11 June 1456 The birth of Anne Neville to Anne Beauchamp and Richard, Earl of Warwick, She was briefly married to Henry VI's son Edward and then to Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
The Middleham Festival is only 3 weeks away! Tickets are going fast for the 2 days of Society events there. Saturday, the Yorkshire branch presents 3 excellent speakers. On Sunday, there are 3 more outstanding presenters *and* lunch and tea. Pre-Booking Only for Sunday. Details in alt text.
This month's talk via Zoom is by Rebekah Fanning on 'Medieval Pilgrimage 1400-1485' with a look at York Minster & St Albans among others, & a general overview of medieval pilgrimage from a Yorkist viewpoint. To sign up, login to the Members database, choose Latest Events and register from there.1/2
Saturday 4 July the Yorkshire Branch of the Richard III Society present at Middleham, Andrew Slade in a 1 man drama, Robert Goddard on the Battle of Tewkesbury, & Thomas Dennis and @mattlewishistory.bsky.social on their film. Tickets are only £25 & may be booked by emailing [email protected].
16 June 1487 The battle of Stoke. John de la Pole, Francis Lovell, Sir Thomas Fitzgerald & a German mercenary leader named Martin Schwartz fought on behalf of a young man who had been crowned in Dublin in May.
It was a decisive defeat for the Yorkists richardiii.net/richard-iii-...
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OK #MedievalSky and #Skystorians: early career job klaxon! A post on my new project 'Strange Geographies: Spatial Imaginaries of Medieval Britain', 30 months (with poss. of extension). Details at jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @royalhistsoc.org @memorients.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social