September 2021 – A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI

Anne Beauchamp Countess of Warwick – Wife to Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ‘The Kingmaker’

Anne Beauchamp and her husband, Richard Neville ‘The Kingmaker’ Earl of Warwick. From the Latin version of the Rous Roll. Donated to the College of Arms by Melvyn Jeremiah. Anne Beauchamp (1426–1492), Countess of Warwick, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (1382–1439) and his second wife Isobel Despenser (died 27 December 1439) wasContinue reading “Anne Beauchamp Countess of Warwick – Wife to Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ‘The Kingmaker’”

THE TOURNAMENT TAPESTRY – PORTRAITS OF MARGARET OF BURGUNDY AND PERKIN WARBECK?

The Tournament Tapestry of Frederick the Wise c.1490. South Netherlandish. Silk, silver and gold threads. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes, France. Photo Nicholas Roger theartnewspaper.com My attention was first drawn to this sumptuous tapestry by an article written by Nathalie Nijman‐Bliekendaal in the Ricardian Bulletin, the magazine of the Richard III Society in 2019 for The Missing PrincesContinue reading “THE TOURNAMENT TAPESTRY – PORTRAITS OF MARGARET OF BURGUNDY AND PERKIN WARBECK?”