#St Margaret's Richmond Upon Thames

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24th June 1488 saw the coronation at the age of 15 of King James IV arguably the first effective monarch of the House of Stewart.

Young James had been a pawn in the forces that had brought down his father, and was said to have warn an iron belt around his waist in penance.

James was a Renaissance King who spoke several languages including Gaelic, English and French and was keen on arts and learning. Aberdeen University was founded, the printing press came to Scotland and education was made compulsory for barons and wealthy landowners. He spent lavishly on the court and built new halls in Edinburgh and Stirling castles. Edinburgh became main burgh and centre of government and justice.

He successfully settled major feuds between his nobles and between the Highland clans, and ended the hold of the MacDonald who had semi-independently ruled the Western Isles. He supported the Yorkist pretender Perkin Warbeck which provoked a military response from his Henry VII of England. However this was patched up in a truce ‘of perpetual peace‘ in 1502, and his marriage to Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, in the following year was to ultimately bring the thrones of Scotland and England together.

By 1513 Henry VIII was on the throne of England and fighting in France. Encouraged by Louis XII of France under the ‘Auld Alliance’ James invaded England but the Scots were massacred by the English forces under the Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September 1513.

Like many of Scotland's nobility, James was killed, there have been many theories about what happened to his body the most likely outcome is after the battle it was taken to Berwick, where it was embalmed and placed in a lead coffin before being transported to London.

The recipient of this gory package was said to have been Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, and in charge of the family business while the English king fought in France.

She, in turn, sent the dead king's surcoat, blood-stained and slashed, to her husband with the recommendation that he use it as a war banner.

The body was left in the monastery of Sheen in Richmond upon Thames unburied due to James having been excommunicated by The Pope for breaking The Treaty of Perpetual Peace. The Monastry was eventually demolished, but nothing is known of what happened to our King.

Legend has it that the skull was removed and used as a football before the master glazier to Elizabeth I took it as a souvenir. Legend also has it that the skull was eventually handed over to the Great St. Michael's Church in Wood Street in the City of London and buried there. The church is long gone, as is the church yard, the latter now occupied by a pub by the name of the Red Herring.

David Ross, historian and convener of The Society of William Wallace must have believed this as he, along with some London friends, had plans to install a plaque to James IV somewhere in Wood Street London. Sadly, big Davie passed away unexpectedly before ambition was never realised.

Other unlikely theories go that James had survived and had gone into exile, or that his body was buried in Scotland. Two castles in the Scottish Borders are claimed as his resting place. The legend ran that, before the Scots charge at Flodden, James had ripped off his royal surcoat to show his nobles that he was prepared to fight as an ordinary man at arms. Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, writing in the 1570s, claimed that a convicted criminal offered to show him the Kings grave ten years after the battle, but Albany refused.

If David Ross believed it was in London that's good enough for me, but anyone wishing to reflect on this much loved King best go to Flodden Field and pay your respects to all that died there.

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SOPHIE RAWORTH (b1968-).British  journalist and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader mainly presenting BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten. She can often be found presenting state occasions. In 2015, she became the new presenter of consumer affairs programme Watchdog and in 2016, began presenting Crimewatch, both for BBC One. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Raworth

LIVES IN: ST MARGARET’S. Address NOT KNOWN

LIVED AT: 7 St George’s Road,St. Margarets TW1 1QS. Childhood home https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0444v94

Residence: ?-present.

Plaque?: No.

[thetudorslovers]

"At the end of January, the queen made her way from Richmond to the Tower of London so that she could spend Candlemas with her husband before entering her confinement. Reclining heavily on cushions and carpets in her barge, and kept warm by burning braziers filled with sweet herbs, she was conveyed along the freezing Thames with the utmost care. Upon reaching the Tower, she attended a ceremonial mass in the chapel of St John the Evangelist, after which wine and sweetmeats were served. Then, accompanied by an entourage of ladies headed by her mother-in-law Lady Margaret Beaufort, Elizabeth entered the chambers that had been appointed for her in the medieval Queen’s Lodgings. However, either the royal physicians had miscalculated the date of conception or the baby was premature, because just a few days later, on 2 February 1503, the queen was delivered ‘suddenly’ of a girl. This was in marked contrast to most of her other labours and adds weight to the theory that all was not well. Even though her favourite midwife, Alice Massy, had been present, it seems the labour was badly handled.

