Stained glass image of Edward V Coldridge Church, Devon, This wonderful church in Devon contains some little gems including a charming portrait of the young Edward V in a stained glass window, king for such a short while. The story of Edward and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury is well known, their disappearanceContinue reading “A Portrait of Edward V and Perhaps Even a Resting Place?- St Matthew’s Church Coldridge”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
The English Medieval Cathedral
Durham Cathedral in the moonlight.. A familiar sight to both medieval royalty and commoners alike our Cathedrals soar above us, centuries old, constant, enduring, and kind of reassuring. There is nothing more thrilling as you approach a cathedral city than the first glimpse of their cathedral appearing on the horizon. So to all thatContinue reading “The English Medieval Cathedral”
ROYAL PECULIARS AND THEIR PECULIARITIES
The glorious ceiling of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court. Photo James Brittain . Historic Royal Palaces. The main reason, and perhaps the only reason, why the bones in the urn in Westminster Abbey supposedly to be those of the sons of Edward IV known as the Princes in the Tower, Edward of Westminster and Richard of ShrewsburyContinue reading “ROYAL PECULIARS AND THEIR PECULIARITIES”
ELIZABETH TALBOT, VISCOUNTESS LISLE, LADY ELEANOR BUTLER’S NIECE
Possible portrait of Elizabeth Talbot, Viscountess Lisle c1468 Petrus Christus of Bruge Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Note the gleam of the pearls, the pattern of the brocade gown and the little gold pin used for pinning the fine lawn partlet onto the bodice. How delicious! Could this charming portrait be of Elizabeth Talbot, Viscountess Lisle – LadyContinue reading “ELIZABETH TALBOT, VISCOUNTESS LISLE, LADY ELEANOR BUTLER’S NIECE”
THE TRIAL OF RICHARD III – PART TWO
The two QCs prepare to do battleFollowing on from my earlier post. The day had dawned – the trial commenced. Because of the length of the trial I only give snippets here which stand out and which I think are the most pertinent/funny/excruciating. The judge addressed the jury as to whether Richard III was responsibleContinue reading “THE TRIAL OF RICHARD III – PART TWO”
THE TRIAL OF RICHARD III, PART 1
The statue of Justice, Old Bailey, London. Way back in 1980 the late Jeremy Potter, Chairman of the Richard III Society, and producer Richard Drewitt discussed King Richard III at length and an idea was born. That was to put Richard on trial for a heinous murder he had been held responsible for overContinue reading “THE TRIAL OF RICHARD III, PART 1”
A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI 