Ralph Neville Earl of Westmorland and his two wives. Staindrop Church, Durham. Ralph Neville by his wife Joan Beaufort, was the father of Cicely Neville, mother of two kings – Edward IV and Richard III. This drawing was made by Charles A Stothard c.1811 and shows them minus the graffiti. In the village ofContinue reading “STAINDROP CHURCH – A NEVILLE MAUSOLEUM”
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Henry Pole the Younger in the Tower of London
Picture this…a young lad of about thirteen or thereabouts. Royal Plantagenet blood coursing through his veins. His father is dead and no longer able to neither protect nor save him. His mother is also no longer around to help or comfort him. Life has changed for him overnight and will never be theContinue reading “The Mysterious Disappearance of Henry Pole the Younger in the Tower of London”
L’Erber – London Home to Warwick the Kingmaker and George Duke of Clarence
London before the Great Fire and much as Richard Neville ‘The Kingmaker’ and his family would have known it… L’Erber stood slightly to the north west of Coldharbour which is the large house seen here in middle of the picture facing the Thames. No depiction of L’Erber has come down to us. Part of theContinue reading “L’Erber – London Home to Warwick the Kingmaker and George Duke of Clarence”
SIR HENRY BODRUGAN – A LINK TO RICHARD III, EDWARD V, COLDRIDGE AND THE DUBLIN KING
Bodrugan Leap – a traditional Cornish story tells of how Sir Henry Bodrugan leaped from this cliff top to a waiting boat and made his escape first to France and later to Ireland. If you are reading this then it is also likely that you have read my other various posts relating to the ColdridgeContinue reading “SIR HENRY BODRUGAN – A LINK TO RICHARD III, EDWARD V, COLDRIDGE AND THE DUBLIN KING”
The Summer of 1483: Who Was Doing What, Where, With Whom and Why.
Today a guest post from Annette Carson, author of many excellent books about Richard III and his times including The Maligned King, Richard III: A Small Guide to a Great Debate, Richard Duke of Gloucester as Lord Protector & Constable of England and a new translation of Mancini. Annette was also a member of the LookingContinue reading “The Summer of 1483: Who Was Doing What, Where, With Whom and Why.”
WAS ‘LAMBERT SIMNEL’ A TUDOR HOAX?
‘So rude a matter and so strange a thinge, As a boy in Dublin to be made a kinge..’ * Old St Paul’s where the tragic Edward Earl of Warwick was displayed in February 1487 and with ‘Lambert Simnel’ on the 8 July 1487. ‘Old St Paul’s Cathedral Seen from the East 1656-58’ Wenceslaus Hollar.Continue reading “WAS ‘LAMBERT SIMNEL’ A TUDOR HOAX?”
Edward V, the Coldridge Mystery and the Telegraph article
Stained glass image of Edward V in the Evans chapel at Coldridge Church. Image has been verified as being of Edward V by stained glass experts Brooks and Cherry as well as the Keeper of Ceramics at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Photo Photo Dale Cherry Here is a link to an interesting article inContinue reading “Edward V, the Coldridge Mystery and the Telegraph article”
The Augustinian Priory of St Mary Merton and its Destruction.
One of Merton Priory’s gates. Possibly entrance to the guest accommodation or hospitium thought to have been located to the west of the priory. Rebuilt and resited in 1935 outside St Mary’s Church, Merton. Photo thanks to Mr Joel’s Photography. Merton Abbey, Colliers Wood, London, SW19 does not exactly conjure up ‘magnificent’ does it?Continue reading “The Augustinian Priory of St Mary Merton and its Destruction.”
ANOTHER PRECIOUS FIND TO ADD TO THE MIDDLEHAM JEWEL AND RING..
The Middleham Jewel, AD 1450-1500. Photo Anthony Chappel Ross, Courtesy York Museums Trust. Two metal detectorists have recently had a sumptous litte find. A tiny gold bible beautifully engraved. Which is great. But what makes their find super great is that it is yet another discovery made near the remains of castles that wereContinue reading “ANOTHER PRECIOUS FIND TO ADD TO THE MIDDLEHAM JEWEL AND RING..”
THE MYSTERIOUS DUBLIN KING AND THE BATTLE OF STOKE
The Last Stand of Martin Schwartz and his German Mercenaries at the Battle of Stoke Field 16th June 1487. Unknown artist Cassell’s Century Edition History of England c.1901. Dublin, Ireland, Ascension day, 24th May, 1487 (1). A young lad is crowned King of England and France and Lord of Ireland in Christ ChurchContinue reading “THE MYSTERIOUS DUBLIN KING AND THE BATTLE OF STOKE”
A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI 