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Intriguing events at Northampton and Stony Stratford April 1483 – Mancini, the Croyland Chronicler and Vergil – who to trust?

A medieval scribe.   Royal MS 18 E. III, fol. 24r The British Library, London THE SETTING Following the sudden death of King Edward IV (1442-1483) at his palace of Westminster on the 9th April 1483 an unseemly scramble ensued to get his son,  now King Edward V,  from where he was residing at Ludlow Castle,Continue reading “Intriguing events at Northampton and Stony Stratford April 1483 – Mancini, the Croyland Chronicler and Vergil – who to trust?”