1460 Richard Nevill earl of Salisbury is murdered at Pontefract castle. He was captured after the battle of Wakefield and held in custody pending ransom. He was set upon my a mob and executed, possibly by Robert Holland, Bastard of Exeter. Oh… and it’s my birthday!
Archive for December, 2011
On this day: 31 December
Posted: December 31, 2011 in On this day..., Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury, Wakefield4
On this day: 30 December
Posted: December 30, 2011 in Edmund Earl of Rutland, On this day..., Richard, Duke of York, Thomas Nevill, Wakefield, William Bonville, Lord Harrington1460 Battle of Wakefield. Richard duke of York and his son Edmund, earl of Rutland are killed. Thomas Nevill, son of Richard Nevill earl of Salisbury is killed, as are William Bonville lord Harrington, husband of Salisbury’s daughter, Katheryn, and Edward Bourchier, son of York’s sister Isabel.
1462 Dunstanburgh castle surrenders to Warwick and his brother John lord Montagu. The captains are offered pardon with their lives. Henry Beaufort duke of Somerset goes to Durham, where he becomes (temporarily) reconciled with Edward IV.
1462 Bamburgh castle surrenders to Warwick and his brother John lord Montagu.
2011 Christmas special: Report on professional development session, 2-5 April 1461
Posted: December 23, 2011 in Towton, Trivialities, rants & other ephemeraReport on Professional Development program held 2-5 April 1461, to address some pressing concerns arising from the Battle of Towton. It is important to stress from the outset that the purpose of this intensive four day program was not to point fingers and lay blame. We are all responsible for what goes on in the workplace, and [...]
On this day: 22 December
Posted: December 22, 2011 in Isobel Nevill, Duchess of Clarence, On this day...1476 Death of Isobel Nevill, duchess of Clarence. A son, Richard, was born and died some months previously.
On this day: 17 December
Posted: December 17, 2011 in Alianor Nevill, On this day..., Thomas Stanley1454 Alianor Nevill, daughter of Richard Nevill & Alice Montacute, earl and countess of Salisbury, marries Thomas Stanley.
A flurry of letters sent northwards
Posted: December 9, 2011 in John Nevill, Letters, Nevill Percy feud, Thomas Percy, Lord EgremontHaving found this the other day, I decided to go through it page by page, culling anything of interest. So far, I’ve found a lot of things of interest! I can’t print it, nor can I find a way to clip and save pages, so I’m transcribing stuff as it comes up. A series of [...]
On this day: 9 December
Posted: December 9, 2011 in Alice Montacute, Countess of Salisbury, On this day...bef 9 December 1462 Death of Alice Montacute, countess of Salisbury
1459 Parliament is called to attaint the leading Yorkist men and Alice Montacute countess of Salisbury. Their estates are confiscated, some Nevill property given into the custody of the still (at that stage) loyal lord Henry Fitzhugh, Salisbury’s son-in-law.
