An item on another group, concerning the Southwark palace of the Bishops of Winchester, set me looking for more information. I knew where the palace was, of course, and who the “Winchester geese” were! You can read about them here. Almost all the links about the palace that turn up in an online search are… Continue reading The medieval remains of the Southwark palace of the Bishops of Winchester are still there….
Tag: Wenceslaus Holler
WAS LAMBERT SIMNEL A TUDOR HOAX?
Reblogged from A Medieval Potpourri @ sparkypus.com ‘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… Continue reading WAS LAMBERT SIMNEL A TUDOR HOAX?
If Edward IV didn’t dispose of Henry Holand, 3rd Duke of Exeter, who did….?
I must state from the outset that I could not find any contemporary likenesses of Henry Holand, so the above is of him as played by an actor unknown to me. The life of Henry Holand, 3rd Duke of Exeter has never been of particular interest to me, but I did think that he was… Continue reading If Edward IV didn’t dispose of Henry Holand, 3rd Duke of Exeter, who did….?
Wenceslaus Hollar, by Gillian Tindall…
Until now, I have not encountered any of the books of Gilliam Tindall, but some of them look as if they may be of interest to us. The one I came upon is here, which I intend to get, because I have always loved the beautifully detailed work of Wenceslaus Hollar, about whom I… Continue reading Wenceslaus Hollar, by Gillian Tindall…
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