But not the one I wanted! Of the several editions of the Paston Letters at the ANU library, guess which one’s missing? That’s right, the one that contains the Fastolf Relation. I have no idea where I’m going to get hold of it now and it’s make me a teensy bit irritated. The place is [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Letter from Richard Duke of York to Henry Holland Duke of Exeter
Posted: April 26, 2010 in Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter, Letters, Nevill Percy feud, Primary sources, Richard, Duke of YorkSo, back to reality… In searching for Cecily Nevill’s letter to Margaret of Anjou, I also found this. I’m assuming that the confusion about its intended recipient is well and truly cleared up. Rawcliffe* thought it was a letter to Edward, earl of March, though it would have been extraordinary if it was. But as [...]
I hope you’ll forgive this digression, but I’ve just finished watching the first post-apocalypse Storm game, and I’m just a tad emotional. 23,000 people at Docklands, a cascade of purple and a 40-6 win over the Warriors – this is a club with a lot of spirit and a hell of a lot of pride. [...]
Chapter one nailed down
Posted: April 25, 2010 in Alice Fitzhugh, Henry Fizhugh, John Nevill, Maud Stanhope, Lady Willoughby, Nevill Percy feud, Thomas NevillI think I have chapter one of Nevill pretty much finished. It covers the time between Thomas and Maud’s wedding and the departure of Warwick and Salisbury to London to consolidate York’s support (and theirs for him). We get to know some of the Nevills quite well, though George, Alianor and Joan have yet to [...]
Marriage and the Nevills – Thomas Nevill and Maud Stanhope
Posted: April 20, 2010 in Gervase Clifton, Marriage & the Nevills, Maud Stanhope, Lady Willoughby, Nevill Percy feud, Thomas NevillAs more information as come to light, this post has been quite seriously updated. Nevill begins with the attack at Heworth on the wedding party of Maud Stanhope and Thomas Nevill by the Percies in August 1453. It wasn’t the opening salvo in the Wars of the Roses as has been suggested, but that event, [...]
Here are the most popular (hence most problematic) names amongst the more prominent characters* in Nevill: 5 Alices; 8 Annes; 3 Edmunds; 5 Edwards; 3 Eleanors; 3 Elizabeths; 5 Georges; 6 Henrys; 4 Isobels; 10 Johns; 3 Margarets; 9 Richards; 10 Thomases; 5 Williams. So, what to do with them? There are three strategies that I’m using: diminutives, [...]
Ok, the BBC aren’t filming it; the BBC aren’t aware of its existence; it’s not published yet; it’s not finished yet, but… Who else on God’s green earth could do the earl of Warwick justice? images from: http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/894/541894-rufus-sewell-picture.htm
Marriage and the Nevills – Anne Nevill and Richard Duke of Gloucester
Posted: April 12, 2010 in Anne Nevill, Duchess of Gloucester, Edward, Prince of Wales, Marriage & the Nevills, Richard, Duke of Gloucester/Richard IIIOk, she says sighing heavily, let’s get this over with. This is a marriage about which a great deal has been said, written and speculated. For the True Believer, there are some basic ‘facts’ that no-one wants to question. It would be so easy just to go with the flow – the shared childhood, the [...]
And so quickly. Went to the local servo where we collect our mail and there it was – a slim parcel from Bedfordshire. My book! This is my favourite picture. (That’s QM having a very French temper tantrum.) Some choice quotes: Unfortunately the Queen, Margaret of Anjou, a fierce and bitter woman, hated Warwick. When [...]
