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Anne Neville

Isabel Neville – The forgotten Duchess

Friday, 18 September 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Isabel Neville was born on 5 September 1451 at Warwick Castle as the elder daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker), and Anne de Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick in her own right. She was joined in the nursery by a younger sister named Anne (later Queen as the wife of King [read more]

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Anne Neville

Margaret Plantagenet – A traitor’s daughter (Part two)

Friday, 21 August 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. Margaret threw herself into renovating and commissioning new residences, like Warblington Castle. From a later inventory, we know that over 73 servants worked at Warblington Castle alone. She proudly displayed her arms on the windows of her properties. Her influence at court grew even more significant when she was chosen to [read more]

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Anne Neville

Margaret Plantagenet – A traitor’s daughter (Part one)

Thursday, 20 August 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Margaret Plantagenet was born on 14 August 1473 at Farleigh Castle near Bath as the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville. Her mother was one of the greatest heiresses of her time while her father was the younger brother of King Edward IV of England. An elder sibling was stillborn or died [read more]

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The Spanish Princess – Behind the series

Sunday, 5 May 2019, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

With the premiere of The Spanish Princess later tonight, we take a look at the real royalty behind the drama. Catherine of Aragon The Spanish Princess‘ titular character is, of course, Catherine of Aragon. Born in 1485 as the youngest daughter of the Catholic Monarchs; Isabella I of Castille and Ferdinand II of Aragon. By [read more]

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Anne Boleyn

Palace and Prison – The Tower of London

Thursday, 6 October 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

The Tower of London has a long history. The White Tower in the middle was begun by William the Conqueror in 1078 and it was greatly expanded over the years under several monarchs. It has served as a prison from the beginning of its days. It also served as a royal residence, though those buildings are [read more]

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Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower by Susan Higginbotham Book Review

Saturday, 10 September 2016, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Of the many executions ordered by Henry VIII, surely the most horrifying was that of sixty-seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, hacked to pieces on the scaffold by a blundering headsman. From the start, Margaret’s life had been marred by tragedy and violence: her father, George, Duke of Clarence, had been executed at the order [read more]

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