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BIOGRAPHICAL : OTHER, GENERAL Note: All except dukes and duchesses of Burgundy are listed by surname; women under their maiden surname. Dukes and duchesses of Burgundy are listed under Burgundy.

WILLIAM ALNWICK, BISHOP OF NORWICH AND LINCOLN

The Pre-episcopal Career of William Alnwick, Bishop of Norwich and Lincoln HAYES Rosemary C. E. Description: From People, Politics & Community in the Later Middle Ages, ed. J. Rosenthal & C. Richmond Date of publication: 1987 Synopsis: Alnwick’s career up to his appointment as Bishop of Norwich in 1426.

JOAN OF ARC

The Real Joan of Arc CASTOR Helen Description: From BBC History Magazine Date of publication: October 2014 Synopsis: Discusses the problems caused by the retrospective nature of all the extant testimony about Joan’s motivation in approaching Charles VII.

JOHN ARGENTINE

The Princes in the Tower and Their Doctor RHODES Dennis E. Description: From EHR, Vol. 77, No. 303 Date of publication: April 1962 Synopsis: Brief article pointing out that ‘Argentinus medicus’, identified by Mancini as the last of Edward V’s former servants to have remained with him, simply means ‘Doctor Argentine’ and not ‘a doctor of Strasbourg’ as interpreted by Mancini’s translator C. A. J. Armstrong.

John Argentine, Provost of Kings RHODES Dennis E. Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1967 Synopsis: A study of John Argentine’s life and his library.

BALBUS

Hieronymus Balbus in Paris ALLEN P. S. Description: From EHR, Vol. 17, No. 67 Date of publication: July 1902 Synopsis: The literary bickerings at the Sorbonne during the late fifteenth century are illustrated via the squabbles of two academic rivals, Guillaume Tardif and a young newcomer to Paris, the Venetian Hieronymus Balbus.

BEAUCHAMP

ANNE BEAUCHAMP, COUNTESS OF WARWICK

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 the Countess’s lands between the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester ‘as yf the seid countes were nowe naturally dede’.

Countess of Warwick’s Parliamentary Petitions regarding Her Lands VARIOUS Description: Extracts from BL Cotton MS Julius BXII; The Red Paper Book of Colchester ed. W. Gurney Benham; and The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England (PROME) ed. C. Given-Wilson et al. Dates of publication: 1902 (Red Paper Book) and 2005 (PROME) Synopsis: Transcripts of the Countess’s petitions of 1472 and 1487 for the restitution of her lands, and a brief contemporary description of her petition of 1485.

ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF WARWICK: See under Berkeley

RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, EARL OF WARWICK

‘Entumbid Right Princely’: The Re-interment of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and a Lost Rite BUCKLE Alexandra Description: From The Yorkist Age: Proceedings of the 28th Harlaxton Symposium, ed. H. Kleineke & C. Steer Date of publication: 2011 Synopsis: Discussion of a seventeenth-century copy, discovered among the Harleian Manuscripts at the British Library, of the religious rites used for the reinterment of the Earl in 1475 on the completion of his chantry chapel in St. Mary’s church in Warwick.

The Beauchamp Affinity: a Study of Bastard Feudalism at Work CARPENTER Christine Description: From EHR, Vol. 95 Date of publication: July 1980 Synopsis: Study of the Warwickshire followers of Richard Beauchamp as an example of how bastard feudalism worked in practice. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government and Administration]

BEAUFORT

EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF SOMERSET

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 BEAUFORT, CARDINAL BISHOP OF WINCHESTER

Cardinal Beaufort HARRISS Gerald Description: From Medieval History, Vol. 1, No. 1 Date of publication: 1991 Synopsis: Compares and contrasts Beaufort’s career with that of Cardinal Wolsey.

At the Deathbed of Cardinal Beaufort McFARLANE K. B. Description: From Studies in Medieval History Presented to Frederick Maurice Powicke, ed. R.W. Hunt et al. Date of publication: 1948 Synopsis: Study of the Cardinal’s last will and his behaviour on his deathbed, and what these reveal about his financial dealings.

HENRY BEAUFORT, DUKE OF SOMERSET

Edward lV, the Duke of Somerset and Lancastrian Loyalism in the North HICKS M. A. Description: From Northern History, Vol. 20 Date of publication: 1984 Synopsis: Shows that, although Somerset submitted to Edward lV in 1463, he remained loyal to Lancaster.

JOHN BEAUFORT, DUKE OF SOMERSET

John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and the French Expedition of 1443 JONES Michael Description: From Patronage, the Crown and the Provinces in Later Medieval England, ed. R. A. Griffiths Date of publication: 1981 Synopsis: An analysis of the disastrous military command entrusted to Beaufort independently of York’s authority as king’s Lieutenant-General in France.

MARGARET BEAUFORT, COUNTESS OF RICHMOND

Lady Margaret Beaufort, the Royal Council and an Early Fenland Drainage Scheme JONES Michael K. Description: From Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, Vol. 21 Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: On schemes by Margaret Beaufort and other royal councillors to improve drainage in the Fens.

Richard III and Lady Margaret Beaufort: A Reassessment JONES Michael Description: From Richard III: Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P. W. Hammond Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: A re-appraisal of Margaret’s aims and actions during Richard’s reign by the co-author of The King’s Mother. [LIBRARY NOTE: To be copied]

Lady Margaret Beaufort JONES Michael UNDERWOOD Malcolm Description: From History Today, Vol. 35 Date of publication: August 1985 Synopsis: Assessment of Margaret’s character and achievements.

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, given to Margaret Beaufort by Henry VII. Kingsford’s information comes from extant accounts for the refurbishment Margaret carried out in the autumn of 1485. A transcript of the source document is in an appendix. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Source Material: London Mansions]

My Lady the King’s Mother PLOWDEN Alison Description: From Plowden’s Tudor Women Date of publication: 1979 Synopsis: Sympathetic account of Margaret’s life.

The Lady Margaret RUSHFORTH M. K. Description: Typescript Date: Undated Synopsis: Hostile outline of Margaret’s life and character.

On the Contracts for the Tomb of the Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby.... SCOTT Robert Forsyth Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 66 Date of publication: 1915 Synopsis: A brief overview, plus transcripts of the contracts for the making of the tomb and grate and of other documents relating to the construction of the tomb.

Politics and Piety in the Household of Lady Margaret Beaufort UNDERWOOD Malcolm G. Description: From Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 38, No. 1 Date of publication: January 1987 Synopsis: Discusses Margaret’s personal piety, charitable foundations and active support for the Crown.

BEAUMONT

ELIZABETH SCROPE, LADY BEAUMONT & COUNTESS OF OXFORD: See under Scrope.

BERKELEY

The Household Accounts of Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Warwick 1420-21 ROSS C. D. Description: From Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 70 Date of publication: 1951 Synopsis: Description of the Countess’ detailed records of expenditure on food, drink, etc.. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Social History]

On the Great Berkeley Lawsuit of the 15th and 16th Centuries: A Chapter of Gloucestershire History COOKE James Herbert Description: From Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucester Archaeological Society, Vol. 3 Date of publication: 1878-9 Synopsis: A history of the property dispute between the Berkeleys and the Talbots, of which the Battle of Nibley Green in 1469 was the most violent expression.

William, Lord Berkeley WATERS Gwen Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian Vol 5, No. 68, March 1980. A study of William, Lord Berkeley, (d. 1496), dubbed by the Berkeleys’ 17th-century biographer, John Smyth, as ‘William Waste-all’.

JOHN BLACMAN

A Collector of Apocryphal Anecdotes: John Blacman Revisited LOVATT Roger Description: Chapter 9 of Property and Politics: Essays in Later Medieval English History, ed. Tony Pollard Date of publication: 1984. Synopsis: Defence of Blacman’s authorship of the Collectarium Mansuetudinem et Bonorum Morum Regis Henrici VI, and of the reliability of the work. Note: The book from which the essay is taken is also available for loan from the Non-fiction Books librarian. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Kings & Queens: Henry VI]

WALTER BLOUNT

Walter Blount was gone to Serve Traytours: The Sack of Ewaston and the Politics of the North Midlands in 1454 CASTOR Helen Description: From Midland History, Vol. 19 Date of publication: 1994 Synopsis: On the dispute between the Blounts and the Langfords and the light it sheds on the power vacuum in the North Midlands in 1454.

SIR HENRY BODRUGAN alias TRENOWTH

Sir Henry Bodrugan: The Wonderful Leap to Safety HENDERSON Charles Description: From the Western Morning News Date of publication: 15th December 1927 Synopsis: A newspaper article giving a good account of Bodrugan’s career, beginning with details from the account rolls of his manors and ending with his fabled leap from the clifftop into a waiting boat in 1486.

Richard Edgcumbe and Sir Henry Bodrugan NATIONAL TRUST Description: Extract from guide book to the Edgcumbe’s house at Cotehele, Devon Date of publication: 1967 Synopsis: Short account of Edgcumbe’s adventures in 1483 to 1485, his pursuit by Trenowth (Bodrugan) after Buckingham’s Rebellion and the rewards he reaped after Bosworth.

The Turbulent Career of Sir Henry de Bodrugan ROWSE A. L. Description: From History, New Series, Vol. 29 Date of publication: 1944 Synopsis: A biography of Sir Henry Bodrugan.

Henry Bodrugan and Margaret Lisle WHETTER Dr. James Description: From An Baner Kernewek (The Cornish Banner), No. 38 Date of publication: November 1984 Synopsis: About Bodrugan and his second wife Margaret Herbert, widow of 2nd Viscount Lisle.

BONVILLE

The Struggle for Power in Mid-fifteenth-century Devonshire CHERRY Martin Description: From Patronage, the Crown and the Provinces in Later Medieval England, ed. R. A. Griffiths Date of publication: 1981 Synopsis: An analysis of the process of polarisation amongst the local ruling class in Devonshire that led to the fight at Clyst in 1455 between the Earl of Devon and Lord Bonville and the Courtenays’ Lancastrian stance during the Wars of the Roses. [Library note: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

LAWRENCE BOOTH

Lawrence Booth: Bishop of Durham (1457-76), Archbishop of York (1476-80) REEVES A. Compton Description: From Estrangement, Enterprise & Education in Fifteenth Century England, ed. S. D. Michalove & A. C. Reeves Date of publication: 1998 Synopsis: Charts Booth’s ecclesiastical career. Includes a discussion of his relationship with Richard.

WILLIAM BOTILLER

William Botiller: a 15th Century Civil Servant GRIFFITHS Ralph Description: From Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Date of publication: 1964 Synopsis: Career of a Gloucestershire royal official who held financial posts under Henry V and Henry Vl.

MARGARET BOTREAUX, LADY HUNGERFORD

The Piety of Margaret Lady Hungerford (died 1478) HICKS M. A. Description: From Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 38, No. 1 Date of publication: January 1987 Synopsis: On the religious endowments of Margaret Botreaux, Lady Hungerford, and the light they shed on the nature of her piety.

BOURCHIER

GENERAL

The Counts of Eu, Sometime Lords of the Honour of Tickhill WATERS Edmond Chester Description: From Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol.9 Date of publication: 1886 Synopsis: Brief biographies of the earls of Eu and their children from Sir William Bourchier the 1st Earl to Henry Bourchier the 3rd Earl.

THOMAS BOURCHIER, CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

Registrum Thome Bourgchier, Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi, AD 1454-1486 (extracts) BOULAY F. R. H. du (ed.) Description: Extracts from the published edition of Archbishop Bourchier’s register Date of publication: 1957 Synopsis: Comprises the section of du Boulay’s introduction dealing with Cardinal Bourchier’s life; the transcript of the licence for Clarence’s marriage to Isabel Neville, and the entries for the reigns of Edward V and Richard III. The transcripts are in Latin.

BOWES

The House of Bowes and the Wars of the Roses NEWMAN Christine M. Description: From Medieval History, Vol. 1, No. 3 Date of publication: 1991 Synopsis: A study of a relatively obscure gentry family, the Bowes of Streatham, County Durham.

SIR EDWARD BRAMPTON

Three Anglo-Portuguese Armigers KANDEL Edward M. Description: From The Coat of Arms, No. 179 Date of publication: Autumn 1997 Synopsis: Comparison of the careers of Sir Edward Brampton and two other Portuguese Jews who received English grants of arms during the early Tudor period.

Guernsey’s Swashbuckling Governor MARR James Description: From Review of the Guernsey Society, Vol. 34, No. 3 Date of publication: Winter 1978 Synopsis: Brief account of Brampton’s career.

Perkin Warbeck and his Jewish Master ROTH Cecil Description: From Transactions of Jewish Historical Society of England, Vol. 9 Date of publication: 1922 Synopsis: The fruits of Roth’s early research on Brampton’s life and career.

Sir Edward Brampton, alias Duarte Brandão: Governor of Guernsey, 1482-1485 ROTH Cecil Description: From Reports and Transactions of La Société Guernesiaise, Vol. 16 Date of publication: 1956 Synopsis: Biographical sketch, taking account of new research.

Sir Edward Brampton: An Anglo-Jewish Adventurer During the Wars of the Roses ROTH Cecil Description: From Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England, Vol. 16 Date of publication: 1952 Synopsis: Revision of the 1922 article, taking account of additional evidence.

Sir Edward Brampton, Governor of Guernsey, and the Mystery of Richard Duke of York ROTH Cecil Description: Typed summary of talk Date of publication: 1959 Synopsis: How Roth came to take an interest in Brampton and why he believed him to be the key to Perkin Warbeck’s true identity.

A Portuguese Adventurer in the Wars of the Roses: Duarte Brandão, Senhor de Buarcos SÃO PAIO, MARQUÊS DE Description: English translation of ‘Um Aventureiro Portuguȇs na Guerra das Duas Rosas: Duarte Brandão, Senhor de Buarcos’ from Anais, Academia Portuguesa da História, 2nd Series, Vol. 6, 1955, pp. 143-165 Date of translation: 1984 Synopsis: Information from Portuguese sources, with an appendix of further information mainly derived from Roth (translated into English).

SIR REYNOLD BRAY

Climbing the Civil-service Pole during Civil War: Sir Reynold Bray (c. 1440-1503) GUTH DeLloyd J. Description: From Estrangement, Enterprise & Education in Fifteenth Century England, ed. S. D. Michalove & A. C. Reeves Date of publication: 1998 Synopsis: Examines the extent to which a civil service existed, and the ways in which it functioned, through the career of Reynold Bray.

