Myers leased land in Huntingdonshire from Merton Abbey in 1526 and is believed to have received some money from him in 1527, as office of Bishop of Auckland was considered too remote but with little profit. In 1540 Miles was described as "Mauburne, County Huntington" and acquired Manor and Demesne of Mauberne there, and Ogston's house and farm, formerly of Crowland Abbey, and other properties.

The brothers appear to have been active in area for some time, and they quickly secured other leases and grants in Huntington County, with Miles being county commissioner from 1544 and county governor in 1547. Executive. Miles continued to serve royal family and is described as a servant of queen in 1544 and a cesspool of chambers in 1546, and in 1554 he was rewarded for his services to Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary and is recorded as remaining a servant of queen. Privy Council and Privy Council, eventually dead in 1558.

The family was founded chiefly and honorably around Mauberne, great-grandson of Miles Anthony, who achieved title and success in service of William Cecil, although parts of Yorkshire and Durham remain connected in second half of sixteenth century, represented by marriages with families in area. In clear evidence that these men were descendants of those who left Wardrobe Keeper Lord Tisdale in 1483 to serve Richard of Gloucester in Tower of London, Miles' will in 1558 is an important legacy of "poor" of Barnard Castle.

The author contends that evidence that they were sons of More Myers Forest is supported by indications we have of kinship group of Edward and Myers, and in Myers' will he recognizes cousins: La Ralph and Thomas. Rowlandson and Ralph Rokeby of Lincoln Hotel. The last connection is with a lawyer who had a distinguished career: he was admitted to Lincoln Inn in 1547, called to bar in 1558, and became a judge in 1566.

In Ireland in late 1560s, he served as Chief Justice of Connaught, returned to England as a member of Northern Parliament, and then as an ambassador on request. The relationship stems from a marriage between a member of Forest family and Ralph's unnamed aunt, right generation for her to be wife of either Edward or Miles, Mersham Tower about three miles from Barnard Castle Mile.

Thomas's heir married daughter of Robert Danby of Aforth, who was murdered at Bosworth Field, so this is a link to a family of northeastern gentlemen who produced an accomplice chief judge and demonstrated unique dedication to cause. Neville family and Gloucester Richard. The identification of Edward and Miles Jr. as sons of Miles Woods also depends in part on their probable dates of birth, as Edward and his widowed mother appear to have been underage when Edward and his widowed mother were granted a grant in 1484.

Edward Forrester's son, Edward, was first met in July 1546, suggesting that he came of age, which could be an acknowledgment of Edward Sr.'s death if Edward Sr.'s father in Miles died in 1484 when he died in 1484. in middle, he was at least twenty-seven, probably closer to thirty when he appears as a witness at court of Henry VIII, and at least sixty-two when he probably died in 1540s, probably in sixties , which is quite plausible. chronology.

Miles Jr., brother of Edward, died in August 1558. If he was son of Miles Elder, by then in his seventies, he had a son, Edward, who was first seen in February 1538. Furthermore, if this Miles was a younger brother, as 1484 grant suggests, then Edward Sr. could have been born at least before 1480s, and if Miles Jr. was born around time his father died, then 1538 patronage, he must be fifty-four years old.

If this is true, and he fathered Edward Jr. at age of twenty, then Edward Jr. was about 30 years old when he joined grant, and twenty years later Miles' will states that he was in at least two surviving son at time: Robert (his heir) and Henry.

By 1558, Robert himself was old enough to have a son and heir, Miles, and another son, Edward's daughter Elizabeth. Miles also wrote into his will his daughters old enough to marry, his sons-in-law Humphrey Orme and Christopher Ray, and apparently next generation was on way at this stage, as Miles remembered Robert Forrester with his wife and several children: not only Miles, Robert's heir, but Edward (who was not yet eighteen), Mary, Robert Jr., and unnamed and unspecified sisters.

The authors contend that Miles' extended family of several generations supports possibility that he died at a very advanced age and may have been born as early as 1480s, as evidenced by his brother Edward. on a date that would undermine possibility that these men were sons of More's alleged killer.

The Deaton connection is also intriguing because, according to More, John was sole survivor of murders during reign of Henry VIII, and shortly after Bosworth, John Deaton appears to have dropped rationale. Chad arranged for his office to be removed.

Houghton and its associated estates were long-standing possessions of Stafford family, which passed to Sir John Boursier, Lord Berners, through widow of Anne Edmund, Earl of Stafford, fourth son of his third husband, Sir William Boursier.

After his death in 1474, his grandson, John Lord Berners, inherited estates, but he was a minor, born around 1467, and since 1484, Henry du Tudor was probably on run in Brittany, so they were in royal hands when Richard bestowed them.

