Monday, 25 November 2024

November 1307 marriage of Piers Gaveston and Margaret de Clare.

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November 1st 1307 was the anniversary of the wedding between Piers Gaveston and Margaret de Clare, niece of Edward II.  Margaret was the sec...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024

The tomb of Sir Thomas Boleyn

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I've visited Hever Castle, the ancestral home of the Boleyn family, several times, but I've never had the time to visit the family c...
Tuesday, 3 September 2024

More from the Six Lives exhibition

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The Anne Boleyn Psalter - this passage was written by Anne Boleyn.  Her signature was later cut from the book. Portrait of Katherine Parr, f...
Thursday, 15 August 2024

Tudors, Tudors, everywhere.

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 I think everyone with an interest in history knows the Tudors are top of the tree.  So many books, articles and tv dramas or documentaries....
Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Edward II’s re-action to the death of Piers Gaveston

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 When Edward II heard about Piers being kidnapped by Guy, Earl of Warwick, he must have truly feared what would happen.  Having been relieve...
Wednesday, 19 June 2024

June 19th - death of Piers Gaveston

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 Today marks the anniversary of the death - supposedly execution but more like murder -  of Piers Gaveston, 1312.  After surrendering to Aym...
Saturday, 18 May 2024

May 19th - beginning of the end for Piers Gaveston and execution of Anne Boleyn

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 May 19th has come round again.  May 19th 1312 is the day Piers Gaveston, having returned from his third exile, to meet once again with Edwa...