LOUIS DE BRUGES, SEIGNEUR DE LA GRUTHUYSE

Narratives of the Arrival of Louis de Bruges, Seigneur de la Gruthuyse, in England, and of His Creation as Earl of Winchester, in 1472 MADDEN Sir Frederic Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 26 Date of publication: 1836 Synopsis: Account of Gruthuyse’s visit to England as communicated in a letter from Madden to the Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries.

SIR GEORGE BUCK

Articles by W. H. Challen CHALLEN W. H. Description: Folder containing the following articles:- 1) ‘Henry Blaxton, DD,’ from Sussex Notes & Queries, Vol. 14 2) ‘Sir George Buck, Kt., Master of the Revels,’ from Notes and Queries, July 1957 3) ‘Literary and Historical Notes: Sir George Buck, Kt., Master of the Revels,’ from Notes and Queries, August 1957 4)’Who Was Lady Cutts?’ from Sussex Notes & Queries, Vol. 14 Dates of publication: May to August 1957 Synopsis: The first three articles contain information on Sir George Buck.

Sir George Buc: Master of the Revels ECCLES Mark Description: Hundred-page extract from Thomas Lodge and Other Elizabethans, ed. Charles J. Sisson Date of publication: 1933 Synopsis: On Buck’s life and career.

BURGUNDY, DUKES & DUCHESSES OF

CHARLES THE BOLD

A Letter of James III to the Duke of Burgundy ARMSTRONG C. A. J. Description: From England, France and Burgundy in the Fifteenth Century, pp. 389-402 Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: Article originally published in Miscellany of the Scottish History Society, Vol. 8, 1951. Discusses a letter written by King James to Charles Duke of Burgundy in response to the latter’s request that he should pardon the Boyds, who had seized him and ruled in his name from 1466 to 1469.

A Golden Gesture of Gratitude BLAIR Claude CAMPBELL Marian Description: From Country Life Date of publication: 27th March 1980 Synopsis: Illustrated article on a gold reliquary showing Charles the Bold kneeling, with St. George behind him, offering the reliquary itself, which contained a finger of St. Lambert. This artefact, presented by Charles to St. Lambert’s cathedral in Liège, was at the time of publication on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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 an additional dispensation for the marriage of Charles the Bold to Margaret of York. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

Henry VII and Charles the Bold: Brothers under the Skin GUNN Steven Description: From History Today, Vol. 46, No. 4 Date of publication: April 1996 Synopsis: The author ‘detects some surprising similarities’ in the styles of governance of these two very different personalities.

Chasing a Sphinx: Charles the Bold’s Burgundy VAUGHAN Richard Description: From History Today, Vol. 37 Date of publication: May 1987 Description: On Charles’ elusive ambition to forge his disparate territories into a single state.

MARGARET OF YORK

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 an additional dispensation for the marriage of Margaret of York to Charles the Bold. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

Astro-analysis: Margaret of York 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 England in 1480. Most of Kingsford’s information comes from surviving accounts for Margaret Beaufort’s refurbishment of the house in the autumn of 1485, but he also includes the improvements carried out in preparation for Margaret of Burgundy’s residence. A transcript of the 1485 source document is given in an appendix. [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: Transcript of heraldic account of the marriage celebrations.

Margaret of York, Maximilian and England and Power in the Twilight SCHNITKER Harry Description: Pages 78-92 of Margaret of York, Princess of England, Duchess of Burgundy Date of publication: 2016 Synopsis: On the political relations between England and Burgundy during the reigns of Richard III and Henry VII.

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.

MARY OF BURGUNDY, DUCHESS OF BURGUNDY

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 a letter written by Mary to Louis XI on 18th 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. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed above under Margaret of York]

BUTLER

LADY ELEANOR BUTLER: See Talbot

CATESBY

GENERAL

The Catesbys in Coventry: A Medieval Estate and Its Archives ALCOCK N. W. Description: From Midland History, Vol. 15 Date of publication: 1990 Synopsis: Study of the Catesby family and their acquisition and management of their property in Coventry in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

WILLIAM CATESBY, ESQUIRE

‘A Craftee Lawyer. . .’ – A Study of William Catesby MORETON Angela Description: Text of talk given to the Airedale Group of the Society’s Yorkshire Branch Date of presentation: 12th April 1999 Synopsis: The family background and career of Richard’s chief counsellor.

William Catesby, Counsellor to Richard lll ROSKELL J. S. Description: From Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Vol. 42 Date of publication: 1969 Synopsis: On Catesby’s life and career.

The Hastily Drawn-Up Will of William Catesby Esquire 25 August 1485 WILLIAMS Daniel Description: From Leicestershire Archaeological Society Transactions, Vol. 51 Date of publication: 1975-6 Synopsis: Brief biography, with transcript of his will.

WILLIAM CAXTON

William Caxton, Mercer, Translator and Master Printer STUART D. M. Description: From History Today Date of publication: April 1960 Synopsis: Brief biography.

Caxton Was a Mercer: His Social Milieu and Friends SUTTON Anne F. Description: From England in the Fifteenth Century: Proceedings of the 1992 Harlaxton Symposium, ed. Nicholas Rogers Date of publication: 1994 Synopsis: An in-depth look at William Caxton and his career.

CECILY, DAUGHTER OF EDWARD IV: See Biographical: Plantagenet

CHAUCER

Alice de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk KENT Sheila Description: Booklet Date of publication: 2000 Synopsis: Eight-page biography with black-and-white illustrations.

MARGARET CHEDWORTH, DUCHESS OF NORFOLK

Victims of Attainder: The Howard and de Vere Women in the Late Fifteenth Century CRAWFORD Anne Description: From Reading Medieval Studies, Vol. 15 Date of publication: 1989 Synopsis: Examines how the attainders of their menfolk affected the lives of Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Oxford, Margaret Chedworth, Duchess of Norfolk, and Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey.

JOHN CHEYNEY

John Cheyney TATE Celia Description: A4 booklet, missing binder Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: About the life of John Cheyney.

ALICE CLAVER

Alice Claver, Silkwoman of London and Maker of Mantle Laces for Richard III and Queen Anne SUTTON Anne F. Description: From Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Article first published in The Ricardian, Vol 5, No. 70, September 1980. What is known of the woman who supplied the gold fringes and lace ribbons for Richard and Anne’s coronation.

JOHN CLERK THE ELDER

The Last Will and Testament of John Clerk the Elder (Baron of the Exchequer c.1481) MOUNT Toni Description: A4 booklet Date of publication: 1994 Synopsis: A study of Clerk’s will and of his house, Ford Place near Maidstone, which still survives.

RICHARD CLERVAUX

Richard Clervaux of Croft: A North Riding Squire in the Fifteenth Century POLLARD A. J. Description: From Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 50 Date of publication: 1978 Synopsis: Information from the Clervaux cartulary on the career and associates of a typical Yorkshire landowner during the Wars of the Roses.

SIR ROBERT CLIFFORD

Sir Robert Clifford – Yorkist Traitor or Tudor Spy? MOOR Jonathan Description: From Brass Society, Vol. 5, Part 1 Date of publication: 1998 Synopsis: A description of Sir Robert’s brass in the parish church of St. Mary at Aspenden, Hertfordshire.

CLIFTON

The Cliftons of Clifton: A Nottinghamshire Gentry Family in the Late Fifteenth Century ECOB Deborah Description: From Nottinghamshire Historian, No. 26 Date of publication: Spring 1981 Synopsis: On the Cliftons as a typical gentry family, making advantageous marriages and looking to give and get ‘good lordship’.

CHRISTIAN COLBOURNE

Christian Colbourne, Painter of Germany and London, Died 1486 SUTTON Anne F. Description: From Journal of the British Archaeological Association, Vol. 135 Date of publication: 1982 Synopsis: Biography of artist and craftsman who did some work for Richard lll.

WILLIAM COLYNGBOURNE

Source Material Used for William Colyngbourne ANON Description: Typescript Date: Undated Synopsis: Collection of extracts from a variety of sources.

William Colyngbourne HILLIER Kenneth Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 3, No. 49, June 1975. Colyngbourne’s family background and career. Includes a family tree.

Colyngbourne’s Rhyme HILLIER Kenneth NØRMARK Peter HAMMOND Peter W. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: Observations on the ‘Cat, the Rat and Lovell our Dog’ rhyme. Written by Peter Hammond, drawing on short notes by Kenneth Hillier and Peter Nørmark published in The Ricardian, Vol. 3, Nos. 50 & 51, September & December 1975.

SIR MARMADUKE CONSTABLE

Sir Marmaduke Constable, of Flamborough DOCKRAY K. R. Description: From Richard III, Crown and People. ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 71, December 1980. On Marmaduke Constable, a young protégé of Richard’s who went on to command the English left wing at Flodden.

SIR THOMAS COOK

The Case of Sir Thomas Cook, 1468 HICKS M. A. Description: From EHR, Vol. 93 Date of publication: January 1978 Synopsis: Study of Cook’s treason trial – was he an active supporter of Henry Vl?

Cook’s Case in History and Myth HOLLAND P. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 61 Date of publication: February 1988 Synopsis: Re-examination of the information on Cook’s trial and the motives of those involved.

Sir Thomas Cook and his ‘Troubles’: An Investigation SUTTON Anne F. Description: From Guildhall Studies in London History, Vol. 3 Date of publication: 1978 Synopsis: Study of Cook’s treason trial and its surrounding circumstances; was the story of his victimisation anti-Woodville propaganda?

AVERY CORNBURGH

A Duchy Officer and a Gentleman: The Career and Connections of Avery Cornburgh (d.1487) STANSFIELD R. E. Description: From Cornish Studies, 2nd Series, No. 19 Date of publication: 2011 Synopsis: Study of the career and connections of Richard III’s Under-treasurer Avery Cornburgh, a merchant and Essex landowner who served as a Duchy of Cornwall officer and retainer of the Royal Household under both Yorkist and Lancastrian régimes.

COURTENAY

GENERAL

The Courtenay Earls of Devon: The Formation and Disintegration of a Late Medieval Aristocratic Affinity CHERRY M. Description: From Southern History, Vol. 1 Date of publication: 1979 Synopsis: Describes the changing balance of power in the West Country due to the declining influence of the Earls of Devon in the first half of the fifteenth century.

The Courteney Family in the Yorkist Period THOMSON J. A. F. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 45, No. 112 Date of publication: November 1972 Synopsis: Follows the fortunes of various branches of a primarily Lancastrian family from 1461 to 1485.

EDWARD COURTENAY, EARL OF DEVON

Letter from Henry VII to Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, Concerning Perkin Warbeck HENRY VII Description: Facsimile of letter with typed sheet of explanatory notes Date of publication: Unpublished Synopsis: Letter written by the King to Courtenay at the time of Warbeck’s landing in Devon, commanding him to make his musters at Oakhampton. Dated ‘at oure Manoir of Wodestok the xvj day of Septembre at viij of the clok in the night’. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Warbeck]

KATHERINE, COUNTESS OF DEVON: see Biographical: Plantagenet

CROFT

The Crofts: Creation and Defence of a Family Enterprise under the Yorkists and Henry Vll DAVIES C. S. L. Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 68, No. 167 Date of publication: October 1995 Synopsis: A detailed examination of Sir Richard Croft, his brothers and son, who served the Yorkist kings.

A Letter from Sir Richard Croft to Sir Gilbert Talbot in 1486 Concerning Sir James Tyrell’s Offices in Wales ROBINSON W. R. B Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 67, Issue 163 Date of publication: June 1994 Synopsis: On a letter about Sir James Tyrell’s Welsh offices, written in the reign of Henry VII by Sir Richard Croft to Sir Gilbert Talbot. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Tyrell]

RALPH, LORD CROMWELL

Ralph Lord Cromwell and the Politics of Fifteenth Century England FRIEDRICHS Rhoda L. Description: From Nottingham Medieval Studies, Vol. 32 Date of publication: 1988 Synopsis: On the life and political career of Ralph Lord Cromwell (1403-1455).

SIR JOHN CROSBY

A Lecture on the Times and the Play of Richard the Third of England, Delivered in Crosby Hall BEALE Miles Description: Photocopy of booklet Date of publication: 6th November 1843 Synopsis: Rather outdated discussion of Richard in history and Richard in Shakespeare, with particular reference to Crosby Hall and Sir John Crosby. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Dramatic & Literary Criticism: Shakespeare’s Richard III.]

DAUBENEY

Giles Daubeny and the Manor of Kempston MORRIS Anabel Description: Apparently the text of a talk given to the Beds & Bucks Branch of the Society Date: Undated (May 1999?) Synopsis: Traces the descent of the manor from the Conquest, focusing on its history during the lifetime of the Giles Daubeney who rebelled against Richard III.

DELAMARE/ DE LA MARE: see MARE, DE LA

DIMMOCK/ DYMMOCK

Andrew Dymmock and the Papers of Antony, Earl Rivers, 1482-3 IVES E. W. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 41, No. 104 Date of publication: November 1986 Synopsis: Discussion of the surviving body of correspondence between Rivers and his attorney. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Woodville]

DINHAM/ DYNHAM

The Capture of Lord Rivers and Sir Anthony Woodville, 19 January 1460 SCOFIELD Cora Description: From EHR, Vol. 37, pp. 253-255 Date of publication: 1922 Synopsis: Brief article on Lord Dinham’s capture of the Woodvilles at Sandwich on behalf of the Earl of Warwick. Includes a transcript of the subsequent indictment of Warwick and Dinham before an oyer and terminer commission that sat at Deptford after Easter (in Latin, but an English translation is available on request). [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Woodville]

John Dynham and His Tapestry YOUNG Bonnie Description: From Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin Date of publication: June 1962 Synopsis: Brief biography of Sir John Dynham and discussion of the tapestry he owned that is now at the Cloisters museum.

RICHARD EDGECOMBE

Richard Edgcumbe and Sir Henry Bodrugan NATIONAL TRUST Description: Extract from guide book to the Edgcumbe’s house at Cotehele, Devon Date of publication: 1967 Synopsis: Short account of Edgcumbe’s adventures in 1483 to 1485, his pursuit by Henry Trenowth (Bodrugan) after Buckingham’s Rebellion and the rewards he reaped after Bosworth. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Bodrugan]

RICHARD EMPSON

Richard Empson, Minister of Henry Vll HOROWITZ Mark R. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 55, No. 131 Date of publication: May 1982 Synopsis: Traces Empson’s career from Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster under Edward lV to eventual disgrace and execution in 1510.