The baby was named Katherine, perhaps as a compliment to her parents’ grieving daughter-in-law. But neither mother nor daughter thrived. Soon after the birth, a messenger was dispatched to Kent to find a doctor named ‘Aylsworth’ or ‘Hallysworth’. The queen’s symptoms are not clear, but it is possible that she had succumbed to a post-partum infection such as puerperal fever, or that she was suffering the consequences of iron- deficiency anaemia. The more babies a woman bore, the greater the risk of sickness or death due to the increased physical toll on her body, coupled with her advancing age. The infant princess also began to wane, and on 10 February she died. Elizabeth followed her to the grave the following day, her thirty-seventh birthday. Her husband was prostrate with grief.

According to one account, he ‘privily departed to a solitary place and would no man should resort unto him.’ His last act before retreating to the seclusion of his privy chamber at Richmond Palace was to send Sir Richard Guildford and Sir Charles Somerset to the household of his late wife the day after her death. They were to convey his assurances to the staff that he would find them places elsewhere. - The private lives of the Tudors

[thebritishmonarchycouk]

On This Day In History

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2 July 1492

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Elizabeth Tudor, the second daughter & fourth child of Henry VII of England & Elizabeth of York, was born

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◼ Elizabeth was born on Saturday 2 July 1492 at Sheen Palace in Surrey (later rebuilt by her father as Richmond Palace, the remains of which are now part of Richmond-Upon-Thames, London).

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◼ Elizabeth spent much of her short life at the royal nursery of Eltham Palace, Kent, with her brother Henry (the future King Henry VIII) & her sister Margaret (later Queen of Scotland) under the guidance of a Lady Mistress, presided over by her mother. Elizabeth's oldest brother, Arthur, as heir to the throne, was brought up separately in his own household. Just before her death, Henry VII proposed a marriage alliance between Elizabeth & the French Prince, Francis, who later became King Francis I of France.

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◼ Elizabeth died on Monday 14 September 1495 after suffering from Atrophy at the age of three years & two months. Elizabeth was brought from Eltham in state & buried on the north side of St. Edward the Confessor's Shrine in Westminster Abbey on Friday the 27th. Elizabeth was the first of four of King Henry and Queen Elizabeth's children to die prematurely & they were greatly affected.

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◼ The large sum of £318 (£155,479.74 in today's money) was spent on her funeral & Henry erected a small tomb to his daughter in the abbey made from Purbeck & black marble. On top of the monument is a finely polished slab of black Lydian, upon which were placed inscriptions to Elizabeth & her effigy of copper gilt, both of which are now lost. Later, Elizabeth's younger brother Edmund (who died in 1500 at the age of 15 months) & her younger sister Katherine (who died in 1503 shortly after birth) were also laid by her side.

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Most dangerous areas to live in Richmond

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Richmond is known as a relatively safe area, with one of the lowest crime rates in London.  

But recently there has been an increase in violence in the residential south west London borough.

Two stabbings have occurred in the month of May – a 14-year-old victim of a burglary in Teddington Lock and a 39-year-old fatality in North Twickenham.

SEE MORE: Teenager stabbed in Teddington Lock robbery

SEE MORE: Richmond murder probe after man dies days after stabbing

In April and May, police issued dispersal orders after reports of youths gathering and setting off fireworks.

SEE MORE: Police issue fresh dispersal order for Richmond Riverside

Operation leader of the South West Basic Command Unit (BCU), Superintendent Andrew Wadey, said Richmond residents are "understandably concerned" about recent violent events. 

But he told the Richmond & Twickenham Times the borough remains a safe place to live, work and study.

He said: "Our local ward officers are out on patrol providing visible reassurance for the local community. Both incidents related to individuals who were known to each other and, as a result, it is not believed that there is a wider risk to the public."

Crime statistics from the Metropolitan Police reveal the most and least dangerous places to live in Richmond upon Thames.

The figures on www.police.uk show the crimes that were reported in each of the borough's 18 wards throughout March 2021.

A total of 1,344 crimes were reported two months ago, which is still far lower than the rest of London.

Below, is a ward-by-ward breakdown of the number and types of crime that commonly occur across Richmond.

5) St Margarets and North Twickenham – 86

St Margarets and North Twickenham

There were 30 reports of anti-social behaviour in St Margarets and North Twickenham. 

In addition to this, there were a handful of vehicle crimes, burglaries and violent crimes. 

4) Heathfield – 88

Heathfield

Of the 86 crimes reported in Heathfield anti-social behaviour accounted for 30.

There were 22 violence and sexual offences and 8 reports of vehicle crime.

3) Kew - 90

Kew

A total of 90 crimes were reported in Kew in March. 

Among the crimes were 30 violence and sexual offences and 4 drugs offences. 

2) North Richmond - 105 

North Richmond

North Richmond had the second highest rates of crime in the borough. 

Similar to other areas antisocial behaviour (27) and vehicle crime (25) came out on top.

1) South Richmond - 164

South Richmond

The ward with the highest rates of crime, South Richmond registered 164 reports in March.

Antisocial behaviour accounted for 55 of the crimes in South Richmond.

But there were also 17 violence and sexual offences and 15 incidences of vehicle crime. 

The full list of crimes reported in Richmond wards continues below:

18) Ham and Petersham – 73

17) East Sheen - 73

16) Mortlake and Barnes Common – 72

15) Teddington - 72

14) Twickenham Riverside – 62

13) Whitton - 62

12) Barnes - 61

11) Hampton Wick – 58

10) Hampton North - 58

9) Fulwell and Hampton Hill – 57

8) West Twickenham - 57

7) South Twickenham - 56

6) Hampton - 50 

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Today in history, July 2, 1492: the birth of Elizabeth Tudor:

"Elizabeth Tudor (2 July 1492 – 14 September 1495) was the second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.

Elizabeth was born on Saturday 2 July 1492 at Sheen Palace in Surrey (later rebuilt by her father as Richmond Palace, the remains of which are now part of Richmond-Upon-Thames, London).

Elizabeth spent much of her short life at the royal nursery of Eltham Palace, Kent, with her older siblings Margaret (later Queen of Scotland) and Henry (the future Henry VIII). Elizabeth's oldest brother, Arthur, was heir to the English throne and so lived separately in his own household. Just before Elizabeth's death, her father proposed a marriage alliance between Elizabeth and the French prince Francis, who later became king as Francis I of France.

Elizabeth died on Monday 14 September 1495 at the age of three years and two months. She was brought from Eltham in state and buried on the north side of the Chapel of St. Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey on Friday 27 September. Elizabeth was the first of four of Henry and Elizabeth's children to die prematurely and they were greatly affected. The large sum of £318 (£155,479.74 in today's money) was spent on her funeral, and Henry erected a small tomb to his daughter in the abbey made from Purbeck and black marble. On top of the monument is a finely polished slab of black Lydian, upon which were placed inscriptions to Elizabeth and her effigy of copper gilt, both of which are now lost.

The following year in 1496, Henry and Elizabeth had another daughter, Mary, who became the Queen of France. Their final two children, Edmund (who died in 1500 at the age of 15 months) and her younger sister Katherine (who died in 1503 shortly after birth) were laid to rest by young Elizabeth's side."

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This Day In History

On this day the 22nd of June 1535, Cardinal John Fisher was executed at Tower Hill on the charge of Treason as he denied that King Henry VIII was the Supreme Head of the Church of England.

He was born on the 19th of October 1469 in Beverly, Yorkshire. He was the oldest of four children of Robert Fisher and his wife Agnes. He lost his father at the age of eight and his mother remarried. With her second husband she had five more children.

He was well educated and studied at the University of in 1484. He became a Bacholar of Arts in 1487 and Master of Arts in 1491. Also in 1491 Fisher received a papal dispensation to enter the priesthood despite being under age. Fisher was ordained into the Catholic priesthood on 17 December 1491 - the same year that he was elected a fellow of his college. He was also made Vicar of Northallerton, Yorkshire.

In 1494 he resigned his benefice to become proctor of the university and three years later was appointed master debator, about which date he also became chaplain and confessor to Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of King Henry VII.

On 5 July 1501, he became a doctor of sacred theology and 10 days later was elected Vice-Chancellor of the University. Under Fisher’s guidance, his patroness Lady Margaret founded St John’s and Christ’s Colleges at Cambridge, and a Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity at each of the two universities at Oxford and Cambridge, Fisher himself becoming the first occupant of the Cambridge chair.

In the years from 1505 to 1508 he was also the President of Queens’ College. At the end of July 1516 he was at Cambridge for the opening of St John’s College and consecrated the chapel.

He came back to prominence when he defended Catalina of Aragon in the court proceedings of 19th of June 1529. He stood as her main supporter where he shocked people with the directness of his language, and by declaring that, like John the Baptist, he was ready to die on behalf of the indissolubility of marriage. Henry was so enraged by this that he wrote a long Latin address to the legates in answer to Fisher’s speech.

Matters now moved rapidly. In May 1532, Sir Thomas More resigned the chancellorship and, in June, Fisher preached publicly against the divorce. In August, William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, died and Thomas Cranmer was at once proposed by Henry to the Pope as his successor. In January of the next year, Henry secretly went through a form of marriage with Anne Boleyn. Cranmer’s consecration as a bishop took place in March 1533, and, a week later, Fisher was arrested. It seems that the purpose of this arrest was to prevent him from opposing the sentence of divorce which Cranmer pronounced in May, or the coronation of Anne Boleyn which followed on 1 June, for Fisher was set at liberty again within a fortnight of the latter event, no charge being made against him. In the autumn of 1533, various arrests were made in connection with the so-called revelations of the Holy Maid of Kent, Elizabeth Barton, but as Fisher was taken seriously ill in December, proceedings against him were postponed for a time. However, in March 1534, a special Bill of Attainder against Fisher and others for complicity in the matter of the Maid of Kent was introduced in Parliament and passed. By this, Fisher was condemned to forfeit all his personal estate and to be imprisoned during the king’s pleasure. Subsequently a pardon was granted him on payment of a fine of 300 pounds.

The same session of Parliament passed the First Succession Act, by which all who should be called upon to do so were compelled to take an oath of succession, acknowledging the issue of Henry and Anne as legitimate heirs to the throne, under pain of being guilty of misprision of treason. Fisher refused the oath and was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 26 April 1534. Several efforts were made to induce him to submit, but without effect, and in November he was attained of misprision of treason a second time, his goods being forfeited as from the previous 1 March, and the See of Rochester being declared vacant as of 2 June following. He was to remain in the Tower for over a year, and while he was allowed food and drink sent by friends, and a servant, he was not allowed a priest, even to the very end. A long letter exists, written from the Tower by Fisher to Thomas Cromwell, speaking of the severity of his conditions of imprisonment.

Like Thomas More, Bishop Fisher believed that because the statute condemned only those speaking maliciously against the King’s new title, there was safety in silence. However, on 7 May he fell into a trap laid for him by Richard Rich, who was to perjure himself to obtain Thomas More’s conviction. Rich told Fisher that for his own conscience’s sake the King wished to know, in strict secrecy, Fisher’s real opinion. Fisher, once again, declared that the king was not supreme head of the Church.

