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• Margaret of Anjou, the Queen of the Wars by Heather R. Darsie

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Marguerite d’Anjou, more commonly known as Margaret of Anjou and wife to Henry VI of England, was born to René, Duke of Anjou, and Isabella, daughter of the Duke of Lorraine, in Pont-à-Mousson, France on 23 March 1429. Pont-à-Mousson lies in modern north-eastern France, close to the countries of Luxembourg and Lichtenstein. The Moselle river flows through Pont-à-Mousson and the skyline boasts the impressive Norbertine abbey, which was built in 1121. Young Marguerite spent her early years in the castle of Capua in Naples, Italy, where her father was titular king, and in the castle of Tarascon on the Rhône River. Marguerite was tutored by her well-educated mother and may have received some lessons from Antoine de la Salle, who tutored Marguerite’s brothers.

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• Siege of Haddington

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On 23rd August 1548, Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, arrived at the Siege of Haddington, in East Lothian, Scotland, with a large army.

  The siege was actually part of a series of sieges at Haddington, which were all part of the Anglo-Scottish war known as the War of the Rough Wooing, so named because it was had been started in 1543 by Henry VIII in a bid to secure a marriage agreement between England and Scotland, between Prince Edward and Mary, Queen of Scots.

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• William Parr, Marquis of Northampton

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  William Parr, Marquis of Northampton and brother of Queen Catherine Parr, was born on 14th August 1513. He was the son of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal and his wife, Maud (née Green).

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• Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Margaret Pole, or Margaret Plantagenet, was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence – brother of two Plantagenet kings: Edward IV and Richard III – and his wife Lady Isabella Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and a man known as ‘the Kingmaker’. Margaret was born on 14th August 1473 and she married Sir Richard Pole in 1491, having five children before she was widowed in 1505. One of her children was Reginald Pole who became a cardinal and then Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Mary I.

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• The Battle of Saint-Mathieu – 10 August 1512

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On the 10th August 1512, the Battle of Saint-Mathieu, a battle in the War of the League of Cambrai, took place between the English and Franco-Breton fleets off the coast of Brest. England at this time were allied with Spain and the Holy Roman Empire against France.

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• 30 July 1540 – Executions of Reformers and Catholics

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On this day in history, Catholics Thomas Abell, Edward Powell and Richard Fetherston were hanged, drawn and quartered at Smithfield for refusing to acknowledge the royal supremacy. Also, at Smithfield that day, religious reformers Robert Barnes, William Jerome and Thomas Garrard were burned at the stake for heresy. Reformers and Catholics being executed on the same day – I wonder what the common people made of that!

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• This week in history 20 – 26 July

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On this day in history events for week 20-26 July.

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• 3 July 1495 – Perkin Warbeck lands at Deal

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On 3rd July 1495, the pretender Perkin Warbeck landed at Deal in Kent with men and ships. Around 150 of his men were killed and over 160 captured by Henry VII’s troops. Warbeck escaped, fleeing to Ireland. Warbeck claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower.

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• The English Court Masque – Part 1

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  In today’s Claire Chats video I talk about the English court masque and how it developed from a merging of old English traditions and a new Italian fashion.

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• Elizabeth I’s Challenge to the Masculinity of the Royal Body by Susan Bordo

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Lacey Baldwin Smith has written that “Tudor portraits bear about as much resemblance to their subjects as elephants to prunes.” A slight exaggeration, maybe. But it is true that the historical accuracy of the depictions in Tudor portraits, particularly of royalty, was often at war with “symbolic iconizing”—the use of imagery to represent the person’s character, position or role.

  The symbolism could include inscriptions, emblems, mottos, relationships with other people, animals, or objects, and it could also be written into the body itself. A famous example is Hans Holbein’s sketch of Henry VIII—the painting itself was destroyed in a fire—with the king posed to emphasize his power, authority, and resoluteness: legs spread and firmly planted, broad shoulders, one hand on his dagger, and a very visible codpiece (larger, art historians have noted, than portraits of other men at the time.) His stance, as Suzanne Lipscomb points out, “mimics the stance of a man standing in full armour…sparking associations with martial glory.” Lipscomb also points out an interesting detail: in the draft sketch, Henry’s face is turned to a ¾ angle. But in the final painting, as we know from 16th century copies done within Henry’s lifetime, Holbein has Henry looking straight ahead, confronting the spectator with an unblinking stare that is still symbolic of masculinity today.

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• Field of Cloth of Gold Primary Sources

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  The Field of Cloth of Gold was an historic meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I of France to solidify the Treaty of London. It ran from 7th June 1520 until 24th June 1520 and was held on a field between the English stronghold of Guînes and the French town of Ardres, to solidify the Treaty of London.

