Tag: Richard of Warwick

The Mists Of Middleham

A review of The Mists of Middleham by Pauline Calkin. Reposted from the Richard III Society page.   The Mists of Middleham – An Alianore Audley Novel by Brian Wainwright. Readers may remember Alianore Audley as the wise-cracking, no nonsense Yorkist Intelligence operative who gave us her first-hand account of the reigns of Edward IV… Continue reading The Mists Of Middleham

Dealing With Richard’s Critics.

Going in to bat for Richard III on Facebook, or other places, can be quite an experience. First of all, any positive source you quote, say for example Annette Carson, is almost invariably rejected as biased. (Of course, all the anti-Richard texts are balanced and impartial, right?) Secondly, people really don’t want to know about… Continue reading Dealing With Richard’s Critics.

Escutcheon of Pretence

Normally, when a man married an heiress, he quartered his arms with his own. If you look at the arms of France and England, as borne by late medieval English kings, this is a good example of what I mean, except that in this case the female inheritance (France) occupies the place that would normally… Continue reading Escutcheon of Pretence

Portugal, our oldest ally, honoured before the 2023 Trooping the Colour….

Trooping the Colour is purely ceremonial these days, but in times gone by, when there was no instant communication on the battlefield, prior to the conflict the flag (colours) was paraded (trooped) up and down the lines of soldiers to remind them of exactly what their own flag looked like. This may sound unnecessary, but… Continue reading Portugal, our oldest ally, honoured before the 2023 Trooping the Colour….

Sir John Wenlock’s Castle of Someries

  Sir John Wenlock was a known side-swapper during the Wars of the Roses. Although not as infamous as Thomas Stanley, Wenlock also frequently changed allegiances, starting out as a Lancastrian, then becoming a Yorkist, then a Warwick supporter and then back to being a Lancastrian again. He fought for the House of Lancaster at… Continue reading Sir John Wenlock’s Castle of Someries

The top ten English castles….?

My two favourite kings, Richards II and III, get a mention in this article Top 10 castles in England (readersdigest.co.uk). All ten castles are splendidly impressive, but there are so many more, equally splendid and impressive, that are omitted. As witness Arundel above. But if you’re selecting your own top 10 in England, these are… Continue reading The top ten English castles….?

The Earl of Warwick popped back from the hereafter to fight at Tewkesbury….?

  The above illustration is from  In search of Shakespeare in Gloucestershire  The article states that “Shakespeare takes liberties with Tewkesbury” (and calls Richard III a scallywag!) and then lists all the things that are wrong in the Bard’s accounts. But it doesn’t notice the glaring error in the above illustration’s caption. I’d like to… Continue reading The Earl of Warwick popped back from the hereafter to fight at Tewkesbury….?

JOHN ROUS – Author of The Rous Roll, Warwickshire Antiquarian, Chantry Chaplain and Turncoat Extraordinaire?

Reblogged fromA Medieval Potpourri @ sparkypus.com  John Rous ‘drawne by himselfe’.   From the Latin ‘Lancastrian’ version of the rolls.  College of Arms. John Rous or Rows as he called himself (b.c1420 d. 14 January 1492) was the son of  Geoffrey Rous of Warwick, who was a younger son of Thomas Rous of Brinklow, and Margaret,… Continue reading JOHN ROUS – Author of The Rous Roll, Warwickshire Antiquarian, Chantry Chaplain and Turncoat Extraordinaire?

CROWN IN EXILE: A NOVEL OF RICHARD AND EDWARD IN BURGUNDY

    A part of Richard III’s life often overlooked in fiction is the brief time he spent in exile with his brother, Edward IV, from October 1470 to March 1471. Usually, this event is a mere footnote in most novels, no doubt because it might be seen as ‘slowing down the action’ and also… Continue reading CROWN IN EXILE: A NOVEL OF RICHARD AND EDWARD IN BURGUNDY

When there’s snow at midsummer….

A short story by Sandra Heath Wilson (viscountessw) Please remember, ladies and gentlemen, that this story is fiction. The great midsummer bonfire crackled and roared, and sparks billowed high into the dark sky. It was encircled by thirteen hooded black-robed figures, and the face of the youngest was pale as he accepted the carved wooden… Continue reading When there’s snow at midsummer….