York Minster

Richard III enters York

Aug 29, 2019

anniversaries, battles, buildings, religion, sources

Anne Neville, Archbishop’s Palace York, diadem, Edward of Middleham, John of Gloucester, Micklegate Bar, Municipal Records, regalia, Richard Duke of Gloucester, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard III Society, Royal Progress, sceptre, Wakefield, York, York Minster

Richard III and his royal progress in York It is not that easy to find a city connected to King Richard III as York is. During his life, he visited the capital of Yorkshire many times and after he accepted the crown and became king, he left London for the Royal progress and stayed in…
Edward of Middleham: the prince of Richard III

Apr 9, 2019

anniversaries, art, buildings, religion, sources

Anne Idley, Anne Neville, burial mystery, Charles Ross, Coronation, Coverham Abbey, Crowland Chronicle, dispensations, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester, Earl of Salisbury, Edward of Middleham, George Duke of Clarence, investiture, Isabel Burgh, Isabel Neville, Jervaulx Abbey, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Middleham, Nevilles, Nottingham, portrait, Prince of Wales, Prince’s Tower Middleham, Richard III, Sheriff Hutton, St. Alkelda’s, stained glass, York Minster

Edward of York, better known as Edward of Middleham, was the only legitimate son of King Richard III and his Queen, Anne Neville. Edward was thought to have been born in Middleham Castle in December 1473, but this date is not certain. The historian Charles Ross wrote that this date “lacks authority” and was…
York Minster

Sep 25, 2017

buildings, genealogy

Anne Neville, Edward of Middleham, investiture, Richard III, York, York Minster

Here is an interesting article on York Minster with some stunning photographs. My Ricardian friends will find it easy to picture King Richard, Queen Anne and their small son, Edward, emerging through the massive doorway and pausing for a short while on the steps, following the glorious ceremony where Edward was invested as Prince of…
A further selection of Scropes….

Aug 7, 2017

anniversaries, battles, genealogy

Anthony Woodville, Aquitaine, Barons Scrope of Bolton, Barons Scrope of Masham, castles, Cokayne, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Wiltshire, Edmund Mortimer, Edmund of Langley, executions, Henry IV, Henry Scrope Baron Masham, Henry V, Ian Mortimer, Joan Holland, John of Gaunt, Lord Treasurer, Lord Willoughby, Order of the Garter, Owain Glyn Dwr, Parliament, Philippa de Bryan, Ralph Earl of Westmorland, rebellion, Richard Earl of Cambridge, Richard II, Richard Scrope Archbishop of York, Richard Scrope Bishop of Carlisle, Sir Edmund Mortimer, Sir William Plumpton, Southampton plot, summary executions, T.B. Pugh, Thomas Mowbray Earl of Norfolk, Vice-Chamberlain, William Scrope, York Minster

The name “Scrope” was usually pronounced, and sometimes spelled, as “Scroop”.am To follow yesterday’s post: – William, Earl of Wiltshire c1351-1399 William was the second son of Richard Scrope, first Baron Scrope of Bolton. In his younger days he was sometimes associated with John of Gaunt, who made him Seneschal of Aquitaine in 1383. Subsequently, he…
12 Places Richard Knew

Sep 5, 2016

buildings

Bosworth, Bruges, Castle Barnard, Fotheringhay, King’s College Chapel Cambridge, Ludlow, Middleham, Richard III, Sheriff Hutton, Tewkesbury, Westminster Abbey, York Minster

Here is a nice blog post about Richard locations: Click here
Jorvik – Reconstructing the Viking Age

Jan 22, 2016

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Anglo-Saxons, archaeology, Cathedrals, Ivar the Boneless, Jorvik, province of York, Roman walls, Vikings, Wilfrid, York, York Minster

Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: The Viking settlement at Jorvik, modern day York, is the largest excavated Viking site in England. Jorvik was an important trading centre due to its river links along the Ouse to the Humber estuary and North Sea and also an important political centre, the largest of the of the six fortified…
What if?…

Jan 14, 2015

Alternative History, battles

“Tudors”, Anne Neville, Battle of Bosworth, Bosworth, Catholicism, Columbus, crusade, Edward of Middleham, Joanna, Rhys ap Thomas, Richard III, Scotland, speculative fiction, Stanleys, York Minster

I am nearly finished writing my first novel (about Richard of course!) and there is a section where the question “What if Richard III had won the battle of Bosworth?” is asked. We know that he nearly reached Henry ‘Tudor’ and so it isn’t too farfetched to imagine the result if he had killed Henry.…
If Anne Neville had been pictured at York…

Dec 18, 2014

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Anne Neville, art, York Minster

Here (with the prospect of York Minister through the window) is a composite picture of Richard III’s queen, Anne Neville, who died in 1485, not long after their son died too. Richard was left alone, facing the gathering storm of invasion by Henry Tudor. The original illustration (also above), much tweaked, is of Mary of Burgundy (whose…