Lectures and Articles about the Mortimers
General Articles
Dr Paul Dryburgh and Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters No.46
Dr Ian Mortimer
Prof Chris Given-Wilson – this article is only available in Vol.3 of the MHS Journal
∇ Periphery to Core:
Mortimer Women and the Negotiation of the King’s Justice in the 13th century March of Wales ☛☛
Dr Emma Cavell – this article is only available in Vol.2 of the MHS Journal
∇ Miraculous Marches: The Cult of Thomas de Cantilupe and the Mortimers ☛☛
Ian Bass – this article is only available in Vol.1 of the MHS Journal
∇ A Royal Claim Subverted: The Mortimers in 1399 ☛☛
Dr Matt Lewis – in Mortimer Matters 47
∇ The Battle of Mortimer’s Cross and its Political Legacy in the 15th Century ☛☛
Dr Sean Cunningham – online lecture
∇ The Mortimer Retinue 1451-1469 ☛☛
Steve David MA – online lecture
A Comital Empire: The Mortimer Lordship at War 1360-1425 – a progress report ☛☛
Patrick McDonagh – in Mortimer Matters 42
Links between the Mortimers and England’s Greatest 14th century Poet ☛☛
Rosalind Caird – in Mortimer Matters 39
The Mortimers and the Warennes ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 21
Individual Mortimers and close family members
The articles are arranged more or less chronologically
with the heads of the Mortimer of Wigmore family in red
Roger Mortemer (fl.1054-1078)
Roger de Mortemer, Lord of Mortemer-sur-Eaulne ☛☛
Ben Baillie
Gwladus Ddu (d1251)
Who was Gwladus Ddu? – A Personal Reflection ☛☛
Anna Belfrage – in Mortimer Matters 33
Roger Mortimer (d1282) Lord of Wigmore
∇ Cousins at War: Roger Mortimer and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ☛☛
Philip Hume – an online lecture
Roger Mortimer and the 2nd Barons’ War ☛☛
Dr Andy King – online lecture
Roger Mortimer and the Carbuncle ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 18
Maud de Braose (d1301)
Maud Mortimer and the Fall of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ☛☛
Report of a talk by Dr Emma Cavell – in Mortimer Matters 26
Isabella Mortimer(d1292) daughter of Roger Mortimer (d1282) of Wigmore
Lady of Clun and Oswestry, de jure Countess of Arundel ☛☛
Fran Norton – in Mortimer Matters 26
Maud FitzAlan (d1326) daughter of Isabella Mortimer (d1292)
Maud FitzAlan and the fight for Scottish Independence ☛☛
Fran Norton – in Mortimer Matters 28
Roger Mortimer (d1330) 1st Earl of March
∇ Heartless, Witless, Graceless, Thriftless: Roger Mortimer and the Scots 1326-1328 ☛☛
Ethan Gould – this article is only available in Vol.1 of the MHS Journal
Parallel Lives: Roger Mortimer and King Richard III ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 41
Joan de Geneville (d1356) wife of Roger Mortimer (d1330) 1st Earl of March
Joan de Geneville (1286-1356) ☛☛
Anne Blandford – in Mortimer Matters 24
Katherine Mortimer (d1369) Countess of Warwick, daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl of March
Mortimer Women of Significance ☛☛
John Grove – in Mortimer Matters 30
The Tomb of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and Katherine Mortimer ☛☛
Tim Clark – in Mortimer Matters 46
Blanche Mortimer (d1347) youngest daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl of March
The Secret Life of Blanche Mortimer ☛☛
John Grove – in Mortimer Matters 17
Blanche Mortimer’s Tomb at Much Marcle, Herefordshire ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 31
Roger Mortimer (d1360) 2nd Earl of March
∇ The Loyal Mortimer ☛☛
Dr Matt Raven – this article is only available in Vol.2 of the MHS Journal
Edmund Mortimer (d1381) 3rd Earl of March
∇ Edmund Mortimer, Alice Perrers and the Good Parliament of 1376 ☛☛
Dr Laura Tomkins – online lecture
Six Generations of Ancestors of the 3rd Earl of March ☛☛
Shirley Keating – in Mortimer Matters 26
Elizabeth de Burgh (d1363) mother-in-law of the 3rd Earl of March
