#bosworth

[sergle]

mister funny mister silly he is fat and he is pretty mister bosworth is his name and he's a kitty kitty kitty

[postcard-from-the-past]

Bosworth Hall in Warwickshire, England

British vintage postcard

[sporadic-bursts-of-energy]

I genuinely think Regine's original plan in Fright Night Part 2 was this:

Find Charley Brewster

Begin turning Charley's girlfriend, Alex

Thrall/begin turning Charley

Let Charley try (and fail) to save Alex

Fully turn Charley

Somewhere in there, probably after Alex turns, kill Peter Vincent

Why do I think this?

It's unclear what she intended for Peter but it definitely wasn't good. Whatever it was, Charley's fate was supposed to be 'worse' in some way. That could just be turning him into a vampire too, especially considering his trauma with vampires from the first movie. But! I was rewatching today and there's an interest in Alex pretty early on in the film. That could just be because they were hunting on campus, but with Louie (werepire guy) repeatedly trying to woo Alex and Bozworth repeatedly telling him that he's supposed to bite her on the neck, and the way Belle seemed ready to bite Alex on Regine's signal at the final confrontation, I think there was actually a plan to bite both Alex and Charley.

'Cause then she'd get to put Charley through the plot of the first Fright Night again, but have him lose (oof), and turn into a vamp at the end. Possibly even her thrall until she gets bored.

[graceisinthelibrary]

[blackboar]

Did henry vii's accession to the throne abolish Henry IV's restraint on the beaufort family (or directly declare that he has the right to ascend to the throne)?

De facto it did. But Henry VII never formally rescinded Henry IV's barring of the Beauforts to the throne.

Henry VII didn't want to open a debate and remind everyone of the doubtful nature of his legitimacy. Henry VII's right to the throne is a complicated social construction, in which his Beaufort blood plays an undoubtful part but also his proximity to Henry VI, his marriage to Elizabeth of York, the recognition of his title by Parlement and above all, his victory at Bosworth.

Henry VII didn't want to open a difficult discussion on why he was king. He didn't want to push too hard either a Beaufort legitimacy he had from his living mother or a York legitimacy from his living wife. Recall that for most people, legal niceties such as the legitimacy of the Beaufort claim were quite obscure.

So he claimed the throne in his first Parlement through "right of conquest" as a way to avoid those debates. It allowed him to not discuss the complicated reasons why anti-ricardians chose him as their champion and the compromises he had to make. It's a retrospective claim, made after his victory.

As an aside, not valorizing the Beauforts legitimacy helped him against any pretenders that would use that legitimacy to claim the throne against him. Note that Henry Stafford, duke of Buckingham, owned a copy of Richard II's legitimization of the Beauforts which didn't barred them from royal succession.

Putting forward his triumph at Bosworth valorizes only his legitimacy so to sum it up: Henry VII didn't invalidate Henry IV's decision because he didn't need to and doing so would cause more troubles than benefits. But de facto, one can say that Henry VII's accession invalidated it.

[20th-century-railroading]

SF4010wSCHRIBosworth9-95 by Joseph Blackwell Via Flickr: Santa Fe 4010 was westbound near Bosworth, MO

[bantarleton]

The last charge of Richard III from 'Bosworth 1485' illustrated by Graham Turner. In an effort to destroy Henry Tudor, Richard determined to reach him personally. De Valera says the king donned his coat-of-arms, which could mean either a heraldic tabard bearing the royal arms, or else a shield, still sometimes carried by mounted knights to help protect them from the initial shock from an enemy lance. He then put on his helmet with the gold circlet and left his position on Ambion Hill, leading his household retainers down the slope, thundering towards Henry’s men with levelled lances. Here Richard crashed into his standard bearer, William Brandon, who was killed. Despite his lack of military training, Henry refused to flee in the face of this violent assault. As a furious mêlée developed, the bodyguards of both leaders closed together in a desperate struggle. Sir William Stanley’s troops may have already been arriving to support Henry, and Richard realised that his bid had failed.

[illustratus]

King Richard III kills Sir Henry Brandon standard bearer to Henry Tudor at Bosworth, almost reaching and killing Henry in his final charge. (Wars of the Roses)

by Graham Turner