Wars of the Roses
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Um, where’s Lionel of Clarence in this scheme of things….?
“Lambert Simnel”, “Perkin”, “Princes”, “Tudors”, Bosworth, Edmund of Langley, Edward III, Edward of Warwick, Edward the Black Prince, Elizabeth of York, genealogy, Henry IV, Henry VII, Innocent VIII, John of Gaunt, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lancastrians, Lionel of Antwerp, Mortimers, Norman conquest, propaganda, Richard II, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Wales, Wars of the Roses, William I, YorkistsWell, well, this author appears to have expunged Lionel of Clarence and his line from the annals of history, in order to make the Lancastrian claim to the throne senior to that of York. When, thanks to Lionel, it ended up the other way around. Lionel was the 2nd son of Edward III, Lancaster the…
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Thomas Stanley, or, the man with the evil beard….
“Perkin”, “Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Blore Heath, Cheshire, executions, First Battle of St. Albans, Henry of Buckingham, Henry VII, Lathom House, Lord High Constable, Lord Welles, Ludlow, Richard III, Second Battle of St. Albans, Sir William Stanley, Stoke Field, Tatton Park, Tewkesbury, Thomas Lord Stanley, Towton, treachery, Wakefield, Wars of the RosesFor anyone interested in knowing what made slippery Lord Stanley tick, here is an excellent evaluation, save that Sir William was executed for refusing to oppose “Perkin”, not for supporting him. The man was a born opportunist and survivor. Full stop. Oh, and he had an evil beard!
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According to this site, (http://www.northamptonshiresurprise.com/news/2018/the-battle-decided-by-a-banbury-bar-maid/) Edward IV lost the Battle of Edgcote in 1469 because of a Banbury barmaid. And no, amazingly, Edward was not involved in the lustful squabble. The culprits were the Earls of Pembroke and Devon. . .and a barmaid from Banbury. It seems that prior to the battle:- “Edward decided to…
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As we mentioned here, Ashdown-Hill’s biography of Richard’s mother was published in April. Whilst his latest, to which we shall return later, was released today, we shall concentrate on Cecily here. This is the book that summarises Cecily’s life by delineating her full and half-siblings, demonstrating that portraits (right) previously assumed to be of her and…
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The mystery of the Cade key….
burials, Cade Key, family vault, Greenwich Church, Hampstead, Henry Kelsey, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Jack Cade, James Wolfe, John Stow, Kent, Lavinia Fenton, mortimer claim, mysteries, National Churches Trust, Nicholas Hawksmoor, rebellions, Shakespeare, St. Alfege, The London Stone, Thomas Tallis, Victoria County History, Wars of the Roses, YorkshireThere is an interesting article by Sally Self in the Victoria County History, Gloucestershire, Newsletter 8, January 2018. I will repeat it in full, before making any comments of my own. Not to disprove anything, I hasten to say, but to show my own efforts to find out more about this key. I wish to thank…
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How and why the House of York laid claim to the throne….
Adam of Usk, Anne of Bohemia, Ashburnham House, Blanche of Lancaster, British Library, British Museum, Chandos Herald, Charters, Chris Given-Wilson, Cotton Library, Edmund Crouchback, Edmund Mortimer, Edmund of Langley, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, English Historical Review, entail mail, Eulogium, France, Good Parliament, Havering atte Bower, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry V, Isabella de Valois, Isabella of Angouleme, Joan of Kent, John of Gaunt, Lionel of Antwerp, male line, Michael Bennett, Penny Lawne, Phillipa of Ulster, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, Roger Mortimer, Romford, Salic Law, Scotichronicon, Sheen, Simon Sudbury, Sir Richard Stury, succession, Thomas of Lancaster, Thomas of woodstock, Thomas Walsingham, Wars of the Roses, willsHere is an article from English Historical Review, 1st June 1998, telling of how and why Richard, 3rd Duke of York, laid claim to the throne of England. The root cause was an entail to the will of Edward III, who was admittedly in his dotage at the time. The entail, which excluded a female…
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Oxford is well-known for its stunning medieval college buildings. It would take days, if not weeks, to carefully visit them all. Several, however, have items of particular interest to those who study the House of York and Wars of the Roses time period. The old Divinity School is an interesting stop. It was built between…
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“The Canterbury Roll is the most significant and substantial medieval artefact in New Zealand. For 100 years, UC has been the guardian of this unique 600-year-old treasure, which tells the history of England from its mythical origins to the late Middle Ages….” The above is a tantalising reference to a roll that promises to reveal…
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Here is another video from the Legendary Ten Seconds, this time in honour of a group of Roses re-enactors … Below is an army featuring a zombie, which is how “David” must include Sir Hugh Swynford in the 1470-1 battles.
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