Arms of Francis Viscount Lovell (Wikimedia Commons) The following guest post is from Ted White, author of a definitive article – Destinations and Departures – on Francis Lovell and his disappearance for the Richard III Society. I drew much from this article for my two posts – A Summary of the life of FrancisContinue reading “FRANCIS LOVELL AND HIS DISAPPEARANCE – REASONS TO DOUBT THE EXISTING EXPLANATIONS”
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A SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF FRANCIS VISCOUNT LOVELL AND HIS MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE – PART ONE.
Francis Viscount Lovell’s Stall Plate, St Georges Chapel, Windsor. Image thanks to the Heraldry Society: ‘Francis Viscount Lovell & de holand Burnett deynccort & Grey.’ Note also the silver fox and the mantling strewn with another Lovell badge, padlocks. Another of the enduring mysteries from the period now known as the Wars of the RosesContinue reading “A SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF FRANCIS VISCOUNT LOVELL AND HIS MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE – PART ONE.”
LADY ELEANOR BUTLER/BOTELER NÉE TALBOT – THE SECRET WIFE OF EDWARD IV & CATALYST FOR THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF YORK
Unfortunately no reliable image has survived of Eleanor Butler/Boteler née Talbot but the above image of her younger sister, Elizabeth, duchess of Norfolk, may give us some idea of her appearance. 15th century stained glass. Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk. Dear Reader – since I begun the writing of this post, and doing someContinue reading “LADY ELEANOR BUTLER/BOTELER NÉE TALBOT – THE SECRET WIFE OF EDWARD IV & CATALYST FOR THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF YORK”