Deaton's reign over Horton did not last long: shortly after Bosworth, it was transferred to one of new king's servants, John Gervais, ghost of guard. Berners was only seven years old when his grandfather died in 1474, so he came of age at beginning of new reign anyway, and Deaton may have gone to Guinness to join Tyrell after Bosworth, or he may even have been there, traveling with Tyrell's master as he crossed English Channel, although he was not one of those who pardoned Tyrell and other members of garrison in July 1486.

However, around 1485, such a move was perfectly logical for Deaton and allowed him to contribute to development of history, or rather, More's narrative, as will be discussed below. Of those closely associated with murders, John Glenn has been of particular interest in recent times, although Moore's original text is least useful in providing identifying details in his case, and, unlike Forrester and Deaton, his survival or survival of his family or others relationship is least known.

He was simply "Ioan Glenn, in Special Confidence of Richard", sent from Gloucester to Sir Robert Brackenbury to report death of Prince. There has been widespread speculation about possible identification of this common name, including gentlemen named Grenet, and most plausible insinuation of Special Trust and Glenn's progress with Richard in Gloucester is that man is ghost of Chamber. Commerce, he was appointed recipient of castles and lords of Isle of Wight and Portchester by Richard in November 1483, and is referred to in grant as "our zealous servant".

John Glenn was appointed Comptroller of Customs House of Southampton Harbor in December 1483 and was Keeper of Hampshire from 6 November 1483 to 10 December 1484. He was county commissioner in December 1484, a geographic coincidence that meant it was almost certainly same person, John Glenn, who was in charge of fodder for king's horses, as Pamela Tudor Craig suggested. raised horses from this Glenn to John Deaton.

Ian Arthurson develops a discussion of this John Glenn "The Courseman", who was an employee of Royal Mews, linking him to Glenn, who was ghost of Chamber of Commerce, as well as Southampton, Hampshire, and Isle of Wight. officials, and declared his importance in re-arguing historicity of More's account of prince's death.

Like Deaton, Glenn survived reign of Henry VII if there is a question of servants associated with stables: this man seems to have lived in this role in October 1485, May and November 1487. Status accepts payment as bogeyman of family. and supplier.

However, Glenn, who served as Richard III's "enthusiastic servant" in Portchester and Isle of Wight, ceased to serve almost immediately after Bosworth, if those who served in Southampton and Hampshire were same person who was almost certainly moved to same time. The controllers of Custom House of Southampton appear to have been replaced by Thomas Thomas in November 1486.

Following victory at Bosworth on 16 September 1485 Portchester Castle and related properties soon passed to Sir Edward Woodville; grants from Isle of Wight can only be obtained through loyalty. Thus, in early years of Henry VII's reign, Glenn disappeared, and More's continued interest in him did not show up for those with whom he more directly identified with assassinations.

Having established survival and relative prominence of some individuals who allegedly carried a legacy of murder in early sixteenth century, what impact does this evidence have on history recorded by Thomas More's pen? When More wrote, both Edward Forrester and his brother Miles were active at court and in circles to which he belonged. More's legal career led him to become one of two magistrates in City of London in 1510, and in May 1515 he was sent to Bruges with others, including Cuthbert Tunstall, to negotiate a commercial treaty.

The author claims that this was first of a series of government posts that drew on his experience and connections, during which ambassadors kept in touch with court and Wolsey through a number of couriers, including Meyer Smith Forest himself. Once More devoted himself fully to service of king, he became closely associated with Thomas Wolsey, and in this capacity he had to meet with forest brothers, who served both cardinal and king.

As Andrea Armonio noted shortly after More's return from Bruges in February 1516, More was haunted by "those smoky palace fires" where one morning no one wished Woolsey "well" before he did.

July 5, 1519, More wrote to Wolsey that King had ordered him to convey Waterford complaint against city of New Ross to Forrester, whom he called "your servant." The second embassy More was entrusted with was Calais at end of August 1517 when he assisted Sir Richard Wingfield and William Knight in a dispute between English and French merchants and did not return until December.

During entire period from 1513 to 1519, and later when More was studying Richard III, he was thus in contact with son of one of them, who he said killed prince. In addition, Mohr spent a good deal of his time in embassies in Netherlands, especially in Calais, which led him to where he wrote, and John Deaton, another surviving assassin, may well have been alive.

It should be recalled that More describes his sources for what happened to princes, not directly from confessions received by Tyrell and Deaton when they were taken to Tower of London in 1502, but that he "learned much from them". , and must keep it a secret."

