She is wearing a bracelet charm in the shape of a barrell.. :')

"Sitter: Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541), Noblewoman. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.

Artist: Unknown.

This portrait: The identity of the sitter in this portrait is not certain, but is traditionally thought to be Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. The honeysuckle blossom has connotations of love and faithfulness, and the tiny barrel charm may be an allusion to the execution of her father George, Duke of Clarence, who was apparently drowned in a butt of malmsey wine (sweet wine imported from Greece)."

Sanctuary — Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey, also known as Edward IV Withheld by Ecclesiastics from Pursuing Lancastrian Fugitives into a Church

by Richard Burchett

I finished The Red Queen, which was such a thrilling read and gave me a new perspective on a historical character that I already admired. My review (spoilers):

I was surprised when Margaret turned out to be an admirer of Joan of Arc (not too surprised though, Joan is incredible) and believed herself to be destined to save her country and hear the voice of God speaking to her.

Margaret's determination to see her son on the throne of England is wonderful to read about; she's so passionate about keeping the Lancastrian line on the throne, which is why she hates the Yorks so much. She believes that it is God's will that her son will rule and that it's her duty to help him seize the throne.

I loved reading about the Wars of the Roses through her view and how strong she was even during the Yorkist reign, which she despised.

One scene I didn't like much was the part when Margaret agreed that the two Yorkist princes should be killed. As a mother of a boy herself I wouldn't have imagined that she would want two young boys to die, even if they were the sons of her enemy. She does have conflicting feelings about the decision though, but she still agrees that they should be killed.

Overall, it was a fantastic read. 4/5

one day i will write the most perfect analysis of the house of lancaster that men will tremble to behold. none shall dare to stand before me

Book Review - ‘Wars of the Roses: The People, Places and Battlefields of the Yorkists and Lancastrians’ by Paul Kendall

Thank you to Pen and Sword for gifting me a copy of this to review. What I do like about Paul Kendall’s books is that his books seem to each have 100 sections, whether it’s people, places, or objects. There isn’t just an image plate section in the middle, but the images are dispersed throughout the book. It gives a lovely text/image balance that you don’t always get with history books. I love…

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Burt Lancaster on the set of The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1977, photos by Douglas Kirkland.

Are you staunch Lancastrian

In general I think I would say yes. I've been into them for nearly four years now I believe (my memory on the specific dates is a bit fuzzy) and my interest in them has shown no signs of wanting. In fact it's only grown intenser. The reason why I am so into them is kinda weird, I don't like talking about it because it embarrasses me somewhat. I've got ADHD + autism and my brain is fixated on them 24/7. I can barely focus on anything else, but I am kinda grateful for having such a burning...love I guess...for this house since it's what got me back into writing after I'd been gone so long.

My dad: what are you working on today? Me: i'm prepping a class on Henry vii my dad: oh, we like him! he was a chartered accountant!

The new queen's white falcon was on prominent display throughout the pageant, resting on a bed of Tudor roses. Although it is now synonymous with Anne and the Boleyns in general, Henry had only granted it to her on her elevation to the marquessate of Pembroke. It was a fitting choice because the same bird had long been an emblem of Anne's Irish ancestors, the Butlers, earls of Ormond. It also had strong royal associations and had been used as an emblem by the celebrated warrior king Edward III, as well as by Henry's maternal grandfather, Edward IV, with whom he strongly identified.

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I (2023), Tracy Borman

Any judgement on (Richard III)’s reign has to be seen as provisional. The critic of the reign only has to consider how the Tudors would now be regarded if Henry VII lost at Stoke, to realize the dangers of too many assumptions about the intractability of Richard’s problems. But it would be equally unrealistic to ignore Richard’s unpopularity altogether. The fact that he generated opposition among men with little material reason for dissent, and that the disaffection then continued to spread among his own associates, says something about what contemporaries regarded as the acceptable parameters of political behaviour. There is no doubt that Richard’s deposition of his nephews was profoundly shocking. To anyone who did not accept the pre-contract story, which was probably the majority of observers, the usurpation was an act of disloyalty. Gloucester, both as uncle and protector, was bound to uphold his nephew’s interests and his failure to do so was dishonourable. Of all medieval depositions, it was the only one which, with whatever justification, could most easily be seen as an act of naked self-aggrandizement.

It was also the first pre-emptive deposition in English history. This raised enormous problems. Deposition was always a last resort, even when it could be justified by the manifest failings of a corrupt or ineffective regime. How could one sanction its use as a first resort, to remove a king who had not only not done anything wrong but had not yet done anything at all?

-Rosemary Horrox, "Richard III: A Study of Service"

Richard III may have killed those two nephews of his but he did leave that other nephew for Henry VII to kill so you can't say he wasn't generous about sharing the nephew-murdering with even his worst enemies.

let 2024 be the year historians learn to be normal about Richard II and not take Henry IV's self-presentation as a normalising figure at face value

it’s a pincushion with the pins stuck in the wrong way