violence

Catherine Parr was violent with Henry VIII….?

Aug 30, 2023

anniversaries, films, The play’s the thing

Henry VIII, Jude Law, Katherine Parr, prosthetics, Richard III, The Lost King, violence

According to this article skinny Jude Law is to play Fat Henry as he was at the time of his marriage to Catherine Parr. The makeup department is sure going to be working overtime+!!! I’m going to spend my time examining his closeups for where the prosthetics end and Jude himself begins. But hey, rewriting…
Brawling Bishop Boniface beats ‘em up at St Bartholomew’s….

Jul 14, 2023

anniversaries, genealogy, religion

Amadeus IV of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury, Boniface of Savoy, Eleanor of Provence, Friar Rahere, Henry III, Louis IX, Matthew Parris, miracles, Odo Bishop of Bayeux, St. Bartholomew’s, St. Thomas Becket, violence, visions, West Smithfield Priory

Becket wasn’t the only troublesome priest in medieval England, because in 1244 came another, Boniface of Savoy (see here and here) who became Archbishop of Canterbury. Boniface was the younger brother of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, and one of their nieces was Henry III’s queen, while another was married to King Louis IX of…
Another abduction and forced marriage aided and abetted in high places….

Jul 31, 2021

law

abduction, de Veres, Henry IV, John Pelham, Margaret Shardelow, Sir John Shardelowe, Sussex, violence

And here we have ANOTHER case of a man who fancied stealing a woman to enjoy her fortune…and then getting away with it because of a male protector in very high places in 14th-century England! This time Henry of Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV! “…John Pelham in Search of a Wife… “…John Pelham may…

violence

Catherine Parr was violent with Henry VIII….?

Brawling Bishop Boniface beats ‘em up at St Bartholomew’s….

Another abduction and forced marriage aided and abetted in high places….