ROBERT FABYAN

Robert Fabyan’s Civic Identity PAYNE M. T. W. Description: From The Yorkist Age: Proceedings of the 28th Harlaxton Symposium, ed. H. Kleineke & C. Steer Date of publication: 2011 Synopsis: On the sources and composition of Fabyan’s chronicles.

SIR JOHN FASTOLF

Sir John Fastolf and the Law of Arms ARMSTRONG C. A. J. Description: From England, France and Burgundy in the Fifteenth Century, pp. 123-133 Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: Originally published in War, Literature and Politics in the Late Middle Ages, ed. C. T. Allmand, Liverpool University Press, 1976. Reveals how an unseemly determination to extort ransom from innocent merchants underlies Fastolf’s petition to the Regent Bedford in 1433 for a royal grant of French lands.

Fastolf Place, Southwark: The Home of the Duke of York’s Family, 1460 CARLIN Martha Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: The history of Sir John Fastolf’s house in Southwark, where the Duchess Cecily lodged her younger children after the Yorkist victory at Northampton.

The Two Sir John Fastolfs HARCOURT L. W. Vernon Description: From Royal Historical Society, Vol. 4 Date of publication: 1910 Synopsis: On the relationship between the historical Sir John Fastolf and Shakespeare’s Falstaff.

Stephen Scrope and the Circle of Sir John Fastolf: Moral and Intellectual Outlooks HUGHES Jonathan Description: From The Ideals and Practice of Medieval Knighthood, lV Date of publication: 1992 Synopsis: Documents the Scrope family of Bolton and Masham, North Yorkshire, and in particular Sir John Fastolf, the stepson of Stephen Scrope Esquire. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Scrope]

KATHERINE FITZGERALD, COUNTESS OF DESMOND

The Countess of Desmond ANON Description: From Dublin Review, Vol. 51 Date of publication: 1862 Synopsis: Review of various earlier articles discussing the Countess’s identity.

FOIX, MARGARET DE, COUNTESS OF KENDAL: see Pole, de la

JOHN FORSTER

John Forster Esquire, c.1425-c.1488: Hertfordshire Gentleman and Servant to the Crown under Edward IV DRIVER Tom [John T.] Description: From Herts Past & Present, Series 3, Issue 8 Date of publication: Autumn 2008 Synopsis: Biography of Forster, who was arrested and imprisoned by Richard for his part in the Hastings conspiracy.

SIR JOHN FORTESCUE

Politics and Propaganda in Fifteenth-century England: The Polemical Writings of Sir John Fortescue GILL Paul E. Description: From Speculum, Vol. 46 Date of publication: 1971 Synopsis: A discussion of the six political works written by Fortescue, the first five composed in exile during the 1460s in defence of the Lancastrian claim, and the last in England in the early 1470s in defence of the Yorkist claim.

John Fortescue, Junior: An Upwardly Mobile Gentleman, c.1400-1442 KEKEWICH Margaret Description: From Midland History, Vol 20 Date: 1995 Synopsis: Sir John’s family background and early career shed light on the opinions expressed in his later writings.

Sir John Fortescue WELCH Anne Mannooch Description: From Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Vol. 24 Date of publication: 1901 Synopsis: On Fortescue’s life and works.

ETIENNE FRYON

Etienne Fryon: Burgundian Agent, English Royal Secretary and ‘Principal Counsellor’ to Perkin Warbeck BALLARD Mark DAVIES C. S. L. Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 62, No. 149 Date of publication: October 1989 Synopsis: On the career of a diplomat who served Edward lV, Henry Vll and Charles Vlll, but may have been an agent of Margaret of Burgundy all the time.

OWAIN GLYNDWR

The Last Welsh Prince of Wales PRYCE Huw Description: From BBC History’s collector’s edition Medieval Kings & Queens Date of publication: 2017 Synopsis: ‘Looks at the national hero who sought a brighter future for his country by rising up against English rule’.

GREY

English Military Experience and the Court of Chivalry: The Case of Grey v. Hastings KEEN Maurice H. Description: From Guerre et Société en France, en Angleterre et en Bourgogne, XIVe-XVe siècle, ed. P. Contamine, C. Giry-Deloison and M. Keen Date of publication: 1992 Synopsis: Discusses a rare survival from the Court of Chivalry: the case of 1407-1410 between Lord Grey of Ruthin and Sir Edward Hastings over the right to bear the manche gules (red sleeve) device of the late Hastings earls of Pembroke. [LIBRARY NOTE: FILED UNDER SOCIAL HISTORY.]

The Greys of Bradgate STEVENSON Joan Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1974 Synopsis: Booklet giving a brief account of the family, from Sir John Grey who married Elizabeth Woodville to the 20th century.

GRUFFYDD AP NICHOLAS

Gruffydd ap Nicholas and the Fall of the House of Lancaster GRIFFITHS Ralph A. Description: From Welsh History Review, Vol. 2 Date of publication: 1964-5 Synopsis: Unscrupulous, ambitious and powerful, Gruffydd governed West Wales for Henry Vl.

GRUTHUYSE: see Bruges, Louis de

JOHN GUNTHORPE

John Gunthorpe: Keeper of Richard III’s Privy Seal, Dean of Wells Cathedral REEVES A. Compton Description: From Viator, Vol. 39, No. 1 Date of publication: 2008 Synopsis: A detailed and perceptive biography of the man Richard chose to be his keeper of the Privy Seal.

HARCOURT

Harcourt and the Bosworth Standard HARRIS O. D. Description: From Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Brief article first published in The Ricardian, Vol. 5, No. 69, June 1980. Discusses the local tradition that Sir Robert Harcourt (d. 1503) of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, was Henry Tudor’s standard bearer at Bosworth.

John Harcourt HILLIER Kenneth Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, no. 54, September 1976. On the family and career of John Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt (1450-1484).

JOHN HARPER

Some ‘Servants and Lovers’ of Richard in His Youth ROSS Charles Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 55, December 1976. On the significance for an appraisal of Richard’s character of his endowment of prayers for the souls of relatively humble gentlemen, including John Harper, who had died by his side at Barnet and Tewkesbury.

HASTINGS

SIR EDWARD HASTINGS

English Military Experience and the Court of Chivalry: The Case of Grey v. Hastings KEEN Maurice H. Description: From Guerre et société en France, en Angleterre et en Bourgogne, XIVe-XVe siècle, ed. P. Contamine, C. Giry-Deloison and M. Keen Date of publication: 1992 Synopsis: Discusses a rare survival from the Court of Chivalry: the case of 1407-1410 between Lord Grey of Ruthin and Sir Edward Hastings over the right to bear the manche gules (red sleeve) device of the late Hastings earls of Pembroke. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Social History]

WILLIAM, LORD HASTINGS

The Hastings Hours and the Master of 1499 BRINKMAN Bodo Description: From The British Library Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1 Date of publication: Spring 1988 Synopsis: Challenges the conventional attribution of the Hours to the Master of the Old Prayerbook of Emperor Maximilian, arguing instead for creation by the Master of 1499. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Fine Arts]

The Execution of Hastings: a Neglected Source COLEMAN C. H. D. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 53, No. 128 Date of publication: November 1980 Synopsis: An entry in the Black Book of the Exchequer supports 13th June as the date of Hasting’s execution.

William, First Lord Hastings (c.1430-1483) ELLIOTT Bernard Description: Illustrated booklet Date of publication: 1984 Synopsis: Brief account of Hastings’ life and career.

The Hastings Family; Their Properties and Influence during the Later Middle Ages EMERY Anthony Description: From Nottingham Area Supplement to Archaeological Journal, Vol. 46 Date of publication: 1989 Synopsis: On the career and influence of William Lord Hastings, with detailed descriptions of Ashby de la Zouche and Kirby Muxloe castles.

Richard lll, Lord Hastings and the Historians HANHAM Alison Description: From EHR, Vol. 87, No. 343 Date of publication: April 1972 Synopsis: Suggests Hastings was arrested and executed on 20th, not 13th, June 1483.

A Note on the Dating of Lord Hastings’s Execution HANHAM Alison Description: Excursus to Chapter 1 of Richard III and His Early Historians Date of publication: 1975 Synopsis: Attempt to counter Wolffe’s arguments in favour of Friday 13th (see below).

Hastings Redivivus HANHAM Alison Description: From EHR, Vol. 90, No. 357 Date of publication: October 1975 Synopsis: Defending 20th June as the date of Hasting’s execution.

The Hastings Affinity in Staffordshire and the Honour of Tutbury ROWNEY Ian Description: From BIHR, Vol. 57 Date of publication: 1984 Synopsis: Study of Hastings’ use of patronage in the North Midlands area.

The Problems of Dating and the Dangers of Redating: The Acts of Court of the Mercers’ Company of London 1453-1527 SUTTON Anne F. HAMMOND P. W. Description: From Journal of the Society of Archivists, Vol. 6, No. 2 Date of publication: 1978 Synopsis: On the problems of using contemporary records for dating events, with particular reference to the date of Hastings’ execution.

Richard lll and Lord Hastings: A Problematical Case Reviewed THOMSON J. A. F. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 48, No. 117 Date of publication: 1975 Synopsis: Supports theory of execution on 13th, not 20th, June.

Rise and Fall TUCKER Melvin J. Description: Extract from Chapter 2 of Tucker’s Life of Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey and Second Duke of Norfolk, 1443-1524 Date of publication: 1964 Synopsis: Tucker’s speculations as to the roles of Thomas Howard and his father in the deaths of Hastings and the Princes. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Howard]

When and Why Did Hastings Lose His Head? WOLFFE B. P. Description: From EHR, Vol. 89 Date of publication: 1974 Synopsis: Supports theory of execution on 13th, not 20th, June

Hastings Reinterred WOLFFE B. P. Description: From EHR, Vol. 91, No. 361 Date of publication: 1976 Synopsis: Reaffirms 13th June as the date of Hastings’ execution.

Richard lll, William Lord Hastings and Friday the Thirteenth WOOD Charles T. Description: From Kings and Nobles in the Later Middle Ages: A Tribute to Charles Ross, ed. R. A. Griffiths & J. Sherborne Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: Confirmation of 13th June as the date for Hastings’ execution suggests that Richard did not start planning to take the crown until mid-June. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

HERBERT

The Later Careers of William Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon, and His Brother Sir Walter Herbert MAURER Helen Description: From Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Article first published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 57, June 1977. A brief study of the careers after Bosworth of Richard’s son-in-law, Huntingdon, and his brother Sir Walter Herbert, an active supporter of Tudor’s invasion.

HENRY HOLLAND, DUKE OF EXETER

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 the younger sons of the Earl of Northumberland supported him as a means of furthering their family’s struggle against the local dominance of the Nevilles.

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.

HOWARD

GENERAL

The Rise of the Howards, and The Flodden Duke ROBINSON J. M. Description: Chapters 1 and 2 of The Dukes of Norfolk – a Quincentennial History Date of publication: 1982 Synopsis: Traces the Howard family from the thirteenth century, concentrating on the 1st and 2nd dukes of Norfolk.

ELIZABETH HOWARD, COUNTESS OF OXFORD

Victims of Attainder: The Howard and de Vere Women in the Late Fifteenth Century CRAWFORD Anne Description: From Reading Medieval Studies, Vol. 15 Date of publication: 1989 Synopsis: How the attainders of their menfolk affected the lives of Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Oxford, Margaret Chedworth, Duchess of Norfolk, and Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey.

The Last Days of Elizabeth Countess of Oxford HICKS M. A. Description: From EHR, Vol. 103, No. 406 Date of publication: January 1988 Synopsis: Based on witness depositions made during the reign of Henry VII, Hicks argues that Richard persuaded the Countess to convey her lands to him under duress.

JOHN HOWARD, 1ST DUKE OF NORFOLK

‘Yesterday my lord of Gloucester came to Colchester…’ ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From Essex Archaeology and History, No. 36 Date of publication: 2005 Synopsis: The author discusses the probable dating of a surviving draft letter from Sir John Howard referring to Gloucester’s arrival in Colchester the previous day. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Richard III]

The Princes in the Tower BINDOFF S. T. Description: Typed résumés of lectures given at the Folger Library and the National Portrait Gallery Dates of presentation: 22nd April 1961 (Folger) & 24th July 1973 (NPG) Synopsis: Suggests that Howard may have murdered the Princes. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under The Fate of the Princes]

The Princes in the Tower BLAKENEY T. S. LAMB V. B. Description: Typed copies of an article by Blakeney from Amateur Historian and a rejoinder by Lamb Date of publication: Spring 1960 (Blakeney) & Autumn 1961 (Lamb) Synopsis: Blakeney suggests that John Howard may have murdered the Princes, whilst Lamb points out that, once the errors in Blakeney’s article are corrected, Howard is left with no motive. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under The Fate of the Princes]

John Howard, Duke of Norfolk: A Possible Murderer of the Princes? CRAWFORD Anne Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Argues that none of the evidence that has been put forward in favour of Howard’s murder of the Princes stands up to scrutiny.

The Private Life of John Howard: A Study of a Yorkist Lord, His Family and Household CRAWFORD Anne Description: From Richard III: Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P. W. Hammond Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: A study based on Howard’s surviving household accounts.

(1) Bastardy and the Princes EDE-BORRETT S. L (2) Bastardy and Prince Richard of York PETRE J. G. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis. A note first published as a note in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 63, December 1978, plus a revised version of a further note published in Vol. 5, No. 64, March 1979. The authors discuss whether or not Richard III’s grant of the duchy of Norfolk to Lord Howard is proof that Richard, Duke of York, was dead before that date.