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• News – Archaeologists prepare to reveal the secrets of Bradgate Park

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Archaeologists are starting a five-year project to reveal the secrets of Bradgate Park, the estate which was home to Lady Jane Grey and her family.

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• Primary sources for Anne Boleyn’s coronation – 1 June 1533

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Here are some links for primary source accounts of Anne Boleyn’s coronation, and the pageants and processions that went with it, on 1st June 1533:

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• Lady Margaret Beaufort

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty, was born at Bletsoe Castle in Bedfordshire on 31st May 1443. She was the daughter of Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe and John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, grandson of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (and eventual wife) Katherine Swynford. Margaret was their only child. Although a 1397 act of Parliament legitimized the children of John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Henry IV declared that they could never inherit the throne.

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• 1511 Celebrations for the birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Cornwall

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  I’m busy researching Tudor entertainment, revels and pageantry at the moment and so wanted to share with you some information on the 1511 celebrations for the birth of Prince Henry, Duke of Cornwall. I hope you enjoy these vivid descriptions which might just transport you back to early 1511.

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• This week in history 18 – 24 May

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On this day in history events for 18-24 May.

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• This week in history 11 – 17 May

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On this day in history events for 11-17 May.

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• The Offspring of Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn by Conor Byrne

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  The birth dates of the children born to Sir Thomas Boleyn and his wife Elizabeth Howard have caused considerable controversy among historians over the centuries. It is a fact that Elizabeth was delivered of two surviving daughters (Mary and Anne) and three sons (Thomas, Henry and George), only one of whom (George) survived to adulthood. Everything else is uncertain. Even the date of Thomas’s marriage to Elizabeth is not known. Only in 1538 were parish registers systematically introduced in which all weddings, baptisms and funerals were recorded.

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• The death of Elizabeth I and possible causes of death by Alexander Taylor

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Elizabeth I is one of England’s most well-known monarchs. She was the daughter of the infamous King Henry VIII and his second wife the illustrious Queen Anne Boleyn, who was executed when Elizabeth was just two years old.

  Elizabeth reigned for almost forty-five years and was the last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty, having died childless. Her reign is famous as ‘The Golden Age’, for its blooming of the arts with the origins of Renaissance drama and for producing the most famous playwrights of the era, such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.

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• Anne Boleyn’s Appearance: Does it really matter? by Conor Byrne

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Every aspect of Anne Boleyn’s life is controversial. Her birth date, her personality, her relationship with Henry VIII, whether she was guilty of the crimes attributed to her – all of these, and more, arouse fierce debate. But it is Anne’s physical appearance that is perhaps the most lingering and heated of controversies about her.

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• February 1516 – Birth and Christening of Mary I

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  An article about Mary I’s birth and christening in February 1516.

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• Africans in Tudor and Stuart England by Conor Byrne

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  One often hears of the Tudor period being ‘done to death’. Historians have always revelled, and continue to do so, in studying this exciting and glamorous period, which saw monumental religious change, political development and cultural growth, and ordinary people worldwide cannot get enough of the Tudors, whether reading about them, watching historical films or visiting Tudor palaces. However, it cannot be denied that our obsession with the Tudors is very white-centred.

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• Tudor Life February 2015 – Lady Jane Grey Special!

  9 years ago Author: ADMIN Tim

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  Enjoy this amazing 82 page Lady Jane Grey Special Edition magazine.

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• Windsor Castle by Sarah Bryson

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  Windsor Castle dates back to the time of William the Conqueror, who started building the Castle in 1070. Work was completed in 1086 and the great castle was built as a means to defend and secure the western path towards London. The castle was built on an earth mound which supported a keep and has an Upper and Lower Ward.

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• Wyatt’s Rebellion 1554

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On 22nd January 1554, Thomas Wyatt the Younger met with fellow conspirators at his home of Allington Castle in Kent to make final plans for their uprising against Mary I and her decision to marry Philip of Spain. This rebellion would become known as Wyatt’s Rebellion.

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• The Downfall of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, by Alexander Taylor

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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• This week in history 19 – 25 January

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  On this day in history events for 19-25 January.

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• Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset, by Conor Byrne

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  An article on the much maligned Anne Seymour (nee Stanhope), Duchess of Somerset.

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• Welcome on board Conor Byrne and Alexander Taylor!

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  A warm welcome to Alexander Taylor and Connor Byrne who will be writing for the Tudor Society website.

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• Elizabeth I’s Coronation Procession – Primary Source Accounts

  9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway

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  The primary sources for Elizabeth I’s coronation procession on 14th January 1559.

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