The Three Elizabeth de Burghs ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 18
Elizabeth Mortimer (d1417) eldest child of the 3rd Earl of March
Mortimer Ladies in Shakespeare ☛☛
John Grove – in Mortimer Matters 29
Philippa Mortimer (d1400) Countess of Arundel, daughter of the 3rd Earl of March
Mortimer Heraldry in a small Shropshire Village ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 27
Sir Edmund Mortimer (d1409) youngest son of the 3rd Earl of March
∇ A “notorious association”: Owain Glyndŵr and Sir Edmund Mortimer ☛☛
Professor Gruffudd Aled Williams – online lecture
A Reluctant Traitor? – the Battle of Bryn Glas ☛☛
John Barratt – in Mortimer Matters 28
Catrin verch Owain, daughter of Owain Glyn Dwr, wife of Sir Edmund Mortimer (d1409)
Mortimer Ladies in Shakespeare ☛☛
John Grove – in Mortimer Matters 29
Roger Mortimer (d1398) 4th Earl of March
∇ Roger Mortimer and Richard II:
Dynastic Policies and “Proximity” to the Crown in the 14th century ☛☛
Connor Williams – online lecture – and see his article in the MHS Journal Vol.4
Margaret of York (d1503) Duchess of Burgundy, sister of Edward IV and Richard III
The Last of the Mortimer Stars ☛☛
John Grove – in Mortimer Matters 27
King Edward IV
∇ The Battle of Mortimer’s Cross and its Political Legacy in the 15th Century ☛☛
Dr Sean Cunningham – online lecture
Mortimer Places
Herefordshire
Ewyas Lacy
The Mortimers and Ewyas Lacy ☛☛
Martin Cook – in Mortimer Matters 34
Leintwardine
The Mortimers and Leintwardine ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 21
Mortimer’s Cross
Anthony Rich TD – an online lecture
Much Marcle
Blanche Mortimer’s Tomb at Much Marcle ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 31
Stapleton
Stapleton Castle and the Mortimers of Richards Castle ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 18
Wigmore
Archaeological Excavations at Wigmore Castle 1996 & 1998 ☛☛
A Mortimer-orientated review of the 2015 report by Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 25
Wigmore Abbey ☛☛
Ruth Richardson – in Mortimer Matters 18
Shropshire
Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury Mortimer in the Middle Ages ☛☛
Robert Hodge and Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 25
Hopesay
Mortimer Heraldry in a small Shropshire Village ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 27
Ribbesford
Ribbesford House and its Mortimer Connections ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 33
Suffolk
Clare
The Lordship of Clare and the mystery at the Swan Inn ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 43
West Sussex
Boxgrove
Heraldry at Boxgrove reveals Mortimer connections ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 45
Worcestershire
Fladbury
The Battle of Evesham Windows ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 19
The Welsh Marches
Dr David Stephenson – an online lecture
Dr David Stephenson – this article is only available in Vol.3 of the MHS Journal
Philip Hume – this article is only available in Vol.3 of the MHS Journal
Philip Hume – this article is only available in Vol.4 of the MHS Journal
Connor Williams – online lecture
The Marcher lordship of Narberth ☛☛
John Fleming – in Mortimer Matters 50
The Mortimers in Maelienydd: Cefnllys Castle and Abbey Cwm Hir ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 35
An early Mortimer Charter and Seal for Abbey Cwm Hir ☛☛
Philip Hume – in Mortimer Matters 38
Presteigne and the Mortimers ☛☛
Philip Hume and Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 24
Ireland
Dr Simon Egan – only available in the MHS Journal Vol.4
Dr Colin Veach – only available in the MHS Journal Vol.4
The Mortimers and Medieval Ireland ☛☛
A summary of a talk by Dr Brendan Smith
Trim Castle and Dublin ☛☛
A Report by Hugh Wood on the Society’s visit in 2014 – in Mortimer Matters 19