Did John Howard Dispose of the Princes in the Tower? A Further Detailed Elaboration of the Theory NEWMAN P. R. Description: Bound typescript Date: Undated but probably early 1960s Synopsis: Highly speculative essay, contending that Howard murdered the Princes in the Tower between 10th and 30th October 1483. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under The Fate of the Princes]

Extract on John Howard’s Possible Connection with the Murder of the Princes RYAN G. H. REDSTONE L. J. F Description: From Ryan & Redstone’s Timperley of Hintlesham Date of publication: 1931 Synopsis: Extract from the chapter dealing with the Timperleys’ relations with the House of Norfolk, in which the authors discuss the theory that Howard killed the Princes. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under The Fate of the Princes]

THOMAS HOWARD, EARL OF SURREY

HUDDLESTONE

SIR JOHN HUDDLESTONE

Sir John Hudleston, Constable of Sudeley HUDLESTON C. Roy Description: From Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucester Archaeological Society, Vol. 48 Date of publication: 1926 Synopsis: Life of Richard’s constable of Sudeley Castle.

THOMAS HUDDLESTONE

Some ‘Servants and Lovers’ of Richard in His Youth ROSS Charles Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 55, December 1976. On the significance for an appraisal of Richard’s character of his endowment of prayers for the souls of relatively humble gentlemen, including Thomas Huddleston, who had died by his side at Barnet and Tewkesbury.

HUNGERFORD

MARGARET, LADY: see Botreaux

WALTER HUNGERFORD

Walter Hungerford HILLIER Kenneth Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: Article first published in The Ricardian, Vol.3, No. 50, September 1975. The life and family background of the Walter Hungerford (d. 1516), who fought for Henry Tudor at Bosworth.

BALDWIN HYDE

Baldwin Hyde, Clerk of the Parliaments in the Readeption Parliament of 1470-71 KLEINEKE Hannes ROGER Euan C. Description: From Parliamentary History, Vol. 33, Part 3 Date of publication: 2014 Synopsis: Hyde’s appointment in November 1470 to replace the long-serving john Faukes as Clerk of the Parliaments has traditionally been thought to have been made by the government of the restored Henry VI for political reasons, but by examining his career the authors show that he is more likely to have been the choice of the elderly Faukes himself.

MARGERY KEMPE

Margery Kempe: An Exemplar of Late Medieval English Piety POWELL Raymond A. Description: From The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 89, No. 1 Date of publication: 2003 Synopsis: Argues that Margery should not be viewed as an eccentric because her brand of piety was conventional in that era.

JOHN KENDAL

John Kendale: A Search for Richard III’s Secretary SUTTON Anne F. Description: From Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Article based on contributions to The Ricardian Vol 5, Nos. 72-76, March 1981 to March 1982. Gathers together what is known of Richard’s secretary, and seeks to distinguish him from other John Kendales who were active during the late fifteenth century.

JAMES KEYLEY

Who Was James Keyley? BAYLISS Jan Description: From Newsletter of the Church Monuments Society, Vol. 28, No. 2 Date of publication: Spring 2003 Synopsis: Two-page article on the man paid £10 ‘for King Richard tombe’. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III: Tomb, etc.]

DR. OLIVER KING

The Burial of Bishop Oliver King DUNNING Robert Description: From St George’s Chapel Windsor: History and Heritage, ed. N. Saul & T. Tatton-Brown Date of publication: 2010 Synopsis: Discusses King’s burial in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. By the time of his death in 1503, King was Bishop of Bath and Wells as well as Register of the Order of the Garter. As plain Dr. Oliver King, however, he had served Edward IV as ambassador, clerk of the signet and finally Secretary, and had been granted membership of St. George’s chapter in 1480.

ELIZABETH LAMBERT, MISTRESS SHORE

Jane Shore: Part 1 – The Real Jane Shore BARKER Nicolas Description: From Etoniana, No. 125 Date of publication: June 1972 Synopsis: The seminal article in which Barker successfully identified Edward IV’s last mistress (until then erroneously known as Jane thanks to a play of 1599), as Elizabeth, daughter of London mercer John Lambert.

Jane Shore: Part 3 – Jane Shore and Eton BIRLEY Sir Robert Description: From Etoniana, No.126 Date of publication: December 1972 Synopsis: Investigation of a tradition that ‘Jane’ Shore pleaded with Edward IV for Henry VI’s foundation of Eton College.

LEWIS OF CAERLEON

Lewis of Caerleon, Doctor of Medicine, Astronomer and Mathematician (d.1494?) KIBRE Pearl Description: From Isis, Vol. 43 Date of publication: July 1952 Synopsis: About Margaret Beaufort’s physician and intermediary to Elizabeth Woodville.

LEWKENOR

The Death of Edward V and the Rebellion of 1483 MORGAN Philip Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 68 Date of publication: 1995 Synopsis: About the statement in a king list in the Anlaby Cartulary that Edward V was murdered on 26th June 1483 and his body ‘drowned’ (submersum). The article includes some discussion of the Lewkenor family, who may have commissioned the genealogy in question. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Kings & Queens: Edward V]

‘Those Were the Days’: A Yorkist Pedigree Roll MORGAN Philip Description: From Estrangement, Enterprise & Education in Fifteenth Century England, ed. S. D. Michalove & A. C. Reeves Date of publication: 1998 Synopsis: Although mainly a discussion of a de la Pole genealogical roll, the article begins by revisiting the Lewkenors, their family connections and their links to the Anlaby genealogy (see above).

GEORGE LOVEKYN

George Lovekyn, Tailor to Three Kings of England, 1470-1504 SUTTON Anne F. Description: From Costume, No. 15 Date of publication: 1981 Synopsis: Biography of the tailor to Edward lV, Richard lll and Henry Vll.

FRANCIS, VISCOUNT LOVELL

What Happened to Lord Lovel? BALDWIN David Description: From Ricardian, Vol. 7, No. 89 Date of publication: June 1985 Synopsis: A review of the evidence for Lovell’s survival after Stoke.

Francis Viscount Lovel or the Life of a ‘Dog’ in the Fifteenth Century BELENGER G. V. Description: Unpublished thesis Date of presentation: 1980 Description: Concentrates on Lovel’s landholdings.

Francis Lovel and the Rebels of Furness Fells O’CONNOR Sheilah Description: From Ricardian, Vol. 7, No. 96 Date of publication: March 1987 Synopsis: A study of Lovell’s links with Sir Thomas Broughton and other rebels from the far North-west of England in the early years of Henry VII’s reign.

The Life and Times of Francis Lovel ROBOTTOM J. WORKMAN P. CARTY R. Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1984 Synopsis: On Lovell’s life and the legends surrounding his death.

Time Shows All Things: The Disappearance of Francis Lord Lovell SEARANCKE Liz Description: Illustrated booklet Date of publication: 1992 Synopsis: Biography of Francis Lovell centred on the possibility that his treasure may lie buried at his manor of Askham Richard near York.

LUMLEY

The Paternity of Lady Lumley: Some New Evidence BARNFIELD Marie LARK Stephen From: The Ricardian, Vol 26 Date of publication: 2016 Synopsis: A family marriage dispensation provides support for the claim that Lady Lumley was a daughter of Edward IV.

SIR THOMAS MALORY

Sir Thomas Malory and Fifteenth-century Local Politics CARPENTER Christine Description: From BIHR, Vol. 53, No. 127 Date of publication: 1980 Synopsis: On Malory’s unsuccessful attempts to manipulate the local power struggle in Warwickshire to his own advantage.

Thomas Malory and the Warwick Retinue Roll FIELD P. J. C. Description: From Midland History, Vol. 15 Date of publication: 1979-80 Synopsis: Field offers a solution to a long-standing conundrum by arguing that the Thomas Malory, esquire, who served under the Earl of Warwick in 1415 was not the author of Le Morte D’Arthur (who died in prison in 1471), as claimed by his biographer Kittredge. Note. Field’s own biography of Sir Thomas Malory was published in 1993.

The Last Years of Sir Thomas Malory FIELD P. J. C. Description: From Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Vol. 64 Date of publication: 1982 Synopsis: Study of Malory’s associates shows him to have been imprisoned in the late 1460s as a follower of Warwick.

The Political Bias of Malory’s Morte d’Arthur GRIFFITH Richard R Description: From Viator, Vol. 5 Date of publication: 1974 Synopsis: Challenges the accepted scholarly view that Malory was Lancastrian in sympathy and that his model for his King Arthur was Henry VI. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Fifteenth-century Literature]

Another Malory HARRIS Graham Description: From ‘Research Notes and Queries’, Ricardian, Vol. 3, No. 47 Date of publication: December 1974 Synopsis: Letter on the subject of Ralph Griffiths’ suggestion that the author of Le Morte D’Arthur may not have been the criminally inclined Sir Thomas of Newbold Revel but one of the Cambridgeshire Malorys, and that he may therefore have been a friend of, and obtained his source texts from, Anthony Woodville.

MARE, DE LA

A Rebel of 1483: Sir Thomas de la Mare HILLIER Kenneth Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 5, No. 67, December 1979. The career of the West Country knight Thomas de la Mare, who participated in Buckingham’s Rebellion.

METCALF

The Metcalfes of Nappa PATERSON Diane Description: Apparently the text of a talk given to the Beds & Bucks Group of the Society Date: Undated Synopsis: Brief article on the Wensleydale brothers Miles and Thomas Metcalfe, who served Richard as king and Duke of Gloucester.

Miles Metcalfe, Friends and Family BARNFIELD Marie Description: Extended version of talk given at the Society’s Study Weekend Date: April 2013 Synopsis: Biography of Miles and his brother Thomas (with emphasis on Miles), plus brief family background and discussion of family fortunes after their deaths. Includes new information on the fate of Miles’ eldest son James.

JOHN MORTON, CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

A Biographical Sketch of Cardinal Morton BUDDEN John Description: From Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club, Vol. 3 Date of publication: 1879 Synopsis: Transcript of a manuscript version of Cardinal Morton’s life written by Budden for Sir George Morton in about 1610.

Bishop John Morton, the Holy See and the Accession of Henry Vll DAVIES C. S. L. Description: From EHR, Vol. 122, No. 403 Date of publication: January 1987 Synopsis: On Morton’s role in the plots to put Henry Tudor on the throne.

Archbishop John Morton and the Province of Canterbury 1486-1500 HARPER-BILL Christopher Description: From Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 29, No. 1 Date of publication: January 1978 Synopsis: Outlines the salient characteristics of the episcopate, and examines the ecclesiastical policies pursued by Morton

SIR THOMAS MONTGOMERY

Sir Thomas Montgomery, K. G. HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 3, No. 51, December 1975. On the career of Sir Thomas Montgomery (c. 1453-1495), ‘who managed to retain the favour of all the Kings of England during the struggle between York and Lancaster’.

MOUNTFORD

The Hazards of Civil War: The Mountford Family and the ‘Wars of the Roses’ GRIFFITHS Ralph A. Description: From Midland History, Vol. 5 Date of publication: 1979-1980 Synopsis: The vicissitudes of civil war reflected in the changing fortunes of the family’s rival branches.

MOWBRAY

ANNE MOWBRAY

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.

The Mowbray Inheritance CRAWFORD Anne Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Article first published in the Ricardian Vol. 4, No. 61, June 1978. Discusses the Mowbray lands and titles, and the means whereby Edward IV circumvented the rights of Anne Mowbray’s natural heirs.

Remains of Prince’s Child Bride Found: Married Aged 5 in 1478 ANON Description: From Daily Telegraph Dates: January 1965 Synopsis: Brief extracts from various sources on the discovery and reburial of Anne Mowbray’s body in 1964-1965.

Anne Mowbray JONES Philomena Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Review of Anne’s brief life and the rediscovery of her remains.

The World of Anne Mowbray KENDALL P. M. Description: From Observer Colour Magazine Date of publication: 23 May 1965 Synopsis: Life and times of Anne Mowbray, illustrated in colour.

Stepney Child Burial LONDON MUSEUM WESTMINSTER ABBEY Description: Photocopy of typed press release Date of publication: Shortly before 15th January 1965 Synopsis: Announces a press conference to be held at the London Museum on 15th January and gives an account of the finding and opening of Anne Mowbray’s coffin.

The Teeth of Anne Mowbray RUSHTON M. A. Description: From British Dental Journal, Vol. 119, No. 8 Date of publication: 19 October 1965 Synopsis: Suggests relationship between Anne Mowbray and the elder of the children in the Urn.

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’.

The Reburial of Anne’s Remains in Westminster Abbey TANNER L. E. Description: From Tanner’s Recollections of a Westminster Antiquary Date of publication: 1969 Synopsis: Tanner describes the finding of Anne’s remains on the site of the church of the Minoresses, his first sight of them, and their reburial in Westminster Abbey.

Anne Mowbray: Teeth Link with Tower Princes? TAYLOR Anne Description: From The Observer Date of publication: 2 January 1966 Synopsis: Newspaper article on Professor Martin Rushton’s report in the British Dental Journal (see above).

Anne Mowbray: Skeletal Remains of a Medieval Child WARWICK Roger Description: From London Archaeologist, Vol. 5, No. 7 Date of publication: Synopsis: Description of Anne’s skeleton by the doctor who examined it in 1965.

Anne Mowbray: Royal Child Bride WATSON Bruce Description: From London Archaeologist, Vol. 12, No. 9 Date of publication: Summer 2010 Synopsis: Brief article on the finding of Anne’s remains and the public controversy over the way in which they were handled.

The Princess in the Police Station WATSON Bruce Description: From British Archaeology, No. 130 Date of publication: May 2013 Synopsis: In the wake of the finding of Richard III’s skeleton, the editor of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society retells the story of the discovery of Anne Mowbray’s coffin and the media hype and controversy that curtailed the scientific investigation of her remains.

Anne Mowbray: Publication at Last WHITE Bill Description: From Ricardian Bulletin Date of publication: September 2009 Synopsis: Traces the attempts made over the years to persuade the archaeologist in charge of the team investigating the remains to publish his findings in full.

Anne Mowbray and the Princes WIGRAM Isolde Description: Text of letter to The Observer Date: Undated Synopsis: In response to Anne Taylor’s favourable report on Professor Rushton’s paper (see above), Isolde Wigram argues that the bones in the Urn are unlikely to be those of the Princes.

ELIZABETH, DUCHESS OF NORFOLK: See under Talbot.

NESFIELD

John Nesfield HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: About the man Richard III appointed to guard Westminster Sanctuary to prevent Edward IV’s daughters being smuggled abroad. Revised version of an article first published in The Ricardian Vol. 4, No, 52. March 1976.

