Monday, 27 November 2017

Francis`s political power

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Almost exactly 534 years ago, on 9th December 1483, Francis Lovell was among the people appointed to proclaim Parliament. Given Francis`s cl...
Monday, 20 November 2017

Where, oh where, is my Francis Lovell? Not in The White Princess, definitely.

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Usually, I am writing articles on this blog about aspects of Francis`s life, about the people in his life, and about who Francis was. Thi...
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Wednesday, 1 November 2017

A letter from Sir Edmund Bedingfield to John Paston (1487)

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On 16 May 1487, John Paston received a letter from Sir Edmund Bedingfield, a man who had been in favour with Richard III but after Richard`s...
Monday, 23 October 2017

Francis`s Beaumont relatives

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Unlike Francis himself, most of his relatives on both sides of his family were supporters of the Lancastrian side during the Wars of the Ros...
Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Francis in the Earl of Warwick`s household

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On 13th November 1467, King Edward IV granted to his cousin Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the custody of the orphaned eleven-year-old ni...
Monday, 9 October 2017

Anne FitzHugh Lovell

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Sadly little is known about Anne FitzHugh Lovell, Viscountess Lovell, wife of Francis. Though a first cousin to Richard III`s queen Anne Ne...
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Saturday, 7 October 2017

Francis and the rebellion of 1483

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In October 1483, Richard III`s first royal progress was abruptly ended by news that there was a rebellion brewing, which found encouragement...