#OTD 1352 The Tragic Death of Alice Plantagenet of Norfolk

Remains of Bungay Castle, Suffolk, Alice's ancestral home and place of her attack by her husband and eventual death. Image courtesy of Ashley Dace at geograph.co.uk 672 years ago (or thereabouts, given the Julian calendar was in use in 14th century England) on Monday 30 January 1352 it was stated in the Calendar of Fine …

#OTD Alice of Norfolk presumed dead but actually still alive!

When the mighty ruins of Bungay Castle were still in their entirety, still a defensive structure to be wary of and above all, still a home to Alice of Norfolk and her husband, Sir Edward Montagu, younger brother of William, Earl of Salisbury, it was also the site of murderous mystery. On 19 June 1351, …

The little-known betrothal of William, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Alice Plantagenet of Norfolk

Noble Lady of the 14th Century as no illustrated images claiming to resemble Alice of Norfolk exist. Apologies for blurry pic! Image courtesy of A History of Everyday Things in England 1066 - 1499 History has more than documented the escapades of William, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and his doomed marriage betrothal to Joan of …

Margaret of Norfolk, Countess & Duchess of Norfolk and the ‘king’s court’ at Magor, near Chepstow

Image ©Image ©Colin Smith and licensed for reuse under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED. Remains of the building known as the Procurator's House, as well as the Mansion House mentioned as belonging to the Vicar of Magor in 1585. In 1238 the church of St Mary's (behind this building) and tithes were granted to the Italian …