Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was born 3 February 1478, at Brecon Castle in Wales to Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Lady Katherine Woodville. Katherine Woodville was sister to Elizabeth Woodville who became Queen of England after secretly marrying Edward IV. Photo Andrew Tivenan – Brecon Castle Edward Stafford had a viable claim…
Written by: Moniek - Blogger Follow on twitter!: @HistoryRoyalWmn Snippet from her article for Royal Central: The White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster had been in battle for the throne of England for quite some time. At the time of the Battle of Tewkesbury the Yorkists were being led by Edward of York, or Edward IV…
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3 Generations: Margaret Pole, Ursula Pole & Dorothy Stafford Ursula Pole Stafford – via Tudor Chronicles: Ursula Pole was born in 1504 and was the only daughter of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury and Sir Richard Pole. Making Ursula the granddaughter of the Duke of Clarence…
Tudors or Plantagenets: Which Royal Dynasty Put the Great into Britain? - The Telegraph “Which dynasty was the greatest for Britain: the Tudors – as portrayed in Wolf Hall – or the Plantagenets?” What a question! Great Britain didn’t exist until Elizabeth l named James Vl of Scotland (James l of England) her successor. James was also…
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While searching for images of the Duke of Clarence I came across this image from the National Portrait Gallery, London. I had never heard of Henry, Duke of Warwick and became intrigued. Who was he and why is he portrayed with the Kingmaker, his family and the Duke of Clarence in this etching? From…
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Excerpt from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain by Charles Phillips: The following year King Richard’s 11 year-old son and only child, Edward, Prince of Wales died. Richard and his queen, Anne, were maddened with grief. The prospect of a Yorkist inheritance, so dear to Richard’s heart, began to look extremely vulnerable and when, in…