In May 1535, the newly elected Pope Paul III created Fisher Cardinal Priest of San Vitale, apparently in the hope of inducing Henry to ease Fisher’s treatment. The effect was precisely the reverse:[6] Henry forbade the cardinal’s hat to be brought into England, declaring that he would send the head to Rome instead. In June a special commission for Fisher’s trial was issued, and on Thursday, 17 June, he was arraigned in Westminster Hall before a court of seventeen, including Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn’s father, and ten justices. The charge was treason, in that he denied that the king was the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Since he had been deprived of his position of Bishop of Rochester by the Act of Attainder, he was treated as a commoner, and tried by jury. The only testimony was that of Richard Rich. John Fisher was found guilty and condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn.

However, a public outcry was brewing among the London populace who saw a sinister irony in the parallels between the conviction of Fisher and that of his patronal namesake, Saint John the Baptist, who was executed by King Herod Antipas for challenging the validity of Herod’s marriage to his brother’s divorcée Herodias. For fear of John Fisher’s living through his patronal feast day, that of the Nativity of St John the Baptist on 24 June, and of attracting too much public sympathy, King Henry commuted the sentence to that of beheading, to be accomplished before 23 June, the Vigil of the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist. He was executed on Tower Hill on 22 June 1535. The execution had the opposite effect from that which King Henry VIII intended as it created yet another parallel with that of the martyrdom of St John the Baptist who was also beheaded; his death also happened on the feast day of Saint Alban, the first martyr of Britain.

Fisher’s last moments were in keeping with his life. He met death with a calm dignified courage which profoundly impressed those present. His body was treated with particular rancour, apparently on Henry’s orders, being stripped and left on the scaffold until the evening, when it was taken on pikes and thrown naked into a rough grave in the churchyard of All Hallows’ Barking, also known as All Hallows-by-the-Tower. There was no funeral prayer. A fortnight later, his body was laid beside that of Sir Thomas More in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula within the Tower of London. Fisher’s head was stuck upon a pole on London Bridge but its ruddy and lifelike appearance excited so much attention that, after a fortnight, it was thrown into the Thames, its place being taken by that of Sir Thomas More, whose execution, also at Tower Hill, occurred on 6 July.

He was made a martyr for the Catholic faith and proved that he was indeed not afraid to follow what he thought was God’s plan.

[richmonduponthamesnotables]

MILTON JONES (b1964-).British Comedian,best known for regularly appearing as a panelist on the British satirical topical quiz show,Mock the Week.His stand-up routine often involves one-liners and puns delivered in a deadpan and neurotic style of humour.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Jones

LIVES IN: ST MARGARET’S. Address NOT KNOWN

Residence: ?-present.

Plaque?: No.

[richmonduponthamesnotables]

SAMANTHA BOND (b1961-).British actress,whose most notable roles included as Lady Rosamund Painswick,in the hit perior drama,Downton Abbey,and as Miss Moneypenny during Pierce Brosnan;s tenure as James Bond in the Bond film franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Bond

AND her husband,

ALEXANDER HANSEN (B1961-).Norwegian-born British theatre actor on Broadway and the West End stage.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hanson_(actor)

LIVES IN: ST MARGARET’S. Address NOT KNOWN

Residence: ?-present.

Plaque?: No.

[scotianostra]

King James IV's coronation took place on 24 June 1488 at Scone Abbey.

Young James had been a pawn in the forces that had brought down his father, and was said to have warn an iron belt around his waist in penance.

James was a Renaissance King who spoke several languages including Gaelic, English and French and was keen on arts and learning. Aberdeen University was founded, the printing press came to Scotland and education was made compulsory for barons and wealthy landowners. He spent lavishly on the court and built new halls in Edinburgh and Stirling castles. Edinburgh became main burgh and centre of government and justice.

