The 24 Hour Museum recently picked up on a shield boss that David Williams, our Finds Liaison Officer for Surrey, had recorded. This object was reported in the local paper and the website featured it on their front page. The object’s full report can be found by looking on our database for SUR-A033A8.
David has associated this object with:
Henry Duke of Buckingham was heavily involved in the Wars of the Roses and was a key supporter of Richard III who came to the throne on 26th June 1483. Buckingham soon attempted a rebellion in the Midlands and Wales. Richard moved against him on 11 October and Buckingham’s support deserted him (down to even his servants). He was executed in Salisbury on November 2nd 1483. Henry is also one of the prime suspects in the murder of the two Princes in the Tower of London. He appears prominently in Shakespeare’s Richard III.
For further information on this discovery, you can read more at the 24 Hour Museum…..
OpenCalais helped to tag this with: David Williams • Henry Duke • Hour Museum • London • Richard III • Surrey • Tower of London • Wales
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