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Lovell our Dogge - The Life of Viscount Lovell, Closest Friend of Richard III and Failed Regicide (Hardcover)
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Lovell our Dogge - The Life of Viscount Lovell, Closest Friend of Richard III and Failed Regicide (Hardcover)
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In July 1484 Tudor agent William Collingbourne - executed for
treason in 1484 - tacked up a lampoon to the walls of St Paul's
Cathedral: 'The Catte, the Ratte and Lovell our dogge rulyth all
Englande under a hogge.' That cat was Sir William Catesby, one of
Richard III's principal councillors and Chancellor of the
Exchequer, executed after the Battle of Bosworth. The rat was Sir
Richard Ratcliffe, who fought with Richard during the Scottish
campaigns. And the dog was Francis Lovell, not only an ally of
Richard III but his closest friend, and one of the wealthiest
barons in England. Author Michele Schindler returns to primary
sources to reveal the man who was not only a boyhood friend of the
king-to-be as a ward of Edward IV, but also linked to him by
marriage: his wife, Anne FitzHugh, was first cousin to Richard's
wife, Anne Neville. Lovell served with the Duke of Gloucester, as
Richard then was, in Scotland in 1481. At Richard's coronation,
Lovell bore the third sword of state. In June 1485 he was tasked
with guarding the south coast against the landing of Henry Tudor.
His loyalty never wavered - even after Bosworth. He organised a
revolt in Yorkshire and was behind an attempt to assassinate Henry
VII. Having fled to Flanders, he played a prominent role in the
Lambert Simnel enterprise. He fought at the Battle of Stoke Field
in 1487 and was seen escaping, destination unknown. His final
demise provides an intriguing puzzle that the author teases out.
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