Monthly Archives: May 2023

The Crystal Sceptre.  Given by a grateful King Henry V to the City of London in recognition of the financial aid given towards the Battle of Agincourt. Photo The Lord Mayor of London @Twitter. Some of the eagle eyed amongst you who recently watched the coronation of Charles III may have spotted a very specialContinue reading “THE CRYSTAL SCEPTRE – A GIFT FROM HENRY V TO THE CITY OF LONDON”

Artist’s impression of a medieval wedding being solemnised. ‘Frieze of a Medieval Wedding’.  Artist Thomas Stothard (1755-1835) Yale Centre for British Art. I have,  in my most recent meanderings,  meandered quite a bit.  Of late I’ve meandered from the Plague Pits of London 1665 to  Gleaston Castle, rendezvous point for the 1487 Yorkist Rebels,  toContinue reading “Marriage in Medieval London And Extricating Oneself Only You Couldn’t…”