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4 unusual facts about Thomas Walsingham


Anne of Bohemia

The Westminster Chronicler called her "a tiny scrap of humanity", and Thomas Walsingham related a disastrous omen upon her arrival, where her ships smashed to pieces as soon as she had disembarked.

Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York

As a result of her indiscretions, including an affair with King Richard II's stepbrother, John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (d.1400), whom Pugh terms 'violent and lawless', Isabella left behind a tarnished reputation, her loose morals being noted by the chronicler Thomas Walsingham.

Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and his Scandalous Duchess

Weir reconstructs her subject's history through entries in court and municipal records, the descriptions of chroniclers, including Thomas Walsingham and Froissart, and other sources.

Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland

His relationship with King Richard was very close and rumored by Thomas Walsingham to be homosexual.



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