What better way, author thinks, to describe testimony of Miles Forest's sons and perhaps Deaton himself? This evidence shows that Edward and Miles Jr. were likely conduits for information about murders, either passed down to them directly from their father, Miles Woods, or passed down directly to them through their mother, Joan. a direct connection to others connected to his father when he was active in Tower—a context in which More himself would have had some understanding, at least during his time in New York.

According to Alistair Fox, since 1930s More's story has been considered "representative and dramatic, not merely explanatory". It has become commonplace. More's use of irony, in particular, highlights an underlying reality of events that belies appearances, but without underestimating More's ability to use Richard's story of power grab to discuss issues of political power and humanity, it is important to recognize extent to which he worked at time. a time when dominant elements of mainstream narrative had not yet been established, More's work is both largely explanatory in its main aspects, but also representational and dramatic.

All this emphasizes a more general feature of history, a direct connection between historian and his subjects. This can be seen in More's own experience as a child in late 1480s at home of John Morton, a major participant in events of 1483, perhaps most vividly illustrated by his account of Richard's involvement in coup d'état. an anecdote about recent demand for strawberries from Morton Holborn's orchards, coup claimed life of Lord Hastings and led to imprisonment of Morton himself, Archbishop of Rotherham, and Thomas, Lord Stanley.

But it also affects More as a person who lived and wrote in a person whose memories of those times are strong and immediate. Pollard suggested in 1933 that Moore's sources critically included a group of surviving eyewitnesses to key events in Richard's reign, an aspect of this work that emerged in subsequent analysis of Sylvester and others has been reinforced.

In More's report they found Richard Fox, William Wareham, Christopher Erswick, Roger Lupton and Sir Thomas Lovell, and testimonies and conclusions of those who knew Henry VII and 1483, other key figures to play, and in some cases directly experience events.

The authors argue that it was certainly survivors and winners of that period, and in many cases "new people" who gave reign of Henry VII a special character. But these personal stories and influences are not as simple as they seem at first glance, and this is one of disturbing truths to be found throughout Moore's texts.

Some of these connections were close to home: More's father, John, was a lucrative client of Edward, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, and dangerous currency in a 1510s history about 1483 is illustrated at trial of 3rd Duke, where Edward His father's plans to assassinate Richard III were mentioned in a 1519 conversation with his surveyor, Charles Knyvet.

The history of Richard III's reign cannot simply be an exercise in history of winners or even survivors, it is history of a group of men and women whose lives were for most part deeply involved. complex politics of Richard of Gloucester's seizure of power, his reign and overthrow, as well as necessary compromises.

This affects individuals, including those at very top of society such as Thomas, Duke of Norfolk and Edward, Duke of Buckingham, but people from all walks of life face same dilemma. The days, months, and years after Bosworth were not easily resolved, although some historians tend to view them as such.

The lingering tension after August 22, 1485, also does not appear as a simple choice of allegiance or infidelity, neither in dark drama of rebellions of 1487 or 1497, nor around Lambert Simnel and plot of Perkin Warbeck, nor even in extraordinary clashes such as assassination of 4th Earl of Northumberland by tax rebels in 1489, who accused him of betraying Richard III while his family was away.

The author argues that writing history in such a context was a difficult task for at least one generation, if not two, and that John Fox in England, which had already undergone dramatic religious change and was still undergoing major change, was difficult. was found in environment. Because he writes about recent events, often involving those still in power, with a complex and often embarrassing personal history.

Those who worked on wave of cooperation, resistance and liberation in Europe look back to learn similar lessons from first decades of twenty-first century, Thomas More, who wrote history of Ricardo's tyranny. at same time, sons of most heinous murderers worked closely together, and these sons made a career as worthy as any son in court of Henry VIII and all their peers.

This highlights fact that his story is story of men and women who are still alive, as well as their fathers, mothers and relatives, for whom a detailed account of events of 1483 remains very difficult. Henry VII more or less deliberately refused to interpret this story in simplest evasive terms: there is no memorial church in Bosworth, no major commemoration, no detailed historiographical formalization.

The possibility shown at beginning of new reign of Henry VIII, in a very limited form, in writings of Virgil and Fabian in 1512, or at Dardlington in 1511 for victims of Bosworth. The increased use of print media for debate was reflected in resolution of Memorial Chapel, but it was quickly reclassified.

The rarity of Fabian's New Chronicle, printed in 1517, is much debated, but whatever exact reason, this scarcity means doubts soon arise. These doubts persisted until 1540s, because until then, with continuation by Richard Grafton of Chronicle of John Harding and publication of editions of Virgil and More by Edward Haller The Union of Two Lords and Illustrated Houses of Lancaster and Yorks, Richard's coup d'état and death of prince The story was only widely published.