NEVILLE

GENERAL

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 Exeter’s rebellion in the North against the first protectorate of Richard Duke of York, in which he was supported by the younger sons of the Earl of Northumberland. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Holland and Percy]

The Neville Earldom of Salisbury 1429-71 HICKS M. A. Description: From Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine, Vol. 72-73 Date of publication: 1980 Synopsis: Indicates that some of the lands of the earls of Salisbury were acquired by underhand means. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

The Nevilles of Raby Castle and of Middleham HUNTLEY Lockwood Description: Photocopy of booklet Date of publication: 1904 Synopsis: Concise account of the family, concentrating on the fifteenth century.

Marriage and Politics in the Fifteenth Century: The Nevilles and the Wydevilles LANDER J. R. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 36, No. 94 Date of publication: November 1963 Synopsis: Examination of the marriage alliances of the two families, and their effect on policy.

William Strickland’s Tower in Penrith: Penrith Castle or Hutton Hall? PERRIAM D. R. Description: From EHR, Vol. 3 Date of publication: 2008 Synopsis: Argues that Penrith Castle was built by the Nevilles.

Percies, Nevilles, and the Wars of the Roses POLLARD Anthony Description: From History Today, Vol. 43 Date of publication: September 1993 Synopsis: How the feud between the Percys and the Nevilles contributed to the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses.

CECILY NEVILLE, DUCHESS OF YORK

The Piety of Cicely, Duchess of York: A Study in Late Medieval Culture ARMSTRONG C. A. J. Description: From For Hilaire Belloc: Essays in Honour of his 72nd Birthday, ed. Douglas Woodruff Date of publication: 1942 Synopsis: A study of Cecily’s piety based on her household ordinances and the books and rosaries she bequeathed in her will. Armstrong detects in the regulation of her daily life ‘an inner spirituality’ and ‘tranquillity of spirit’.

Cecily Neville: Local Farmer? BROWN Maureen Description: The text of a talk given to the Beds & Bucks Group of the Society Date: Undated Synopsis: Traces the reasons for the grant to Cecily in 1480 of lands called Grovebury in the manor of Leighton Buzzard.

The Piety of Cecily, Duchess of York: A Reputation Reconsidered LAYNESMITH J. L. Description: From The Yorkist Age: Proceedings of the 28th Harlaxton Symposium, ed. H. Kleineke & C. Steer Date of publication: 2011 Synopsis: On the basis of many years’ research into Cecily’s life, Laynesmith challenges Armstrong’s view of her ‘humility’ and ‘individual sanctity’, arguing that her religion was communal rather than personal, ‘often decidedly ostentatious, sometimes unconventional and not at all, in the correct sense of the word, monastic’.

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, erected by order of Queen Elizabeth I. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Fine and Applied Arts]

Some Observations upon the Life of Cecily Duchess of York .... NOBLE Mark Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 13 Date of publication: 1800 Synopsis: An eighteenth-century view of the ‘unfortunate’ duchess.

‘At the King’s Pleasure’: The Testament of Cecily Neville SPEDDING Alison J. Description: From Midland History, Vol. 35, No. 2 Date of publication: Autumn 2010 Synopsis: A guide to the drafting of Cecily’s will, the bequests included in it and the significance of those items she chose to omit.

‘Fair Neville’s Woe’: Cicely, Duchess of York, and Fotheringhay WILSON Juliet Description: Booklet Date of publication: 2007 Synopsis: Describes Cecily Neville’s links with Fotheringhay. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Orders and Rules of the Princess Cecill NICHOLS John (ed.) Description: From A Collection of Ordinances and Regulations for the Government of the Royal Household, Made in Divers Reigns from King Edward III to King William and Queen Mary Date of publication: 1790 Synopsis: Ordinances drawn up for the household of the Duchess Cecily after she had begun living under the Benedictine rule.

RICHARD NEVILLE, EARL OF SALISBURY

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, which was inherited by Salisbury, who used it as his London base. Kingsford’s description is based on accounts surviving from the period 1514-24 and a transcript of the source document is given in an appendix. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Source Material: London Mansions]

The Northern Retainers of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury POLLARD A. J. Description: From Northern History, Vol. 11 Date of publication: 1976 Synopsis: Biographical details of some of the Earl’s supporters. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical Collections]

RICHARD NEVILLE, EARL OF WARWICK

Why did Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, Play Such a Prominent Role in English Politics between 1459 and His Death at the Battle of Barnet? ANON Description: Possibly the script of a talk given by a member to the Beds/Bucks Group of the Society Date: Undated. Synopsis: Begins with an overview of Warwick’s background, estates and experience in order to isolate those factors that enabled him to wield such influence in the 1460s. Copious footnotes and a bibliography [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

The Movements of the Earl of Warwick in the Summer of 1464 - a Correction BROWN A. L. WEBSTER Bruce Description: From EHR, Vol. 81 Date of publication: January 1966 Synopsis: Shows that Warwick was not sent to negotiate a French marriage for Edward lV that summer as had previously been believed.

Warwick – The Reluctant Kingmaker HICKS Michael Description: From Medieval History, Vol. 1, No. 2 Date of publication: 1991 Synopsis: A study of the career of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, about whom Hicks was later to write a full-length biography.

A Laypersons Guide to Historical Figures: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, Maker of Kings INGHAM Susan Description: Booklet Date: Undated Synopsis: Brief illustrated biography and quotations from contemporary sources.

Warwick the Kingmaker KENDALL P. M. Description: From History Today Date of publication: September 1957 Synopsis: Brief account of Warwick’s life and character.

The Earl of Warwick at Calais in 1460 KINGSFORD C. L. Description: From EHR, Vol. 37 Date of publication: 1922 Synopsis: Concerns a letter about Warwick’s doings in June 1460, written from Calais by one ‘Symonde L.’ to Thomas Thorpe of the Middle Temple.

Five Indentures between Edward IV and Warwick the Kingmaker SCOFIELD Cora L. Description: From EHR, Vol. 36, No. 141 Date of publication: 1921 Synopsis: Brief article detailing the terms of Warwick’s captaincies of Calais, Guisnes, Rysbank, Hammes and Carlisle.

The Capture of Lord Rivers and Sir Anthony Woodville, 19 January 1460 SCOFIELD Cora Description: From EHR, Vol. 37 Date of publication: 1922 Synopsis: Brief article on Lord Dinham’s capture of the Woodvilles at Sandwich on behalf of the Earl of Warwick. Includes a transcript of the subsequent indictment of Warwick and Dinham before an oyer and terminer commission. (In Latin, but an English translation is available on request.) [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Woodville]

NORRIS

William Norris HILLIER Kenneth Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 59, December 1977. On the life and family ties of William Norris (1453-1507), the Lancastrian father-in-law of Frideswide Lovell.

SIR THOMAS PALMER

A Fifteenth Century Leicestershire Lawyer and Parliamentary Knight of the Shire: Thomas Palmer of Holt (c.1400-1475) DRIVER J. T. Description: From Leicestershire Archaeological and History Society, Vol. 69 Date of publication: 1995 Synopsis: A study of Palmer’s life and times.

THOMAS PARR

Some ‘Servants and Lovers’ of Richard in His Youth ROSS Charles Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 55, December 1976. On the significance for an appraisal of Richard’s character of his endowment of prayers for the souls of relatively humble gentlemen, including Thomas Parr, who had died by his side at Barnet and Tewkesbury.

WILLIAM PARRON

An Italian Astrologer at the Court of Henry VII ARMSTRONG C. A. J. Description: From England, France and Burgundy in the Fifteenth Century, pp. 157-178 Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: Article originally published in Studies in Medieval History Presented to F. M. Powicke, ed. R. W. Hunt, W. A. Pantin & R. W. Southern, Oxford, 1948. Parron, a native of Piacenza in the duchy of Milan, was the astrologer infamous for predicting, shortly before her death of her thirty-seventh birthday, that Queen Elizabeth of York would live to be at least eighty. Armstrong discusses several items of political interest that appear in Parron’s writings.

PASTON

Who Were the Pastons? BARRON Caroline Description: From Journal of the Society of Archivists, Vol. 4, No. 6 Date of publication: October 1972 Synopsis: Extensive review of Vol.1 of Paston Letters and Papers of the 15th Century, ed. N. Davis, 1971

The Pastons and Their Norfolk BRITNELL R. H. Description: From Agricultural History Review, Vol. 36 Date of publication: 1988 Synopsis: How the letters help us to understand fifteenth-century estate management and agrarian problems. [LIBRARY NOTE: Awaiting replacement]

Marriage in the Middle Ages; 3: The Paston Women on Marriage in Fifteenth-century England HASKELL Ann S. Description: From Viator, No. 4 Date of publication: 1973 Synopsis: Marriage and the role of women illustrated from the Paston Letters.

Honour among the Pastons: Gender and Integrity in Fifteenth-century English Provincial Society MADDERN Philippa Description: From Journal of Medieval History, Vol. 14 Date of publication: 1988 Synopsis: The concept of honour in gentry families is explored through the Paston Letters.

The Paston Letters MASON David Description: From British History Illustrated, Vol. 1, No. 1 Date of publication: 1974 Synopsis: Brief account of the family and their letters.

The Pastons RICHMOND Colin Description: From History and Archaeology Review Date of publication: Spring 1987 Synopsis: How the death of Judge William Paston in 1444 and its consequences overshadowed the fortunes of the family for 40 years.

The Pastons Revisited: Marriage and the Family in Fifteenth-century England RICHMOND Colin Description: From BIHR, Vol. 58, No. 137 Date of publication: May 1986 Synopsis: Describes examples of balance and imbalance between the individual and the family as expressed in marriage.

PERCY

GENERAL

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 he was supported by the younger sons of the Earl of Northumberland.

The Yorkshire Percies HUNTLEY Lockwood Description: Photocopy of booklet Date of publication: 1954 Synopsis: Concise account of the family from the Norman Conquest to the present Duke of Northumberland.

A Layperson’s Guide to Historical Figures: The Percy Earls of Northumberland, ‘A Family at War’ INGHAM Susan Description: Booklet Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: A booklet about the Percy family.

Percies, Nevilles and the Wars of the Roses POLLARD Anthony Description: From History Today, Vol. 43 Date of publication: September 1993 Synopsis: How the feud between the Percies and the Nevilles contributed to the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses.

A Power in the North? The Percies in the Fifteenth Century WEISS Michael Description: From Historical Journal, Vol.19, No. 2 Date of publication: 1976 Synopsis: Suggests the Percies were not as powerful as some historians have stated.

HENRY PERCY, 4TH EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND

Dynastic Change and Northern Society: The Career of the Fourth Earl of Northumberland 1470 HICKS M. A. Description: From Northern History, Vol. 14 Date of publication: 1978 Synopsis: Examines the extent to which the Earl’s murder ‘was intimately linked with the relations of the Earl, other northerners and his retainers with Richard III, with Henry VII’s policies towards the region and the Earl’s role in formulating and executing them, and with the effect of these factors on his retinue’.

The Murder at Cocklodge, 28th April 1489 JAMES M. E. Description: From Durham University Journal, Vol. 57 Date of publication: 1964-5 Synopsis: Was the Earl’s murder a Yorkist plot or a Tudor one?

SIR ROBERT PERCY

Sir Robert Percy and Joyce His Wife HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian Vol. 4, No. 60, March 1978. About Richard’s Comptroller of the household, Sir Robert Percy of Scotton, and his second wife, Joyce Washbourne.

PILKINGTON

The Pilkington Cousins ROUTH Pauline Description: From Ricardian, Vol. 2 Date of publication: December 1973 Synopsis: A study of Richard’s northern followers Sir Thomas Pilkington (d. 1493) and his cousin Sir John Pilkington (d. 1478).

Sir Thomas Pilkington (1430-1502), Lord of the Manor of Bury and Pilkington, and Bury Castle WALKER Charles R. N. Description: Typescript Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: Detailed biography of a Knight of the Body to King Edward lV.

PLUMPTON

The Troubles of the Yorkshire Plumptons: A West Riding Family of Percy Retainers Whose Land- holdings Suffered from the Wars of the Roses and from Legal Disputes DOCKRAY K. R. Description: From History Today Date of publication: July 1977 Synopsis: A study of the Plumptons through their surviving letters.

A Fifteenth-century Family, the Plumptons of Plumpton, and Their Lawyers KIRBY Joan W. Description: From Northern History, Vol. 25 Date of publication: 1989 Synopsis: The Plumptons’ almost frenzied pursuit of the law, dedication to the interests of the family and struggle to maintain their place in the hierarchy of service.

A Northern Knightly Family in the Waning Middle Ages KIRBY Joan W. Description: From Northern History, No. 31 Date of publication: 1995 Synopsis: The Plumptons of Plumpton Hall, Spofforth. [LIBRARY NOTE: Awaiting replacement]

The Plumpton Letters, 1416-1552 TAYLOR J. Description: From Northern History, Vol. 10 Date of publication: 1975 Synopsis: The Plumpton family revealed through their letters. [LIBRARY NOTE: Awaiting replacement]

ROBERT POKEAPART

An Essex Lazarus NICHOLS J. Description: From Essex Countryside, Vol. 26, No. 257 Date of publication: June 1978 Synopsis: Account of one of the miracles attributed to Henry VI (the revival of the apparently dead body of a young servant of Robert Pokeapart of White Roding, who had been crushed by a falling cart). [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Henry VI]

POLE, DE LA

GENERAL

The de la Poles, Earls and Dukes of Suffolk BROWN Joan & Elizabeth Description: Pamphlet Date of publication: 2000 Synopsis: Seven-page summary of the rise and fall of the de la Poles.

The de la Poles of Hull HORROX Rosemary Description: Booklet published by the East Yorkshire Local History Society Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: Forty-five-page study of the early de la Poles. Includes family trees showing the various lines of descent up to the end of the fifteenth century.

Edward and Humphrey de la Pole: Two Convenient Deaths KILROY Marilyn Description: Typescript Date of submission: 2015 Synopsis: Notes on two of Lincoln’s brothers whose deaths ‘were suspiciously convenient for both Henry VII and Henry VIII’.

‘Fortune in Worldys Worschyppe’: The Satirising of the Suffolks in Wisdom MARSHALL John Description: From Medieval English Theatre, No. 14 Date of publication: 1992 Synopsis: Argues that the political satire in the morality play Wisdom, written in the East Anglian dialect around 1460, was aimed at the de la Poles.