Scotland
Mortimer’s Deep in the Firth of Forth ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 25
Mortimer Heraldry
Differencing for Cadency in Mortimer Coats of Arms ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 21
Impalement or Dimidiation? – Hopesay church, Shropshire ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 27
The Battle of Evesham Windows in Fladbury Church, Worcestershire ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 19
Mortimer treasures underfoot at Bredon, Worcestershire ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 49
Mortimer heraldry at Boxgrove Priory, West Sussex ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 45
Roger Mortimer (d1282) and the Carbuncle ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 18
Mortimer Arms round a window in Martley church, Worcestershire ☛☛
Hugh Wood & Ruth Butler – in Mortimer Matters 41
A Mortimer Effigy in Kings Pyon Church? ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 28
The Discovery of a Horse Trapping puts the Mortimers in Dorset ☛☛
Connor Williams – in Mortimer Matters 40
Mortimer Heraldry on a Sword of State ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 15
Nina Keefer – in Mortimer Matters 41
Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth I with Mortimer heraldry ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 15
Miscellaneous
Early Papal Bulla found mear Wigmore Abbey ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 24
The Mappa Mundi and the World of the Mortimers ☛☛
Andrew Bent
Roger Mortimer of Chirk (d1326): a surprising reminder in the Tower of London ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 36
The Black Book of Wigmore ☛☛
Summary of a talk by Barbara Wright – in Mortimer Matters 29
The Ludlow Parhelion 2015: a link to Mortimer’s Cross 1461 ☛☛
Hugh Wood – in Mortimer Matters 23
The tomb of St Thomas Cantilupe in Hereford Cathedral. Ian Bass writes about Thomas Cantilupe in his paper in Volume 1 of the MHS Journal
The remains of Clun castle. Isabella Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer (d1282) was married to John FitzAlan (d1272), Lord of Clun and Oswestry and ‘de jure’ Earl of Arundel. See the short article about her in Mortimer Matters 26
In Mortimer Matters 30, John Grove writes about Katherine Mortimer (d1369), daughter of Roger Mortimer (d1330) 1st Earl of March. She was married to Thomas Beauchamp (d1369) 11th Earl of Warwick and their joint arms are displayed above their tomb in St Mary’s church in Warwick
Margaret of York (d1503) was a sister of kings Edward IV and Richard III. She became the 3rd wife of Charles the Bold (d1477) Duke of Burgundy. In this illustration Caxton is presenting her with the first book printed in English. See John Grove’s short article in Mortimer Matters 27.
Blanche Mortimer (d1347) was the 12th and final child of Roger Mortimer (d1330) 1st Earl of March. She married Peter de Grandison (d1358) and is buried in a beautiful tomb at Much Marcle in Herefordshire. When work to conserve the monument was begun in 2011, Blanche’s lead-lined coffin was found. See Mortimer Matters 31 for details.
In 2014 a party of MHS members went on a society trip to Ireland. They visited Trim Castle which belonged, successively, to the Lacys, Genevilles and then the Mortimers. A report of the trip is in Mortimer Matters 19
At the Battle of Evesham in 1265 the rebellion of Simon de Montfort was finally crushed. Roger Mortimer (d1282) is credited with personally slaying de Montfort, his bitter enemy. Fladbury is about 4 miles west of Evesham and its church has this remarkable window showing the arms of Mortimer, de Montfort and others involved in the battle. See Mortimer Matters 19
Dyeing
13th century picture of a Benedictine monk painting an image of the Mother & Child