He successfully settled major feuds between his nobles and between the Highland clans, and ended the hold of the MacDonald who had semi-independently ruled the Western Isles. He supported the Yorkist pretender Perkin Warbeck which provoked a military response from his Henry VII of England. However this was patched up in a truce ‘of perpetual peace‘ in 1502, and his marriage to Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, in the following year was to ultimately bring the thrones of Scotland and England together.

By 1513 Henry VIII was on the throne of England and fighting in France. Encouraged by Louis XII of France under the ‘Auld Alliance’ James invaded England but the Scots were massacred by the English forces under the Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September 1513. Like many of  Scotland’s nobility, James was killed, there have been many theories about what happened to his body the most likely outcome is after the battle it was taken to Berwick, where it was embalmed and placed in a lead coffin before being transported to London.

The recipient of this gory package was said to have been Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, and in charge of the family business while the English king fought in France.

She, in turn, sent the dead king’s surcoat, blood-stained and slashed, to her husband with the recommendation that he use it as a war banner.

The body was left in the monastery of Sheen in Richmond upon Thames unburied due to James having been excommunicated by The Pope for breaking The Treaty of Perpetual Peace. The Monastry was eventually demolished, but nothing is known of what happened to our King.

Legend has it that the skull was removed and used as a football before the master glazier to Elizabeth I took it as a souvenir. Legend also has it that the skull was eventually handed over to the Great St. Michael’s Church in Wood Street in the City of London and buried there. The church is long gone, as is the church yard, the latter now occupied by a pub by the name of the Red Herring. David Ross, historian and convener of The Society of William Wallace must have believed this as he, along with some London friends, had plans to install a plaque to James IV somewhere in Wood Street London. Sadly, big Davie passed away unexpectedly before ��ambition was never realised.

Other unlikely theories go that James had survived and had gone into exile, or that his body was buried in Scotland. Two castles in the Scottish Borders are claimed as his resting place. The legend ran that, before the Scots charge at Flodden, James had ripped off his royal surcoat to show his nobles that he was prepared to fight as an ordinary man at arms. Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, writing in the 1570s, claimed that a convicted criminal offered to show him the Kings grave ten years after the battle, but Albany refused.

If David Ross believed it was in London that’s good enough for me, but anyone wishing to reflect on this much loved King best go to Flodden Field and pay your respects to all that died there.

[scotianostra]

24th June 1488 saw the coronation at the age of 15 of King James IV arguably the first effective monarch of the House of Stewart. 

Young James had been a pawn in the forces that had brought down his father, and was said to have warn an iron belt around his waist in penance.

James was a Renaissance King who spoke several languages including Gaelic, English and French and was keen on arts and learning. Aberdeen University was founded, the printing press came to Scotland and education was made compulsory for barons and wealthy landowners. He spent lavishly on the court and built new halls in Edinburgh and Stirling castles. Edinburgh became main burgh and centre of government and justice.

He successfully settled major feuds between his nobles and between the Highland clans, and ended the hold of the MacDonald who had semi-independently ruled the Western Isles. He supported the Yorkist pretender Perkin Warbeck which provoked a military response from his Henry VII of England. However this was patched up in a truce ‘of perpetual peace‘ in 1502, and his marriage to Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, in the following year was to ultimately bring the thrones of Scotland and England together.

By 1513 Henry VIII was on the throne of England and fighting in France. Encouraged by Louis XII of France under the ‘Auld Alliance’ James invaded England but the Scots were massacred by the English forces under the Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September 1513. Like many of  Scotland's nobility, James was killed, there have been many theories about what happened to his body the most likely outcome is after the battle it was taken to Berwick, where it was embalmed and placed in a lead coffin before being transported to London.

The recipient of this gory package was said to have been Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, and in charge of the family business while the English king fought in France.