‘Those Were the Days’: A Yorkist Pedigree Roll MORGAN Philip Description: From Estrangement, Enterprise & Education in Fifteenth Century England, ed. S. D. Michalove & A. C. Reeves Date of publication: 1998 Synopsis: A discussion of Rylands Latin MS 113, a genealogical roll apparently dating from between 1513 and 1525 and showing the de la Poles as the rightful successors of Richard III.

The Crisis of the de la Poles WIGHT Jane A. Description: From East Anglian Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 1 Date of publication: November 1960 Synopsis: On the advancement of a merchant family through advantageous marriages.

ALICE, DUCHESS OF SUFFOLK: see Chaucer

EDMUND DE LA POLE, 3RD DUKE OF SUFFOLK

Edmund de la Pole and the Spies 1499-1506: Some Revisions HANHAM Alison Description: From Parergon, New Series No. 6 Date of publication: 1988 Synopsis: Examines the careers of some of the spies connected with Edmund including Sir Robert Curzon, Thomas Killingworth, William Hussey and Alexander Symson.

JOHN DE LA POLE, 2ND DUKE OF SUFFOLK

John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk THOMSON J. A. F. Description: From Speculum, Vol. 54, No. 3 Date of publication: 1979 Synopsis: Biography of Suffolk, brother-in-law of Edward lV and Richard lll.

MARGARET DE LA POLE, COUNTESS OF KENDAL

Suffolk’s Niece: The Identity of Margaret, the Wife of Jean de Foix, Earl of Kendal, Captal de Buch, K.G. HANSEN Charles M. Description: From The Genealogists’ Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 10 Date of publication: June 1988 Synopsis: The Act of Parliament attainting William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, names Margaret as his niece. Various siblings of Suffolk’s have been proposed over the years as her parent; Hansen revisits the evidence and draws a firm conclusion.

WILLIAM DE LA POLE, 1ST DUKE OF SUFFOLK

The Death of William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk VIRGOE Roger Description: From Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Vol. 42 Date of publication: 1964-5 Synopsis: A study, based on a careful use of early sources, of the events surrounding Suffolk’s murder at sea and the likely political sympathies of the perpetrators.

NICHOLAS VON POPPELAU

Richard III as Seen by Another Foreign Traveller, Nicholas von Poppelau ARMSTRONG C. A. J. Description: Appendix to Armstrong’s The Usurpation of Richard III by Dominic Mancini Date of publication: 1969 (2nd edition) Synopsis: A brief overview of Von Poppelau’s visit to England in 1484 and his impressions of Richard III and the English people.

Who was Nicholas von Popplau? BIGNELL Sheila Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1998 version of an article originally published in 1997 in the Ricardian Register, Vol.22, No.3 Synopsis: Outline of Von Poppelau’s life and travels and the problem of interpretation caused by the loss of the original master of his travel diary (including his visit to Richard lll’s court).

PUDSAY

The Pudsay Family of Bolton-by-Bowland and their Monuments BADHAM Sally BLACKER Geoff Description: From the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 86 Date of publication: 2014 Synopsis: A discussion of the fifteenth-century monuments in the Pudsay Chapel of Bolton-by-Bowland church and the individuals whom they represent.

QUATREMAINS

Richard Quatremains: A 15th Century Squire and Knight of the Shire for Oxfordshire DRIVER J. T. Description: From Oxoniensia, Vol. 51 Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: Study of the life and career of a fifteenth-century country gentleman who served first Lancaster then York.

The Quatremains Brasses HAINES Herbert Description: Brief extract from Haines’ Manual of Monumental Brasses Date of publication : 1861 Synopsis: Includes references to brasses of the Quatremains family at Thame in Oxfordshire plus a sketch of the tomb of Thomas Quatremains, esquire, c. 1460.

SIR THOMAS REYNES

The Late Sir Thomas Reynes: A Medieval Identification STIRLAND Ann Description: From Journal of Forensic Science Society, Vol. 30 Date of publication: 1990 Synopsis: On the identification and examination of the skeleton of a fourteenth-century knight from Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Miscellaneous]

SIR JOHN RISLEY

Sir John Risley (1443-1512), Courtier and Councillor VIRGOE John Description: From Norfolk Archaeology, Vol. 38 Date of publication: 1981-3 Synopsis: Risley was an Esquire of the Body to Edward lV and a Knight of the Body to Henry Vll.

THOMAS ROTHERHAM, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK

Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England HOLLIS Canon Gerald Description: Booklet issued by Rotherham Museum Date of publication: 1973 Synopsis : Eleven-page biography of Rotherham’s ‘most notable citizen’. Lacks references.

JOHN ROUS

John Rous and the Survival of the Neville Circle LOWRY Martin Description: From Viator, Vol. 19 Date of publication: 1988 Synopsis: On Rous and the literary/administrative circle to which he belonged; were the Rous Roll, Beauchamp Pageant and Historia Regum Angliae written to excite sympathy for the Kingmaker’s widow?

SIR THOMAS ST LEGER

Sir Thomas St Leger, c. 1439-83: the Rise and Fall of a Royal Servant during the Reigns of Edward IV and Richard III DRIVER John T Description: From Surrey Archaeological Collections, Vol. 94 Date of publication: 2008 Synopsis: Thomas St Leger’s family origins; his rise under Edward IV, and his fall under Richard III as the result of his participation in Buckingham’s Rebellion. A well researched article, although not particularly strong on the causes of St Leger’s opposition to Richard III.

SCOTT

SCOTT OF SCOT’S HALL, KENT

Memorials of the Family of Scott of Scot’s Hall, in the County of Kent (extracts) SCOT James Renat LEGG Vera (ed.) Description: Typed extracts from James Renat Scot’s book, with additional information and illustrations from various sources supplied by Vera Legg Date of publication: 1876 Synopsis: On the fifteenth-century Scotts of Scot’s Hall and their wider family connections, which included Archbishop Rotherham’s family the Scotts of Barnes Hall near Rotherham.

THOMAS SCOTT, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK: see Rotherham.

SCROPE

GENERAL

An Indenture Between Richard Duke of Gloucester and the Scrope Family of Masham and Upsall ATTREED Lorraine C. Description: From Speculum, Vol. 58, No. 4 Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: A discussion of the indenture of 1476 whereby the widowed Lady Scrope placed her underaged son Thomas, the Sixth Lord Scrope of Masham, in Richard’s service [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

ELIZABETH SCROPE, COUNTESS OF OXFORD

The Story of Wyvenhoe’s Countess PROUDFOOT Karin E. Description: From Essex Countryside, Vol. 24, No. 235 Date of publication: August 1976 Synopsis: The story of Elizabeth Scrope (c. 1470-1537), who married first the middle-aged William, Viscount Beaumont, (d. 1507) and then the elderly 13th Earl of Oxford.

STEPHEN SCROPE

SIR EDMOND SHAA

Stockport Grammar School, 1487-1987 (extracts) BALL James & William Description: Extracts from the above book Date of publication: 1987 Synopsis: On Shaa’s life, his will and his foundation of Stockport Grammar School.

SHORE

‘JANE’ SHORE: See Elizabeth Lambert

WILLIAM SHORE

William Shore, Merchant of London and Derby SUTTON Anne F. Description: From Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 106 Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: Biographical account of the husband of ‘Jane’.

LAMBERT SIMNEL

A Strange Accident of State: Henry VII and the Lambert Simnel Conspiracy BEESTON David Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1987 Synopsis: Sixty-page account of the Lambert Simnel rebellion, largely based on Vergil.

Lambert Simnel in Ireland HAYDEN Mary T. Description: From Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, Vol. 4, Issue 16 Date of publication: December 1915 Synopsis: Account of the pretender’s time in Ireland and its repercussions. The article, although using sixteenth-century sources and assuming the veracity of the Tudor explanation of the boy’s identity, makes good use of contemporary material including some obscure Irish sources. Lacks proper references.

Lambert Simnel: The Crowning of a King at Dublin, 24th May 1987 MARTIN F. X. Description: From Hermathena (a Trinity College, Dublin, review), Vol. 144 Date of publication: 1987 Synopsis: Text of a lecture delivered at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Sunday 24th May 1987 by the Rev. Martin (Professor of Medieval History at University College Dublin) to mark the quincentenary of the coronation there of ‘Edward VI’ of England. Martin pleads for historians to re-examine the question of the boy’s identity rather than simply taking on trust Henry VII’s official explanation. Note. An editorial from the May 1987 newsletter of the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral advertising the lecture is also included.

Lambert Simnel: A Dublin Mystery STOKES Canon A. E. Description: From Newsletter of the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, Vol. 6, No. 2 Date of publication: May 1987 Synopsis: Short article drawing attention to Martin’s forthcoming article (see above) and giving a brief history of the Yorkist Rebellion.

STAFFORD

GENERAL

The Unmasking of the Staffords TAYLOR Michael Minter Description: Booklet Date of publication: 2011 Synopsis: Brief résumé, by a Society member, of the main historical events in which members of various branches of the Stafford family featured between 1455 and the early seventeenth century. The booklet takes its inspiration from the monument to Sir Thomas Stafford of Tattenhoe (d. 1607) in St Mary’s church, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes.

STAFFORD OF BUCKINGHAM

Macchiavelli in Ermine? MARTYN Isolde Date: 1986 Description: Text of paper presented to the Sydney Branch of the Society Date of presentation: 8th February1986 Synopsis: Eight-page analysis, by a novelist, of Buckingham’s early life and his probable motivations.

Henry VII and Edward, Duke of Buckingham: The Repression of an ‘Over-mighty Subject’ RAWCLIFFE Carole Description: From Historical Research, Vol 53, Issue 127 Date of publication: May 1980 Synopsis: A short but informative account of Henry VII’s use of financial constraints to curb the power of this potential rival; includes a transcript of the Duke’s petition to Henry VII’s executors for redress.

The Staffords, Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham 1394-1521 (extracts) RAWCLIFFE Carole Description: Extracts from various chapters Date of publication: 1978 Synopsis: Extracts of particular relevance to the first and second dukes from a study of the Staffords as landed aristocracy.

STAFFORD OF GRAFTON

The Rebellion of Humphrey Stafford in 1486 WILLIAMS C. H. Description: From EHR, Vol. 43 Date of publication: 1928 Synopsis: Study of the West Midlands rebellion of Spring 1486, which ended in Stafford’s execution.

STANLEY

GENERAL/ THOMAS STANLEY, 1ST EARL OF DERBY

The Earls of Derby, 1485 to 1985 (extract) BAGLEY J. J. Description: Chapters 1 and 2 of the above book Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Traces the family briefly from 1385, then concentrates on the life of the first Earl.

Good Lords and King-makers: The Stanleys of Lathom in English Politics 1385-1485 BENNETT Michael J. Description: From History Today Date of publication: July 1981 Synopsis: Suggests that the Stanleys showed wise statesmanship rather than self-seeking opportunism.

The Rise of the Stanleys, 1385-1504 COWARD Barry Description: Chapter 1 of Coward’s The Stanleys, Lords Stanley and Earls of Derby, 1385 to 1672: the Origins, Wealth and Power of a Land-owning Family Date of publication: 1983 Synopsis: Brief biographies of Thomas, the 1st Earl of Derby, and his father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

To Kill a King: The Stanleys in the Wars of the Roses HALL Joseph Description: From Medieval Warfare, Vol. V, Issue 1 Date of publication: March 2015 Synopsis: Covers the rise of the Stanleys, their careful negotiation of loyalties, their feud with the Harringtons and Sir William Stanley’s betrayal of Richard at Bosworth.

The Stanleys of Lathom and Ecclesiastical Patronage in the North-West of England during the Fifteenth Century HOSKER P. Description: From Northern History, Vol. 18 Date of publication: 1982 Synopsis: On the Stanleys’ acquisition and manipulation of ecclesiastical patronage.

Richard lll and the Stanleys JONES Michael Description: From Richard lll and the North, ed. R. Horrox Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: On Richard’s relations with the Stanley family. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

SIR WILLIAM STANLEY

Sir William Stanley and Perkin Warbeck ARCHBOLD W. A. J. Description: From EHR, Vol. 14 Date of publication: 1899 Synopsis: Copy of Cambridge University Library MS Ee.3.1, the record of Stanley’s trial for complicity in the Perkin Warbeck affair. (In Latin but English translation can be made available.)

Sir William Stanley of Holt: Politics and Family Allegiance in the late 15th Century JONES Michael K. Description: From Welsh History Review, Vol. 14, No. 1 Date of publication: June 1988 Synopsis: Career of a successful younger son who used his family’s influence to gain offices and estates; considers why he remained loyal to the Crown in 1483, but not in 1485 and 1495.

GEORGE STANLEY, LORD STRANGE

The Stanleys before Bosworth HAMMOND Peter W. Description: From Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Brief article first published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 69, June 1980. Re-examination, in the light of a newly discovered document, of the story that Lord Stanley was forced to leave his son Lord Strange with Richard as a hostage before going home to raise men.

STILLINGTON

Bishop Stillington’s Chapel at Wells and His Family in Somerset HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian Vol. 4, No. 56, March 1977 About the chapel built by Bishop Stillington at Wells cathedral and the family of his probable daughter Juliana.

The Later Career of Robert Stillington HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian Vol. 4, No. 54. September 1976. Bishop Stillington’s career from 1485 until his death in 1491.

STURGEON

John Sturgeon, 1430-1494 DRIVER Tom Description: From Herts Past & Present, 3rd Series, Issue 7 Date of publication: Spring 2006 Synopsis: Biography of John Sturgeon, Esquire, of Hitchin and London, who was removed from the Hertfordshire commission of the peace after Buckingham’s Rebellion.

TALBOT

GENERAL

The Wills of John Talbot, First Earl of Shrewsbury, and of his Sons Lord Lisle and Sir Louis Talbot ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From Shropshire History and Archaeology, Vol. 83 Date of publication: 2008 Synopsis: Transcripts of the wills of John Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (written 1452), his eldest son John, Viscount Lisle (written 1452), and his second son by his second marriage Sir Louis Talbot (written 1458).

ELEANOR TALBOT (LADY ELEANOR BUTLER)

Seeking the Genes of Lady Eleanor Talbot ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From Genealogists’ Magazine Date of publication: September 1998 Synopsis: Examination of a skeleton thought to be that of Lady Eleanor Talbot.

