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#jaintirthankar #marble #latemedieval #gujarat (at Prince Of Wales Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpneWPnv77p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

4th May 1471, date of the Battle of Tewkesbury. One of the most decisive battles of the War of the Roses. The House of Lancaster is soundly defeated by the House of York, led by King Edward IV. During the battle Lancastrian heir apparent, and son of King Henry VI, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales is killed aged 17. The only heir apparent to the English throne to ever die in battle. His father shortly after the battle dies in the Tower of London, either through neglect or murder. The decisive victory stabilised the reign of Yorkist kings until the death of Edward IV in 1483. 6th May 1502, execution of Sir James Tyrrell, servant of King Richard III of England, and claimed to be the murderer of the Princess in the Tower, under the order of their uncle Richard III. Tyrrell also is portrayed as the murderer in William Shakespeare’s play Richard III. Tyrrell’s father was beheaded in 1462 for his alleged involvement in a Lancastrian plot to murder Yorkist King Edward IV. Despite this James Tyrrell was a loyal supporter of the Yorkists, serving with Richard III. After Richard’s defeat in 1485, Tyrrell was pardoned by Henry VII, the first Tudor king. In 1501, Tyrrell was involved in a subsequent plot to replace Henry VII, with Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, and the last leading Yorkist claimant. For this involvement he was executed on this day. 8th May 1450, beginning of the revolt in Kent, England against the government of King Henry VI. Led by Jack Cade, and subsequently named after him, the rebellion began due to the corruption and abuses of power of Henry VI’s closest advisors, and the military disasters in the last period of the Hundred Year’ War. Continued in the comments. #warsoftheroses #houseofyork #houseoflancaster #medievalhistory #latemedieval #richardiii #tudorhistory #tudorhistorynerd #henryvii #houseoftudor #15thcentury #princessinthetower #yorkist #lancastrian #toweroflondon #toweroflondon🇬🇧 #williamshakespeare #shakespeare #jackcade #londonhistory #historyoflondon #historicalmemes #historic #historystories #historicalstories #medievalhistory #medievalhistorylovers #renaissancehistory #tudors #historyfacts https://www.instagram.com/p/COlTFdUnWGI/?igshid=1nkbpjjpwrylz

This manuscript miniature illustrates the spiritual tribulations of the 'Friend of God' (Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 710(322), f. 77). It illustrates a manuscript copy of Henry Suso's mystical autobiography – his 'Vita' or 'Life' – made in Constance c. 1490 and today kept in the monastic library in Einsiedeln. Suso was a Dominican friar and a famous mystic who lived and taught in and around Constance from 1295 to 1366. In his 'Vita,' Suso describes the intensity of his spiritual journey from a teenage noviciate in Constance's Dominican priory to a 'servant of eternal wisdom.' His spiritual practices involved intense asceticism and self-mortification. This image likens the spiritual torture of the 'Friend of God' not only to the attacks of wild beasts and the onslaughts of demons but also to the physical suffering of Christ on the Cross. The 'Friends of God' was a mystical movement that grew out of the teachings of Suso's spiritual teacher, Meister Eckhart. Eckhart's writings were sometimes characterised as heretical, but Suso worked hard to rehabilitate his reputation. Suso's teachings remained popular for centuries after his death; in 1831 he was beatified by the Catholic Church.⁠⠀ •⁠⠀ •⁠⠀ •⁠⠀ #mysticism #catholicism #fifteenthcentury #manuscript #latemedieval #art #history #catholic #dominican⁠⠀ •⁠⠀ Photo: E-Codices / Stiftsbibliothek Einsiedeln https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdg_NIpEUU/?igshid=15nq07j78aab4

Entering a different world #montsaintmichel #notmandie #normandie #normandy #notmandy #medieval #latemedieval (presso Le Mont Saint-Michel et sa baie)

A tapestry showing Arithmetic in the form of a woman, showing a crowd of men how to count money and use Arabic numbers, which were just beginning to be used by non-experts in Europe around this time. 1520, Tournai (now Belgium). #arabicnumerals #museedecluny #parisfrance #tapestry #tournai #belgium #personification #womeninmath #latemedieval

Morgan Library, ms. M. 348, fol. 155r