She, in turn, sent the dead king's surcoat, blood-stained and slashed, to her husband with the recommendation that he use it as a war banner.

The body was left in the monastery of Sheen in Richmond upon Thames unburied due to James having been excommunicated by The Pope for breaking The Treaty of Perpetual Peace. The Monastry was eventually demolished, but nothing is known of what happened to our King.

Legend has it that the skull was removed and used as a football before the master glazier to Elizabeth I took it as a souvenir. Legend also has it that the skull was eventually handed over to the Great St. Michael's Church in Wood Street in the City of London and buried there. The church is long gone, as is the church yard, the latter now occupied by a pub by the name of the Red Herring. David Ross, historian and convener of The Society of William Wallace must have believed this as he, along with some London friends, had plans to install a plaque to James IV somewhere in Wood Street London. Sadly, big Davie passed away unexpectedly before  ambition was never realised.

Other unlikely theories go that James had survived and had gone into exile, or that his body was buried in Scotland. Two castles in the Scottish Borders are claimed as his resting place. The legend ran that, before the Scots charge at Flodden, James had ripped off his royal surcoat to show his nobles that he was prepared to fight as an ordinary man at arms. Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, writing in the 1570s, claimed that a convicted criminal offered to show him the Kings grave ten years after the battle, but Albany refused.

If David Ross believed it was in London that's good enough for me, but anyone wishing to reflect on this much loved King best go to Flodden Field and pay your respects to all that died there.

[richmonduponthamesnotables]

STRATFORD JOHNS (1925-2002).South African-born British actor,highly regarded on British films,theatre and especially television.His notable tv roles included as Detective Inspector Charlie Barlow in the long running BBC police procedural series Z Cars,and it;s spin-offs Softly,Softly, Softly,Softly:Task Force,and Barlow At Large. He also starred in films such as Cromwell,The Plank,Rocket to the Moon,The Ladykillers (minor role),The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Man Chu,and the voice of the ‘Guv’nor’,in the classic comedy The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Johns

LIVED AT: 29 St Margarets Road,East Twickenham TW1 2LN

Residence: 1974

Plaque.?: NO

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LESLIE GRANTHAM (1947-2018).English television actor who was best known as ‘Dirty Den’,the villainous landlord of the Queen Vic pub,in the long running British BBC sitcom Eastenders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Grantham

LIVED AT: East Twickenham. ADDRESS known but not disclosed for privacy.

Residence: ?- 2016

Plaque.?: No

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IAN WOODS (N/A).British journalist and news reporter,most notably as a foreign and domestic correspondent for the British news broadcasting channel Sky News,which he joined in 1994,initially as a sports reporter. He has covered a wide range of news topics,including the Syrian civil war and ISIS,the 2011 Japan tsunami and the 2008 US Presidential election.  http://news.sky.com/story/144483/ian-woods

LIVES IN: St Margaret’s (or sometimes referred to,as East Twickenham)

Residence: Current

NOTE: Address is known but kept private for privacy reasons

Plaque.?: No..!!

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EMILY WILDING DAVISON (1872-1913) English Suffragette. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Davison

Emily Wilding Davison (1872-1913) was a militant suffragette campaigning for women's rights at the turn of the 20th century. She was arrested multiple times for her activism,but it is for her death that she would be known by. At the Epsom Derby on the 4th June 1913,she stepped in front of King George V's horse Anmer to make a political statement,and ended up being dragged under the horse which fell,and sustained fatal injuries that resulted in her death 4 days later on 8th June. Her funeral on the 14th of that month,was attended by thousands,especially suffragettes. Some had claimed she a committed suicide for her beliefs,but modern analysis of the early film footage,seems to show it as an unfortunate accident as she tried to place a banner on  Anmer as he raced by..

LIVED AT: Her childhood at Trentham Lodge (then Trentham House),5 Riverdale Road,East Twickenham TW1 2BT.

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