Lady Eleanor Talbot: New Evidence; New Answers; New Questions ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From The Ricardian, Vol. 16 Date of publication: 2006 Synopsis: Discussion of a document relating to Lady Eleanor discovered by the author in the Warwickshire County Record Office.

Lady Eleanor Butler and Elizabeth Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk HALL Catherine Description: From Letter of the Corpus Association (of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge) Date of publication: 1999 Synopsis: Brief biographies of Eleanor and her sister, based on John Ashdown-Hill’s 1988 and 1997 articles in The Ricardian. Includes a colour photograph of the stained-glass image of Elizabeth Duchess of Norfolk in Long Melford parish church.

Report on a Skeleton (Inhumation ll) from the Excavation of the Carmelite Friary, Norwich, 1958 WHITE William Description: Typescript Date: 30th September 1996 Synopsis: Study by osteo-archaeologist Bill White of the female skeleton discovered on the site of the Carmelite Priory, including the results of radiograph on the skull.

ELIZABETH TALBOT, DUCHESS OF NORFOLK

SIR GILBERT TALBOT

A Letter from Sir Richard Croft to Sir Gilbert Talbot in 1486 Concerning Sir James Tyrell’s Offices in Wales ROBINSON W. R. B. Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 67, Issue 163 Date of publication: June 1994 Synopsis: Article on a letter written in the reign of Henry VII by Sir Richard Croft to Sir Gilbert Talbot and concerning Sir James Tyrell’s Welsh offices. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Tyrell]

JOHN TALBOT, 1ST EARL OF SHREWSBURY

The Wills of John Talbot, First Earl of Shrewsbury, and of His Sons Lord Lisle and Sir Louis Talbot ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From Shropshire History and Archaeology, Vol. 83 Date of publication: 2008 Synopsis: Transcripts of the wills of the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and two of his sons. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Talbot: General]

MARGARET, WIFE OF THOMAS TALBOT, 2ND VISCOUNT LISLE: see Herbert

ELIZABETH TILNEY, COUNTESS OF SURREY

Victims of Attainder: The Howard and de Vere Women in the Late Fifteenth Century CRAWFORD Anne Description: From Reading Medieval Studies, Vol. XV Date of publication: 1989 Synopsis: How the attainders of their menfolk affected the lives of Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Oxford, Margaret Chedworth, Duchess of Norfolk, and Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey.

JOHN TIPTOFT, EARL OF WORCESTER

The Tomb of ‘the Butcher’? WARD Matthew Description: From Church Monuments, Vol. 27 Date of publication: 2012 Synopsis: Questions the identity of the tomb in Ely Cathedral traditionally assumed to be that of John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester.

SIR ROGER TOCOTES

The Career and Affiliations of Sir Roger Tocotes of Bromham (c. 1430-92): A Political Survivor in Late Fifteenth-century England DRIVER J. T. Description: From Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Vol. 98, pp. 307-315 Date of publication: 2005 Synopsis: Detailed study of the career of Sir Roger, a Yorkshireman who owed his place in Wiltshire society to his marriage to the widow of Lord St. Amand. He is best known for Clarence’s claim that he supported Ankarette Twynyho and John Thursby in murdering his wife and baby son, and for his involvement in Buckingham’s Rebellion.

Sir Roger Tocotes HILLIER Kenneth Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 54, September 1976. Tocotes’ life and career.

The Life and Turbulent Times of Sir Roger Tocotes, 1430?–1492, Sheriff of Wiltshire and Royal Servant: A Fifteenth-century Survivor SKINNER Raymond J. Description: From Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Vol. 95 Date of publication: 2002 Synopsis: Concentrates on Sir Roger as a survivor of the dynastic upheavals, setting his career in its political context.

SIR ROGER TOWNSHEND

The ‘Diary’ of a Late Fifteenth-century Lawyer MORETON Charles Description: From Estrangement, Enterprise & Education in Fifteenth Century England, ed. S. D. Michalove & A. C. Reeves Date of publication: 1998 Synopsis: Discusses a journal of his professional activities maintained by Sir Roger in his notebook.

TRENOWTH: See Bodrugan

JOHN TRESILIAN

The Search for John Tresilian, Master Smith to Edward IV GEDDES Jane Description: From History Today, Vol. 52, No. 4 Date of publication: April 2002 Synopsis: On the man who crafted the wrought-iron gates and door furnishings for Edward IV’s chantry in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. Includes fine colour illustrations.

TUDOR

GENERAL

The Welshness of the Tudors ROBERTS Peter Description: From History Today, Vol. 36 Date of publication: January 1986 Synopsis: The vital role of Henry’s paternal ancestry in mobilizing sufficient support in Wales to win him the throne.

Bosworth: The Dawn of the Tudors SKIDMORE Chris Description: From BBC History Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 6 Date of publication: July 2013 Synopsis: An article advertising Skidmore’s biography of Henry VII. ‘Charts the origins of the Tudor dynasty’ from the family’s disastrous support of Owain Glyndwr in 1400 to Henry Tudor’s victory at Bosworth. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Kings & Queens: Henry VII]

The Welsh Tudors, the Family of Henry Vll WILLIAMS David Description: From History Today Date of publication: February 1954 Synopsis: Traces Henry’s Welsh ancestors back to the thirteenth century.

ARTHUR TUDOR, PRINCE OF WALES

Royal Children through the Ages ANON Description: Catalogue of an exhibition at Brighton Art Gallery Date of publication: 1977 Synopsis: Includes some material on Prince Arthur. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Kings & Queens: Edward V]

Royal Epitaphs: Worcester Cathedral. Ob. 1502:- Prince Arthur PETTIGREW Thomas Joseph Description: From Chronicles of the Tombs: A Select Collection of Epitaphs Date of publication: 1888 Synopsis: Transcript of Prince Arthur’s epitaph. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

SIR RICHARD TUNSTALL

Sir Richard Tunstall and the Wanderings of Henry Vl GARABET Marilyn Description: Typescript Date: May 1999 Synopsis: Fifty-page biography of Sir Richard Tunstall.

TYRELL

GENERAL

Tudor Captains: The Beestons and the Tyrrells BOULIND Richard Description: From Mariners’ Mirror Date of publication: 1973 Synopsis: Concentrates on sixteenth-century sea captains bearing the Tyrell and Beeston surnames, but also includes an overview of the Tyrell family history.

SIR JAMES TYRELL

Sir James Tyrell: With Some Notes on the Austin Friars London and Those Buried There HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian Vol. 4, No. 63, December 1978. Describes Tyrell’s family background, career and death, but also includes information on the London church of the Austin Friars, where he was buried, and an appendix examining what is known about the other men alleged by More to have been involved with him in the murder of the Princes.

Correspondence Regarding a Tyrell Document RICHARD III SOCIETY HATFIELD HOUSE Description: Correspondence between the Hon. Sec. of the Society and the Librarian of Hatfield House Date of publication: August-September 1957 Synopsis: Enquiry by the Society regarding a document relating to a property of Sir James Tyrell and used by Mary Sturge Gretton as a frontispiece to her 1932 novel Crumplin.

Memoirs of Sir James Tyrell SEWELL W. H. Description: From Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, Vol. 5 Date of publication: 1886 Synopsis: Biographical account of Sir James, exonerating him from complicity in the murder of the Princes.

UNDERWODE

William Underwode, Blacksmith of London and Maker of Spurs for Richard III SUTTON Anne F. Description: From Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: Article published in The Ricardian, Vol 5, No. 70, September 1980. What is known of the man who made the spurs worn by Richard at his coronation.

VERE, DE

ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF OXFORD (d. 1476): See Howard

ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF OXFORD (d. 1537): See Scrope

JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF OXFORD

The Early Life of John de Vere, Thirteenth Earl of Oxford SCOFIELD Cora L. Description: From EHR, Vol. 29 Date of publication: 1914 Synopsis: Oxford’s life up to his escape from Hammes Castle in 1484.

SIR HENRY VERNON

The Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Rutland Preserved at Belvoir Castle. Volume I: Letters and Papers 1440-1797 (Twelfth Report, Appendix, Part IV) (extract) ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS Description: Extract from the above book Date of publication: 1888 Synopsis: Transcripts of letters to Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon Hall in Derbyshire from the Duke of Clarence, the Earl of Warwick, Edward lV and Richard lll.

WAKE

Roger Wake of Blisworth HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 52, March 1976. The career of Roger Wake of Blisworth, Northamptonshire, who was attainted after Bosworth.

JOHN WALL

An Essex Lazarus NICHOLS J. Description: From Essex Countryside, Vol. 26, No. 257 Date of publication: June 1978 Synopsis: Account of one of the miracles attributed to Henry VI: the revival of the apparently dead body of John Wall, a young servant of Robert Pokeapart of White Roding who had been crushed by a falling cart. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Henry VI]

PERKIN WARBECK

Sir William Stanley and Perkin Warbeck ARCHBOLD W. A. J. Description: From EHR, Vol. 14 Date of publication: 1899 Synopsis: Copy of Cambridge University Manuscript Ee.3.1, the record of Stanley’s trial for complicity in the Perkin Warbeck affair. (In Latin but English translation can be made available.) [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Sir William Stanley]

A New Source for Perkin Warbeck’s Invasion of 1497 ATTREED Lorraine C. Description: Medieval Studies, Vol. 48 Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: Discussion (with transcript) of Henry VII’s letter of instruction to Courtenay on how to defeat Warbeck and the rebel forces.

‘Historic Doubts’ Concerning Perkin Warbeck BARRINGTON Michael Description: From Notes & Queries, Vol. 194 Date of publication: 28th May 1949 Synopsis: A critique of Buck’s, Gainsford’s and Walpole’s arguments in favour of Perkin having been the Duke of York.

Notes on the Family of the Adventurer Perkin Warbeck CHASTEL DE LA HOWARDERIE Comte P. A. du Description: Typed translation of ‘Notes sur la famille de l’aventurier Perkin Warbeck’ from Bulletins de la Société Historique & Littéraire de Tournai, Vol. 25 Date of publication of French original: 1892 Synopsis: Series of notes drawn from the archives of Tournai on Jehan de Werbecque, his wife Nicaise, and his four children, including Perkin.

L’Imposture de Perkin Warbeck (extracts) CHASTELAIN Jean-Didier Description: Typed extracts from the above book Date of publication: 1952 Synopsis: Account of how Perkin came to pose as Richard Duke of York, based mainly on Perkin’s confession. In French.

Pretenders to the English Crown during the Reign of Henry Vll COATES J. I. Description: Résumé of a talk Date of publication: 1966 Synopsis: Mainly on Perkin Warbeck.

The Mystery of ‘Perkin Warbeck’ (Richard Duke of York), 1486-99 COATES J. I. Description: Typescript Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: Argues that Warbeck may indeed have been the younger son of Edward lV.

Perkin Warbeck – The Impersonator COLLIS Louise Description: Typed copy of extract from Collis’ Seven in the Tower Date of publication: 1958 Synopsis: Traditional view.

Notes on the Perkin Warbeck Insurrection CUSSANS J. E. Description: From Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Vol. 1 Date of publication: 1872 Synopsis: Covers events between 1491 and 1499.

A Tournaisian Pretender to the Throne of England DESMONS Fernand (author) KLEYN D.M. (translator) Description: Typed translation of Desmons’ article ‘Un tournaisien prétendant au trône d’Angleterre’ in Revue Tournaisienne, Vol. 6 Date of publication (original article): 1910 Synopsis: Account of Perkin’s life, relying mainly on his confession and on Gairdner’s article on Warbeck published in his biography of Richard lll.

The ‘Masked Comedian’: Perkin Warbeck’s Adventures in Scotland and England from 1495 DUNLOP David Description: From Scottish Historical Review, Vol. 70, No. 190 Date of publication: October 1998 Synopsis: A re-assessment of Perkin Warbeck’s remarkable career in Scotland and England between 1495 and 1497.

Text of Perkin Warbeck’s Confession ELLIS Henry (ed.) Description: From The Chronicle of John Hardyng with the continuation by Richard Grafton, Vol. 2 Date of publication: 1812 Synopsis: Grafton’s version of the pretender’s confession.

The True and Wonderful History of Perkin Warbeck, Proclaiming Himself Richard lV GAINSFORD Thomas Description: Reprint from Harleian Miscellany, Vol. 6 Date of publication: 1745 (originally printed in 1618) Synopsis: Early-seventeenth-century account, hostile in tone, with the ‘base’ Perkin taught his part by a ‘viper like’ Margaret of Burgundy.

Historical Sketch of Perkin Warbeck, Pretender to the Crown of England HENES Edwin Jr. BRINER George Chauncy Description: Typed copy Date of publication: 1902 Synopsis: Traditional view.

Letter from Henry VII to Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, Concerning Perkin Warbeck HENRY VII Description: Facsimile of letter with typed sheet of explanatory notes Date of publication: Unpublished Synopsis: Letter written by the King to Courtenay at the time of Warbeck’s landing in Devon. Commands him to make his musters at Oakhampton. Dated ‘at oure Manoir of Wodestok the xvj day of Septembre at viij of the clok in the night’.

The Curious Career and Uncertain Past of Perkin Warbeck HEYDT Bruce Description: From British Heritage Date of publication: March 1993 Synopsis: An assessment of Perkin Warbeck and his claim to be Richard, Duke of York. Note. This article is also available on the British Heritage website.

Prince or Perkin INGHAM Susan Description: Booklet, possibly self-published Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: Brief summary of Perkin’s career, followed by points for and against his being Richard Duke of York. The text of Perkin’s confession is given as an appendix.

Documents Relating to Perkin Warbeck, with Remarks on his History MADDEN Sir Frederic Description: From Archaeologia, Vol. 27 Date of publication: 1837 Synopsis: The pretender’s story told through contemporary documents rather than Tudor histories.

De Pseudo-Richard van York (The Pseudo Richard of York) PLATELLE H. Description: Extract from the article ‘Het identiteitsprobleem in de middeleeuwen’ (The Identity Problem in the Middle Ages) in Spiegel Historiael Date of publication: January 1980 Synopsis: Brief biography based on his confession. In Dutch, with an English translation by Mrs D. M. Kleyn.

Perkin Warbeck’s Proclamation, July 1497 POLLARD A. F. (ed.) Description: Transcript of BL Birch MS 4160 from Pollard’s The Reign of Henry Vll from Contemporary Sources, Vol.1, accompanied by a photocopy of the version in BL Harleian MS 283 (folios 123b to 124b) Date of publication: 1913 Synopsis: Two seventeenth-century transcriptions of the original document, which is no longer extant.

