The Smythe monument Elford Church. Photo Aidan McRae Thomson Of the four sons of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, only two, Richard Earl of Warwick and John Marquis of Montagu had children. Warwick, who would go on to become known as the ‘Kingmaker’, had two daughters, while John who married Isabel Ingoldesthorpe/Ingaldesthorpe (d.20 May 1476)Continue reading “THE CHILDREN OF JOHN NEVILLE, MARQUIS OF MONTAGU and EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND d.1471”
Monthly Archives: March 2021
THE GRAFFITI OF THE TOWER OF LONDON
The graffiti commemorating the Dudleys. Beauchamp Tower. Photo Spitalfieldlife I am, to be honest not a fan of graffiti, also known as graffito, neither do I know anyone who is. However, if you are talking historical graffiti, and from no less than the Tower of London, well that is definitely a different ball game andContinue reading “THE GRAFFITI OF THE TOWER OF LONDON”
The Abbey of the Minoresses of St Clare without Aldgate and the Ladies of the Minories
Anne Montgomery nee Darcy. One of the much respected Ladies of the Minories from the window of Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk. Shakespeare said ‘all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players‘. Following on from that if we may be allowed to say that the Wars of the RosesContinue reading “The Abbey of the Minoresses of St Clare without Aldgate and the Ladies of the Minories”
THE ORANGE AND LEMON CHURCHES OF OLD LONDON
Old London – City of Churches. Bow Church can be seen to the left. Part of the The Visscher Panorama of London, 1616. Image Peter Harrington Rare Books. Orange and lemons say the bells of Saint Clement’s You owe me five farthings say the bells of St Martin’s When will you pay meContinue reading “THE ORANGE AND LEMON CHURCHES OF OLD LONDON”
A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI 