BIOGRAPHICAL: PLANTAGENET

ANNE PLANTAGENET, DUCHESS OF EXETER

On Some London Houses of the Early Tudor Period KINGSFORD C. L. Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 71 Date of publication: 1921 Synopsis: This article provides detailed information on the chambers and furnishings of four great London houses including Coldharbour. In the fifteenth century Coldharbour belonged to the Holland of Exeter, and was thus the London home of Edward’s sister Anne until her death in 1476. Kingsford’s information comes from surviving accounts for Margaret Beaufort’s refurbishment of the house in the autumn of 1485 (a transcript of the source document is given in an appendix). [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Source Material: London Mansions]

CECILY PLANTAGENET, LADY WELLES

Quarr and the Mystery of Princess Cecilia NASH Michael L. Description: From Hampshire Date of publication: December 1974 Synopsis: A discussion of the reasons for the Princess Cecily’s burial at Quarr Abbey.

EDWARD PLANTAGENET OF LANCASTER,

English Royal Marriages and the Papal Penitentiary in the Fifteenth Century CLARKE Peter D. Description: From EHR, Vol. 120, No. 488 Date of publication: September 2005 Synopsis: An important article reproducing the texts, and discussing the political backgrounds, of a number of dispensations for English royal marriages discovered by the author and Patrick Zutshi in the pre-1504 Penitentiary registers, including the marriage of Edward of Lancaster to . [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

Life of Edward of Lancaster: A Sketch MARKHAM Clements R. Description: From Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 12 Date of publication: 1887-8 Synopsis: Rather old-fashioned and romantic biography of Prince Edward.

The Cult of Prince Edward at Tewkesbury ROGERS N. J. Description: From Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 101 Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: On the evidence that Edward had a tomb in Tewkesbury Abbey, and was venerated there.

EDWARD PLANTAGENET OF MIDDLEHAM, PRINCE OF WALES

Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales HAMMOND P. W. Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1973 (2nd edition) Synopsis: The only detailed account of Richard’s son.

EDWARD PLANTAGENET, OF WARWICK

Give us the Crown Jewels for Executing Our Heir, Demands French City ANON Allen Peter Sutherland-Smith Robert Description: From Metro & Daily Telegraph, with follow-up letters in Telegraph Dates of publication: 16th July 2012 (Metro) and 16th & 20th July 2012 (Telegraph) Synopsis: Sheet of scanned newspaper cuttings discussing the petition on the Angers council website that the city should be given the English Crown Jewels in compensation for Henry VII’s execution of Warwick.

On Some London Houses of the Early Tudor Period KINGSFORD C. L. Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 71 Date of publication: 1921 Synopsis: This article provides detailed information on the chambers and furnishings of four great London houses based on early Tudor accounts including the Erber. This was a Neville property, granted to Clarence in 1472; it was therefore technically owned by Edward Earl of Warwick until his . Kingsford’s description is based on accounts surviving from the period 1514-24 (transcripts of Kingsford’s sources are given in an appendix). [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Source Material: London Mansions]

GEORGE PLANTAGENET, OF CLARENCE

Opening the Clarence Vault ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From Current Archaeology, Issue 302 Date of publication: May 2015 Synopsis: On the results of recent examination of the bones in the Clarence vault.

The and the Midlands: A Study in the Interplay of Local and National Politics CARPENTER Christine Description: From Midland History, Vol. 11 Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: Attempts to trace the reason for Clarence’s downfall by examining the affinities and loyalties in Warwickshire where he held extensive lands.

Descent, Partition and Extinction: The Warwick Inheritance HICKS M. A. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 52, No. 126 Date of publication: 1979 Synopsis: Discussion of the division of Warwick the Kingmaker’s lands between the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Anne Beauchamp]

Restraint, Mediation and Private Justice: George Duke of Clarence as ‘Good Lord’ HICKS M. A. Description: From Journal of Legal History, Vol. 4, No. 2 Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: The extent to which Clarence acted as ‘good lord’ in the exercise of his patronage and as arbitrator in legal disputes.

On Some London Houses of the Early Tudor Period KINGSFORD C. L. Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 71 Date of publication: 1921 Synopsis: This article provides detailed information on the chambers and furnishings of four great London houses, including the Erber, a Neville property granted to Clarence in 1472. Kingsford’s description is based on accounts surviving from the period 1514-24. Transcripts of the source documents are given in an appendix. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Source Material: London Mansions]

The and Death of the Duke of Clarence: A Reinterpretation LANDER J. R. Description: From Canadian Journal of History, Vol. 2 Date of publication: 1967 Synopsis: Suggests that at least one of the charges against Clarence (that of possessing an exemplification of the 1471 Act making him heir to the throne) was fabricated by Edward lV.

Three Plantagenet Horoscopes RYAN Dorothy Description: Résumé of a talk Date of publication: 1959 Synopsis: On the conjectured horoscopes of Edward lV, George of Clarence, Richard lll. In the absence of information on Clarence’s time of birth Ms. Ryan has assumed a birth time of 11.24 am, whereas the actual time of Clarence’s birth, as recorded in the annals attributed to William Worcester, was 12 noon. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Kings & Queens: Edward IV & Richard III]

George, Duke of Clarence WILLIAMSON Hugh Ross Description: From History Today Date of publication: December 1966 Synopsis: Brief biography

Richard ’s Petition, 1478, and the Fate of Clarence WEI Chunxiao Description: From Notes and Queries, Vol. 256, No. 3 Date of publication: September 2011 Synopsis: Argues that evidence of Richard’s passive acquiescence in King Edward’s plan to destroy Clarence may be found in the wording of his parliamentary petition of 1478 requesting permission to alienate lands for the establishment of chantry chapels at Middleham and Barnard Castle. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

Text of the Act of Attainder of the Duke of Clarence, 1477 STRACHEY John Description: From Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, Vol. 6 Date of publication: 1767 Synopsis: Text of the Act of Parliament that attainted Clarence of treason in 1478.

KATHERINE PLANTAGENET, COUNTESS OF DEVON

Remembering Tiverton’s Princess ANON Description: From The Gazette (newspaper serving Mid Devon) Date of publication: 6 July 1993 Synopsis: Page filled with assorted articles about Katherine Plantagenet, second-youngest daughter of Edward lV, written as if at the time of her death in 1527.

Katherine Courtenay: Tiverton’s Royal Princess SAMPSON Michael Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1993 Synopsis: Biography of the Princess Katherine, with some background on the Courtenays.

KATHERINE PLANTAGENET, COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON

St James Garlickhythe: The Final Resting Place of Katherine Plantagenet, ‘The Countesse of Huntyngdon Ladie Herbert’ BRACEWELL Judy Description: From the newsletter of The Friends of the City Churches Date of publication: May 2015 Synopsis: Brief article on the burial of Richard’s daughter, summarising Christian Steer’s paper published the previous year in The Ricardian.

MARGARET PLANTAGENET, COUNTESS OF SALISBURY

Discussion of a Possible Portrait of Margaret, Countess of Salisbury BALLARD John Description: Handwritten essay (typed copy available) with photograph of portrait and several sketches Date: Undated Synopsis: On the original of the portrait type of a lady with barrel-shaped jewel.

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury BALLARD John Description: Typescript Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: Brief account of Margaret’s life.

On Some London Houses of the Early Tudor Period KINGSFORD C. L. Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 71 Date of publication: 1921 Synopsis: This article provides detailed information on the chambers and furnishings of four great London houses based on early Tudor accounts, including the Erber. This was a Neville property eventually restored to Margaret Countess of Salisbury. Kingsford’s description is based on accounts surviving from the period 1514- 24. Transcripts of the source documents are given in an appendix. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Source Material: London Mansions]

Margaret Pole and Syon Abbey POWELL Sue Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 78, No. 202 Date of publication: November 2005 Synopsis: Confirms Morysine’s claim that the Countess of Salisbury retired to Syon Abbey for a time after the death of her husband Sir Richard Pole, and shows by reference to Margaret Beaufort’s accounts that the King’s mother was providing for her.

A Short Life of Blessed Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541 XAVIER Sister M. Francis Description: Illustrated booklet Date of publication: Undated but probably 1989 Synopsis: Brief biography, with a list of places associated with the Countess.

MARGARET PLANTAGENET, DUCHESS OF BURGUNDY

La Politique Matrimoniale des Ducs de Bourgogne de la Maison de Valois (extract) ARMSTRONG C. A. J. Description: Extract from the above article, pub. in Annales de Bourgogne, Vol. 40 Date of publication: 1968 Synopsis: Extract dealing with Margaret’s marriage. In French, but English translation can be provided.

Margaret of York’s Dance of Death – the DNA Evidence ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From Handelingen van de Koninkijke Kring voor Oudheidkunde, Letteren an Kunst van Mechelen, 111, pp. 193-207 Date of publication: 2007 Synopsis: The author explains how he compared the mtDNA from the three sets of female remains disinterred from the Franciscan friary in Mechelen with that of Joy Ibsen, female-line descendant of Margaret’s sister Anne of Exeter, in order to establish whether any of the said remains could be those of Margaret herself.

Marriage of the Princess Margaret, Sister of Edward IV: A.D. 1468 BENTLEY Samuel Description: From Excerpta Historica, or Illustrations of English History Date of publication: 1831 Synopsis: On Margaret’s wedding to Charles the Bold.

English Royal Marriages and the Papal Penitentiary in the Fifteenth Century CLARKE Peter D. Description: From EHR, Vol. 120, No. 488, pp. 1014-1029 Date of publication: September 2005 Synopsis: An important article reproducing the texts, and discussing the political backgrounds, of a number of dispensations for English royal marriages discovered by the author and Patrick Zutshi in the pre-1504 registers of the Penitentiary, including a late additional dispensation for Margaret’s the marriage to Charles the Bold. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

Astro-analysis: CUTHILL Audrey Description: Typescript Date: 23rd April 1980 Synopsis: Somewhat circular analysis as there is no extant record of Margaret’s time of birth and Cuthill therefore assumed a time (3 pm) based on her pre-existing understanding of her subject’s personality and appearance.

Une Lettre Inédite de Marie de Bourgogne et de Marguerite d’York à Louis XI KERVYN DE LETTENHOVE Bruno Description: From Bulletin de l’Académie des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 1st Series, Vol. 21, Part 1 Date of publication: 1854 Synopsis: Text of letter written by Mary to Louis XI in January 1476/7 after news had reached her of the disaster at Nancy. Signed by both Mary and Margaret of Burgundy. Note: In French, but English translation can be made available.

On Some London Houses of the Early Tudor Period KINGSFORD C. L. Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 71, pp. 17-54 Date of publication: 1921 Synopsis: This article provides detailed information on the chambers and furnishings of four great London houses including Coldharbour, where Margaret of York stayed during her visit to in 1480. Includes details of the improvements carried out in preparation for Margaret of Burgundy’s residence. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Source Material: London Mansions]

Margaretha van York LAUWERS Mathi Description: From Spiegel Historiael Date of publication: November 1477 Description: Dutch article on Margaret. English translation also available.

Account of the Ceremonial of the Marriage of the Princess Margaret, sister of King Edward the Fourth, to Charles, Duke of Burgundy..... PHILLIPPS Sir Thomas Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 31 Date of publication: 1846 Synopsis: Phillips’ transcript of heraldic account of the marriage celebrations.

The Marriage of Margaret of York and Charles Duke of Burgundy July 1468 STUART Dorothy Margaret Description: From History Today Date of publication: April 1958 Synopsis: Article on Margaret’s wedding journey and celebrations.

RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF CAMBRIDGE

Richard of Conisbrough ANON Description: From Life Illustrated Date of publication: March 1961 Synopsis: Brief account of Richard lll’s grandfather, concentrating on his unsuccessful plot to murder Henry V.

RICHARD PLANTAGENET, (1411-1460)

Richard Duke of York as Viceroy of Ireland 1447-1460 CURTIS Edmund Description: From Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Journal, Vol. 62 Date of publication: 1932 Synopsis: As assessment of York’s connections with Ireland.

Richard, Duke of York, as King’s Lieutenant in France and Ireland: The White Rose a-Blooming GILLESPIE James L. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Revised version of an article first published in The Ricardian, Vol. 5, No. 69, June 1980. A study of York’s terms of administration in France and Ireland.

An Epitaph for Richard, Duke of York GREEN Richard Firth Description: From Studies in Bibliography, Vol. 41 Date of publication: 1988 Synopsis: About an early French epitaph for Richard Duke of York. [LIBRARY NOTE: Awaiting replacement]

Duke Richard of York’s Intentions in 1450 and the Origins of the GRIFFITHS Ralph A. Description: From Medieval History, Vol. 1, No. 2 Date of publication: July 1975 Synopsis: Were the events of 1450 the real beginning of the Wars?

Local Rivalries and National Politics: The Percies, the Nevilles, and the Duke of Exeter, 1452-55 GRIFFITHS Ralph A. Description: From Speculum, Vol. 43, No. 4 Date of publication: October 1968 Synopsis: An account of the northern rebellion of Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter, against the first protectorate of Richard Duke of York, in which Exeter was supported by the younger sons of the Earl of . [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Holland and Percy]

Richard, Duke of York, and the Crisis of Henry VI’s Household in 1450-1: Some Further Evidence GRIFFITHS R. A. Description: From Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 38, No. 2 Date of publication: June 2012-09-19 Synopsis: A re-examination, in the light of two new documents, of the crisis caused by York’s return from Ireland. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government and Administration]

Richard, Duke of York, and the Royal Household in Wales, 1449-50 GRIFFITHS Ralph A. Description: From Welsh History Review, Vol. 8 Date of publication: 1976 Synopsis: On York’s bad relations with royal officials in Wales.

The King’s Council and the First Protectorate of the Duke of York, 1450-1454 GRIFFITHS R. A. Description: From EHR, Vol. 99 Date of publication: 1984 Synopsis: A study of the York’s first protectorate through the extant minutes of three important meetings of the royal council held between the end of November 1453 and early April 1454. Includes a transcript of the source document. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government and Administration]

Somerset, York and the Wars of the Roses JONES Michael K. Description: From EHR, Vol. 104, No. 411 Date of publication: April 1989 Synopsis: Discusses the enmity between the dukes of York and Somerset.

Henry Vl and the Duke of York’s Second Protectorate, 1455-6 LANDER J. R. Description: From Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Vol. 3, No. 1 Date of publication: September 1960 Synopsis: Suggests that the second protectorate was the result of York’s attempt to gain power and that Henry had not relapsed into madness. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Henry VI]

Creating and Recreating the Yorkist Tombs in Fotheringhay Church (Northamptonshire) MATICH Sofija ALEXANDER Jennifer S. Description: From Church Monuments, Vol. 26 Date of publication: 2011 Synopsis: An examination of the documentary evidence for both the original burials and the present monuments, which were erected by order of Queen Elizabeth I. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Fine and Applied Arts]

Richard, Third Duke of York POSTLETHWAITE Ian Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1974 Synopsis: Fairly substantial account of York’s life and career.

Richard, Duke of York, and the Rebellion of Henry Holand, Duke of Exeter, in May 1454 PUGH T. B. Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 63, No. 152 Date of publication: October 1990 Synopsis: On the Duke of York’s firm handling of his son-in-law’s rebellion.

Richard Plantagenet (1411-1460), Duke of York, as the King’s Lieutenant in France and in Ireland PUGH T. B. Description: From Aspects of Late Medieval Government and Society: Essays Presented to J. R. Lander, ed. J. G. Rowe Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: A new assessment of York as a political leader.

The Estates and Finances of Richard, Duke of York (1411-1460) ROSENTHAL Joel T. Description: From Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, Vol. 2 Date of publication: 1964 Synopsis: Uses extant documents such as valors to assess the value of York’s individual holdings and total wealth.

Fifteenth Century Baronial Incomes and Richard, Duke of York ROSENTHAL Joel T. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 37 Date of publication: 1964 Synopsis: A calculation of York’s income based on the available documentation. [LIBRARY NOTE: Awaiting replacement]

Richard, Duke of York: A Fifteenth Century Layman and the Church ROSENTHAL Joel T. Description: From Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 50 Date of publication: 1964 Synopsis: A study of relations between lay people and the Church, taking York as a typical lay example.

RICHARD PLANTAGENET, DUKE OF YORK & NORFOLK (b. 1473)

Narrative of the Marriage of Richard Duke of York with Anne of Norfolk: The Matrimonial Feast and Grand Jousting BLACK W. H. (ed.) Description: From Illustrations of Ancient State and Chivalry from Manuscripts Preserved in the Ashmolean Museum Date of publication: 1840 Synopsis: Description of the marriage and the preparations for it, with lengthy quotations from contemporary accounts of the wedding and the celebratory tournament. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Anne Mowbray]

An Account of the Marriage of Anne Mowbray to the Duke of York in 1477 SANDFORD F. Description: Typed extract from Sandford’s Genealogical History of England Date of publication: 1707 Synopsis: Brief account of the wedding from an ‘Old Book in the Office of Arms’. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Anne Mowbray]

RICHARD PLANTAGENET OF EASTWELL

Eastwell Church ANON Description: Typescript: Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: Two pages of typescript focusing on the legend of King Richard’s bricklayer son.

Richard Plantagenet, Eastwell’s Enigma DORMER Phillip G. Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1994 Synopsis: The legend of Richard Plantagenet.

The Illegitimate Children of Richard III HAMMOND P. W. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: A summary of what is known about and Katherine Plantagenet, and a critical examination of the legend of Richard of Eastwell. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

History at Eastwell Park JACK Michael Description: From Kent Life Date of publication: April 1978 Synopsis: Brief article on the disused church and the legend of the bricklayer who identified himself as a son of Richard III.

Eastwell Church PARSONS Philip Description: From The Monuments and Painted Glass of Upwards of 100 Churches Chiefly in the Eastern Part of Kent Date of publication: 1794 Synopsis: Brief article on the church, focusing mainly on the tomb traditionally held to be that of Richard Plantagenet.

Richard Plantagenet: The Legend Recounted in a Letter from Thomas Brett Dated 1st September 1733 PECK Francis Description: From Desiderata Curiosa, Vol. 2 Date of publication: 1779 Synopsis: Includes a facsimile of the entry in the parish register of St. Mary’s Eastwell recording the burial of ‘Richard Plantagenet’.

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