Apr 30, 2015

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“The Tudors”, “Tudor” propaganda, “Tudors”, David Hume, Henry VII, John Ashdown-Hill, Margaret Beaufort

Once upon a time, I had a history teacher who asked his class, “What do you believe about [X]?” We wrote down our answers. He collected them. And then he asked, “Why do you believe what you believe?” We discussed. In only a few minutes we had reached a conclusion: “Our parents, our religious leaders,…
Richard III: The Murderous Machiavel?

Jan 31, 2015

The play’s the thing

“Tudor” propaganda, Machiavelli, Richard III, Shakespeare

In various discussions, on- and off-line, a Ricardian often times finds herself confronted with a particular type of debate about Richard III. Sometimes it is phrased in the context of the “brutality of the times” or the “scheming nature of a royal court” or the “rough and aggressive nature of lords and nobles in the…
A grain of truth….?

Dec 20, 2014

Science

“Tudor” propaganda, Henry VII, kyphosis, Richard III, scoliosis

Reading the previous excellent post, titled “Richard III’s back!” by jrlarner, must have made more of an impression on me than I realized, because I awakened this morning with Richard’s back on my mind. There I lay, too comfortable to get up, and my brain did its usual wandering. That’s why I keep a notebook by…
A Strange Tale from the Reign of Henry VIII

Nov 13, 2014

television reviews

“The Tudors”, “Tudor” propaganda, Anne Neville, Henry VIII

The following is based on information found in The Reign of Henry VIII, by James Anthony Froude. A book originally published in 1909. Sir William and Sir George Neville were brothers of Lord Latimer – the same Latimer who was husband to the famous Catherine Parr. They were arrested on mere suspicion – possibly because…
More Cairo fun

Aug 17, 2014

genealogy

“Tudor” propaganda, Annette Carson, Barrie Williams, bigamy, Calais, Catherine de Valois, denialists, Edward IV, John Ashdown-Hill, John of Gloucester, Owen Tudor

It seems as if those denialists, rather than give up and concede that the evidence*since Kendall is favourable to Richard, are descending into self-parody. Apart from someone, with a name that is quite valuable at Scrabble, resurfacing after five years, we have had some new claims. The Calais garrison were suggested to have defected to…
The book Kendall could write today (1) – Elizabeth of York

Jul 24, 2014

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“Tudor” propaganda, Barrie Williams, denialists, Elizabeth of York, Hicks, Paul Murray Kendall, Portuguese archives, Richard III

By SuperBlue Paul Murray Kendall (1911-73) was a Professor of English, famous for writing three landmark historical biographies. Apart from “Warwick the Kingmaker” and “Louis XI”, his “Richard III” was published in 1955. Scientific and historical records are always developing and thus Kendall had the advantage of knowing things that Markham could not, just as…
“Perkin” again ….

Jul 16, 2014

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“confessions”, “Perkin”, “Tudor” propaganda, Ann Wroe, Edward of Warwick, Elizabeth Barton, insanity, Tyrrell, Viscountess Rochford

In writing this, I have to own up that my copy of the book is signed by Ann Wroe in person. Our discussion confirmed that she retains an open mind on the youth’s identity, uncommon as that may be in writers on the period, but there are three possibilities: 1) He was the middle son…
Another way understand the “sources” on Richard III

May 17, 2014

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“Tudor” propaganda, coincidence, denialists, Express, Richard III, sources

posted for super blue As many of you know, the Daily Express (inter alia) has printed a lot of unfounded rumours about the 1997 death of the Princess of Wales. We can put them in a proper context, of course. Now suppose that, in five hundred years time, reputable historians quote these articles…