Richard Duke of York and Perkin Warbeck W. G. Description: From Notes and Queries, Vol. 168 Date of publication: 1935 Synopsis: Suggests Warbeck may have taken the place of Lambert Simnel, who was in fact the real Richard of York, in the royal kitchens.

Some Reasons Why Perkin Warbeck Was Likely to Have Been Who He Claimed to Be: Richard, Second Son of King Edward IV WIGRAM Isolde Description: Unpublished typescript Date: Undated Synopsis: List of points for and against Perkin having been Richard, Duke of York, followed by short discussion and conclusion.

The Identity of Perkin Warbeck WILLIAMSON Hugh Ross Description: Chapter 4 of Williamson’s Historical Whodunits Date of publication: 1955 Synopsis: Suggests Warbeck may have been the son of Margaret of Burgundy.

WILLIAM WAYNFLETE, BISHOP OF WINCHESTER

William Waynflete and the Educational Revolution of the Fifteenth Century DAVIS Virginia Description: From People, Politics & Community in the Later Middle Ages, ed. J. Rosenthal & C. Richmond Date of publication: 1987 Synopsis: Uses the career of William Waynflete to demonstrate how the roots of the sixteenth-century educational revolution lay in the fifteenth century.

William Waynflete and the Wars of the Roses DAVIES Virginia Description: From Southern History, Vol. 11 Date of publication: 1989 Synopsis: Biography of William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester 1447-1486. [LIBRARY NOTE: Awaiting replacement]

LIONEL, LORD WELLES

Lionel, Lord Welles, and His Methley Monument ROUTH Pauline Sheppard Description: From The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 63 Date of publication: 1991 Synopsis: An examination of the tradition that, after his death at Towton, Lord Welles’ body was secretly conveyed from the battlefield to be interred with that of his first wife at Methley, ten miles away.

JOHN, LORD WENLOCK

John, Lord Wenlock of Someries, Luton: Part One McDONALD Linda Description: Apparently the text of a talk given to the Beds & Bucks Group of the Society Date of publication: Undated Synopsis: The early life and career (up to 1437) of Lord Wenlock, a follower of Warwick killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury.

John Lord Wenlock of Someries ROSKELL J. S. Description: From Miscellanea, Bedfordshire Historical Record Society Vol. 38 Date of publication: 1958 Synopsis: Detailed, scholarly biography of Lord Wenlock.

WILLIAM WESTON

Henry VII and the Bristol Expeditions to North America: The Condon Documents JONES Evan T. Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 83, No. 221 Date of publication: August 2010 Synopsis: The first document names William Weston, a Bristol merchant, as the man Henry VII intended to lead a second voyage of exploration to ‘the new founde land’. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Kings & Queens: Henry VII]

WHITING

Two 15th Century Chester Heralds WHITING J. R. S. Description: From The Coat of Arms, Vol. 12, Nos. 86, 87 and 88 Date of publication: 1971 Synopsis: On William and Thomas Whiting. Includes transcripts of Thomas’s account of the tournament between Lord Rivers and the Bastard of Burgundy in 1467, and the reburial of the Duke of York and the Earl of Rutland in Fotheringhay church in 1476.

WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE

The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty: Henry Vll and the Lords Willoughby de Broke LUCKETT D. A. Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 69, No. 170 Date of publication: October 1969 Synopsis: A study of the first two Lords Willoughby de Broke. [LIBRARY NOTE: Awaiting replacement]

SIR JOHN WOOD

Sir John Wood of Molesey, Speaker in the Parliament of 1483 ROSKELL J. S. Description: From Surrey Archaeological Collections, Vol. 56 Date of publication: 1959 Synopsis: Life of Sir John, Speaker in Edward lV’s last parliament and Treasurer to Richard lll.

WOODVILLE

GENERAL

Allegations of Sorcery against the Woodville Family – High Magic in 15th Century England ANON Description: From Oriflamme (journal of neo-medievalism and popular medievalism) Date of publication: 30th April 1999 Synopsis: An overview of the political use of allegations of witchcraft against female social climbers, from Eleanor Cobham to Elizabeth Woodville and her mother.

The Changing Role of the Wydevilles in Yorkist Politics to 1483 HICKS M. A. Description: From Patronage, Pedigree & Power in Later Medieval England, ed. Charles Ross Date of publication: 1979 Synopsis: On the benefits the family received from the Crown and a re-evaluation of their political role.

ANTHONY WOODVILLE, EARL RIVERS

The Will of Anthony Earl Ryvers, 1483 BENTLEY Samuel (ed.) Description: From Excerpta Historica, or Illustrations of English History Date of publication: 1831 Synopsis: Text of Rivers’ will, written as he was awaiting execution, accompanied by a six-page synopsis of his career under Edward IV and his downfall under Richard Duke of Gloucester.

Historical Illustrations of the Reign of Edward lV: Comprising Memoirs of Anthony, Earl Rivers (extract) BLACK William Henry (ed.) Description: Extract from the above work Date of publication: 1830 Synopsis: On the tournament between Rivers and the Bastard of Burgundy in 1467.

Andrew Dymmock and the Papers of Antony, Earl Rivers, 1482-3 IVES E. W. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 41, No. 104 Date of publication: November 1986 Synopsis: Discussion of surviving correspondence between Rivers and his attorney, Andrew Dymmock.

Chivalry in Late Fifteenth Century England: A Case Study on Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers and Lord Scales KAWKA Meghan Description: Dissertation towards MA in Medieval Studies, University of York Date of presentation: September 2009 Synopsis: ‘Examines the aspects of one man’s life which were viewed by contemporaries and by modern historians as particularly chivalric in nature.’

The Capture of Lord Rivers and Sir Anthony Woodville, 19 January 1460 SCOFIELD Cora Description: From EHR, Vol. 37 Date of publication: 1922 Synopsis: Brief article on Lord Dinham’s capture of the Woodvilles at Sandwich on behalf of the Earl of Warwick. Includes a transcript of the subsequent indictment of Warwick and Dinham before an oyer and terminer commission (in Latin, but an English translation is available on request).

The King’s Brother-in-Law, Anthony Wydeville, Second Earl Rivers STUART D. M. Description: From History Today Date of publication: June 1959 Synopsis: Brief account of Rivers’ life

Anthony Widville, Earl Rivers WALPOLE Horace Description: From Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England Date of publication: 1758 Synopsis: Mainly on Rivers’ literary works

LIONEL WOODVILLE, BISHOP OF SALISBURY

Bishop Lionel Woodville and Richard lll THOMSON J. A. F. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 59 Date of publication: May 1986 Synopsis: Sheds new light on Bishop Woodville’s relations with Richard lll and his possible involvement in Buckingham’s Rebellion.

CHRISTOPHER WORSLEY

Some ‘Servants and Lovers’ of Richard in His Youth ROSS Charles Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 4, No. 55, December 1976. On the significance, for an appraisal of Richard’s character, of his endowment of prayers for the souls of relatively humble gentlemen, including Christopher Worsley, who had died by his side at either Barnet or Tewkesbury.

BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS

Who Was Who in Fifteenth-Century Colchester? ASHDOWN-HILL John Description: From Your Family Tree magazine, No. 36, pp. 48-50 Date of publication: April 2006 Synopsis: John Howard’s links with the town, Richard of Gloucester’s visit, and incidents involving some of the ordinary inhabitants.

Britain’s Kings and Queens BELLEW Sir George Description: A Pitkin Pictorial Date of publication: 1970 Synopsis: Brief biographies of kings and queens of England.

Heraldic Banners of the Wars of the Roses: Counties of Anglesey to Hampshire COVENEY Thomas Description: A Freezywater Publications booklet, ed. Graham Harrison, Rod Erskine-Riddell & Pat McGill Date of publication: 1996 Synopsis: Potted biographies of the knights involved in the Wars of the Roses, arranged by county, followed by colour illustrations of their banners. An index of persons directs the reader to the relevant pages.

Heraldic Banners of the Wars of the Roses: Counties of Herefordshire to Rutland COVENEY Thomas Description: A Freezywater Publications booklet, ed. Graham Harrison, Rod Erskine-Riddell & Pat McGill Date of publication: 1997 Synopsis: Potted biographies of the knights involved in the Wars of the Roses, arranged by county, followed by colour illustrations of their banners. An index of persons directs the reader to the relevant pages.

Heraldic Banners of the Wars of the Roses: Counties of Shropshire to Yorkshire COVENEY Thomas Description: A Freezywater Publications booklet, ed. Graham Harrison, Rod Erskine-Riddell & Pat McGill Date of publication: 1997 Synopsis: Potted biographies of the knights involved in the Wars of the Roses, arranged by county, followed by colour illustrations of their banners. An index of persons directs the reader to the relevant pages.

Scottish and Irish Knights, 1455 to 1485 COVENEY T. R. Description: Printed on a run of green-bar computer print-out paper Date: Undated, but probably 1970s or 1980s Synopsis: Brief biographical details, with armorial bearings, arranged alphabetically under county headings. An index of names, with their counties, is given at the end.

The Political Legacy of Richard III in Northern England DOCKRAY Keith Description: From Kings and Nobles in the Later Middle Ages: A Tribute to Charles Ross, ed. R. A. Griffiths and J. Sherborne Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: The responses of the major northern families to the accession of Henry VII. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

Richard lll and the Yorkshire Gentry DOCKRAY Keith Description: From Richard lll: Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P. W. Hammond Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: Study of the Yorkist families who became part of Richard’s affinity. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

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. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Plantagenet: Richard Duke of York]

The Ladies of the Minories HAMPTON W. E. Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985 Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian Vol. 4, No. 62. September 1978. About the ladies who retired to the London Minories, or convent of the Poor Clares, during the reign of Henry VII (Elizabeth, Duchess of Norfolk, Jane Talbot, Anne Montgomery, Mary Tyrell and Joyce Lee).

Edmund de la Pole and the Spies 1499-1506: Some Revisions HANHAM Alison Description: From Parergon, New Series No. 6 Date of publication: 1988 Synopsis: Examines the careers and motives of some of the spies connected with Edmund including Sir Robert Curzon, Thomas Killingworth, William Hussey and Alexander Symson. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Edmund de la Pole]

Four Southampton Rebels of 1483 HILLIER Kenneth Description: From Richard III: Crown and People, ed. J. Petre Date of publication: 1985. Synopsis: First published in The Ricardian, Vol. 5, No. 64, March 1979. On the careers of the Southampton men, Sir William Overey, William, Roger Kelsale and John Fesaunt, who were attainted for participation in Buckingham’s Rebellion.

Richard lll and the East Riding HORROX Rosemary Description: From Richard lll and the North, ed. Rosemary Horrox Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: About the East Riding families who were connected with Richard lll. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

Henry VII and the Bristol expeditions to North America: the Condon documents JONES Evan T. Description: From Historical Research, Vol. 83, No. 221 Date of publication: August 2010 Synopsis: These documents name Bristol merchant William Weston, Hugh Eliot and Robert Poppeham as participating in an otherwise unknown follow-up expedition to Cabot’s 1497 voyage of discovery to Newfoundland, and a second Bristol merchant, John Esterfeld, as a man with whom Weston was involved in a Chancery dispute. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Kings & Queens: Henry VII]

The Episcopate and the Wars of the Roses KNECHT R. J. Description: From University of Birmingham Historical Journal, Vol. 6 Date of publication: 1957-58 Synopsis: Composition of the episcopal bench during the reigns of Henry Vl, Edward lV, Richard lll, Henry Vll.

Council, Administration and Councillors 1461-1485 LANDER J. R. Description: From BIHR, Vol. 32, No. 86 Date of publication: November 1959 Synopsis: On the Council’s activities and membership, with lists of councillors.

Standards, Badges & Livery Colours of the Wars of the Roses McGILL Pat JONES Jonathan Description: A Freezywater Publications booklet Date of publication: 1992 Synopsis: Colour illustrations and written descriptions of the standards and badges of the nobility during the Wars of the Roses.

The Royal Line of Succession MONTAGUE-SMITH Patrick Description: Pitkin Guide Date of publication: 1968 Synopsis: An explanation of the royal line of succession from Cerdic to Elizabeth II, with illustrated genealogical tables of the successive royal houses.

The Middleham Connection: Richard lll and Richmondshire 1471-1485 POLLARD A. J. Description: Booklet based on a public lecture at York University Date of publication: June 1983 Synopsis: Studies Richard’s acquisition of the lordship of Middleham and his relationship with those of his northern followers who were connected with the lordship. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Biographical: Richard III]

1485 and All That, or What Was Going on at the Battle of Bosworth RICHMOND Colin Description: Chapter from Richard III: Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P. W. Hammond Date of publication: 1986 Synopsis: Suggests that one of the causes of the Battle of Bosworth was the lack of foreign wars since 1453, and gives an analysis of who fought on both sides in the battle. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Battles & Warfare: Bosworth]

The Nobility and the Wars of the Roses 1459-61 RICHMOND Colin Description: From Nottingham Medieval Studies, Vol. 21 Date of publication: 1977 Synopsis: An examination of the proportion of the nobility involved on each side in the armed conflicts of 1459-61.

The Commons and Their Speakers in English Parliaments 1376-1523 (extracts) ROSKELL J. S. Description: Chapter 10 of the above work Date of publication: 1965 Synopsis: An outline of the main business of each parliament during the Yorkist period, plus appendix giving brief biographical notes on the Speakers. [LIBRARY NOTE: Filed under Politics, Government & Administration]

Norfolk Involvement in Dynastic Conflict 1469-71 and 1483-87 SAYER Michael Description: From Norfolk Archaeology, Vol. 36, Part 4 Date of publication: 1977 Synopsis: On the great East Anglian families and their allegiances.

The Wardens of the Marches of England towards Scotland, 1377-1489 STOREY R. L. Description: From EHR, Vol. 72, No. 285 Date of publication: October 1957 Synopsis: Details of the Wardens and their contracts, with a complete list of Wardens 1377-1489.

Battle of Tewkesbury 1471: a roll of arms WHEELER Geoffrey Description: Booklet Date of publication: 1971 Synopsis: List of those present at the battle, with brief biographical details and coats of arms.

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