William of Waynflete
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Jack Cade and the Mortimer connection….
battles, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund Mortimer, Henry VI, Ireland, Jack Cade, John Bailey, Lionel of Antwerp, Llewellyn Fawr, London Bridge, Margaret of Anjou, mortimer claim, Mortimers, Owain Glyndwr, Phillipa of Ulster, rebellion, Richard Duke of York, Richard II, The London Stone, William of WaynfleteIn the summer of 1450, Richard, 3rd Duke of York, threw in his appointments in Ireland to return to England to assert his rights as heir to the throne of the inept Lancastrian king, Henry VI. The ensuing confrontation with poor Henry, who really was too gentle to be king, led to Parliament being called…
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An old episode of Dr Who (1988) was on television this morning. Called “Silver Nemesis”, it was partly filmed in a beautiful old 15th century house that I did not recognise. So a quick Google revealed it to be St Mary’s House and Gardens at The Street, Bramber, West Sussex. It was built circa 1470…
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