Forgotten Women of the Wars of the Roses Book Launch
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It has been a manic few weeks. I was on Marlow FM talking about Anne Neville and Alice Chaucer, giving the scoop to Reading Today on Elizabeth Clerk and telling the Reading Chronicle all about what Reading was like in the fifteenth century. And then, I had my official book launch to celebrate the publication of Forgotten Women of the Wars of the Roses.  The book is on a subject that is so dear to my heart; I wrote my university dissertation in 1998 on the different roles of women in Medieval Yorkshire and I'd always explored Medieval women's lives with interest, even when I was a food wri ..read more
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Medieval Residents of Reading: Elizabeth and Thomas Clerk
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I wrote about Elizabeth Clerk, one of the residents of fifteenth-century Reading, in my book, Forgotten Women of the Wars of the Roses. She was resident in the town during parliament's meeting at Reading Abbey where Edward IV introduced his secret wife Elizabeth Woodville to the nobles that had gathered. This was one of the events of the Wars that was said to have turned Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick further away from the spirited, rebellious Edward and into the hands of the Lancastrian Margaret of Anjou.  It was with a strange sense of timing then, that I found myself in Reading's Cen ..read more
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The Princes in the Tower Mystery Will Probably Never Be Solved and Here's Why
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1M ago
I posted a photo of Edward V and his brother Richard - The Princes in the Tower - on my Facebook and Instagram accounts the other day. Being mischievous, I captioned it simply 'who did it, then?' and waited (ducked?) for the onslaught of comments.  There were those that thought Richard III killed the Princes, while others blamed Henry VII, as he had legitimised their line to marry their sister, Elizabeth of York and therefore created the threat. Some thought it was the Duke of Buckingham, Richard's right hand man, acting on the king's orders. Others made me frown a bit in confusion. Anne ..read more
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The Coronation of Anne of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
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1M ago
 On the 17 May 1590, James VI of Scotland created fifteen new knights, to celebrate the upcoming coronation of his wife, Anne, as queen. The coronation was held on the 19th May 1590 in the abbey kirk of Holyrood House. Anne processed through Edinburgh, entering at the West Port, crowds cheering her on, and was given a speech in Latin. Graciously receiving the attention and praise of the people, she headed towards Holyrood with prominent figures of the realm. There were heralds wearing yellow coats that were decorated with an emblem of red lions. The Earl of Angus bore the queen's sword of ..read more
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Danielle Burton and her work on Anthony Woodville - Sophisticate or Schemer? Guest Post
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1M ago
Today I wanted to share with you the work of Danielle Burton, a fellow history blogger, who writes at Voyager of History. Danielle was so helpful in the initial stages of my own research into some of the forgotten women of the Wars of the Roses, pointing me in the direction of effigies, monuments and giving her advice about Elizabeth Scales. I asked if she'd like to come over to the blog here and share with you her research into the period, which currently centres on Anthony Woodville, the brother of Queen Elizabeth Woodville. Danielle has a book out on the subject, Anthony Woodville: Sophisti ..read more
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The Lost Fight for a Tudor "United Kingdom"
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1M ago
In 1543, Henry VIII had imagined a united Tudor kingdom, which united the crowns of England and Scotland into one. To accomplish this, the king set his sights on the infant Mary, Queen of Scots and proposed a marriage between her and Prince Edward, his son by his third wife, Jane Seymour. The idea was agreed by the Scottish and English crowns but was later withdrawn. Henry responded to this perceived snub with military action that would later become known as the 'Rough Wooing'.  Edward VI. Public Domain, Met Museum. Henry died on 28 January 1547, and his son became Edward VI. H ..read more
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Tudor Recipe: A Sallett of Lemons
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2M ago
When I first tasted this recipe, from The Good Huswife's Jewell, I was unsure whether it would have been a sweet or savoury dish. The lemons are sliced and eaten raw, but strewn with sugar they're not as acidic as you'd expect. Nowadays we could eat a piece of sweetened lemon as a palette cleanser or perhaps have on the side with a fish dish and this might have been the point of this recipe. I imagine that this dish wasn't eaten as we would eat a 'salad' today, but just some available lemon slices on the table to balance out a fish, chicken or meat dish.  The recipe, dating from 1587, inc ..read more
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The Tomb of Prince Arthur, Prince of Wales
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2M ago
I stood, in Worcester Cathedral with a visitor guide, looking at the tomb of King John. We we looking down at John's effigy, going over the mistakes he made, visitors' reactions to seeing the tomb, his reputation and my slightly morbid question is the tomb just for show or is he really inside there (he is). I mentioned that I'd loved history since I was about five, and had waited decades for the opportunity to see John's tomb.  'Well then', said the guide, with a glint in her eye, 'you'll love this'. She led me across the tiled floor up some worn stone steps and into a beautifully carved ..read more
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Emmeline Fiennes Lady Say and Cade's Rebellion of 1450
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3M ago
I've spent the two years  researching forgotten women of the fifteenth century, and one of them I came across was Emmeline Fiennes.  The wife of Sir James Fiennes, Baron Say and Sele, she would have spent her married in life in some comfort and wealth, her husband one of the premier advisors of Henry VI from early on in his reign. There was an age gap between the couple, Cokayne placing Fiennes' date of birth in 1395, and Emmeline's in around 1428. Sir James had fought in France for Henry V and was later awarded responsibilities under Henry VI including Constable of Dover Castle and ..read more
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A Tudor Recipe: A Potage of Cherries
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3M ago
It's new recipe time! And this is a whopper.  In the Book of Cookery (or 'Cookrye' if you speak Old English), I found a beautiful dessert that proves our Medieval and Tudor ancestors had good taste.  It tastes like something you'd get from a dessert menu in the dining room of a lovely country pub today, and I urge you to try it. Plump, juicy cherries (I used frozen ones) and crispy butter-fried bread, it uses just a handful of ingredients. The recipe was published in 1591, towards the end of the reign of Elizabeth I. The Spanish Armada had been defeated, Robert Earl of Leicester wa ..read more
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