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House of Plantagenet, royal house of England, which reigned from 1154 to 1485 and provided 14 kings, 6 of whom belonged to the cadet houses of Lancaster and York. The royal line descended from the union between Geoffrey, count of Anjou (died 1151), and the empress Matilda, daughter of the English king Henry I.

The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, by Don Troiani Dear Reader, After the polling concluded, we had one vote for a spotlight on British soldiers in North America, and two votes for examining an 18th century soldier's diary. So, in an effort to appease both parties, today, we are examining the Journal of William Digby, a British soldier in the American War of Independence. Digby's journal chronicles his experience from 1776 to his capture by the American rebels at Saratoga in 1777. William Digby's journal was printed in the late 19th century by James Phinney Baxter. While Baxter describes Digby as "a manly spirit guided by an unswerving instinct to justice," Digby's motives for joining the British army were likely similar to most other soldiers in the Kabinettskriege period. Lt. William Digby joined the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment, and was a member of the Grenadier company. (For quick reference, one of those guys in the furry hats at the top of the page.) Even if he had not specifically told us this, we could guess, as only the Grenadier and Light Infantry companies of the 53rd participated in the events he describes. Like many soldiers, Digby composed his journal in an unspecified time after the campaign concluded, possibly at the request of "a particular friend," who he alludes to in the preface of the journal. Digby wisely adds that a disclaimer that some of his information may be incorrect, as he is only human. Soldiers to North America: Digby begins his narrative with the 53rd's journey to America aboard the transport ship Woodcock, in April of 1776. Like many of the soldiers fighting for the British crown, Digby had never been aboard a ship before in his life. He describes what it felt like to see an iceberg for the first time, and lists the numerous types of wildlife encountered on the Atlantic voyage. The sea still held mythic appeal for many soldiers, and despite complaining about the cold and fog, he often describes fanciful, non-factual events, such as swordfish attacking whales. While the specifics of his account are non-factual, he is probably relaying information he received from the sailors on the ship, who might have witnessed a blue marlin impale a whale at some point. (This does occasionally happen- see here for details.) On the 7th of May, Digby described confusion, as the fleet approached the shoreline at night, and many ships, including his own, nearly went aground on the southern tip of Newfoundland. As the fleet neared America, Digby shared that many soldiers believed that Quebec and the rest of Canada had already fallen to the American rebels. On the way up the Saint Lawrence seaway, the Woodcock met with the Hope, a messenger ship headed back to England. The soldiers were told that if they wished, this ship would carry letters to loved ones back home to England. Transatlantic mail was a tricky business in the 18th century, and family back in England often heard almost nothing from soldiers for the entire length of a campaign. For servicemen currently overseas, who have the ability to call home, having to wait six weeks for letters from home would seem unbearable. Digby makes it clear that the soldiers felt extreme uneasy while on board ship. At one point in the night, on May 20th, Digby's transport ran into the warship Providence. One the Grenadiers in his regiment panicked, thinking that the ship was about to sink; tried to jump onto the Providence, and was killed in the process. Upon finally reaching mainland Canada, the regiment was, "all in great spirits on leaving the ships." Most of the soldiers felt much better upon reaching dry land. With life on board ship concluded, Digby and the rest of the men of the 53rd prepared to face the rebel forces still in Canada. The adventures of William Digby will continue, with a post about his life in North America, and a post about his combat experiences in the 1777 Saratoga campaign. Thanks for reading, Alexander Burns

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Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter (10 August 1439 – 14 January 1476) was the second child and eldest surviving daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville. She was an older sister of Edward IV of England, Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Elizabeth, Duchess of Suffolk, Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, George, Duke of Clarence and Richard III of England. In 1447, Anne was married to Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter. They had one daughter: * Anne Holland (c. 1455 – 1475), married Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset. In the Wars of the Roses, Exeter sided with the House of Lancaster against the House of York despite Anne being a member of the latter. He was a commander at the great Lancastrian victories at Wakefield and St Albans. He was also a commander at the Lancastrian defeat at the Battle of Towton. He fled to the Kingdom of Scotland after the battle, and then joined Margaret of Anjou, Queen consort of Henry VI of England in her exile in France. On 4 March 1461, her younger brother was declared King Edward IV in London. Exeter was attainted but the king gave his estates to Anne, with remainder to their daughter Anne. They were separated in 1464 and divorced in 1472. The daughter, now a wealthy heiress, was married off (as mentioned above) to the king's stepson the Marquess of Dorset. The younger Anne, however died soon afterwards without children. The king had, in 1467, extended the remainder of most of the Exeter lands to Anne and any heirs of her body (that is, if she remarried any future children could inherit them). Anne married secondly Sir Thomas St. Leger c. 1474. She died giving birth to their only daughter: * Anne St. Leger (14 January 1476 - 21 April 1526). Thus this daughter was heiress to the Exeter estates. She was contracted to marry Thomas Grey, grandson of the queen and son of the 1st Marquess of Dorset who had earlier been married to her half-sister. In 1483 by act of parliament Anne St. Leger was declared heiress to the entire Exeter estate, except for a portion which was given to the queen's son Richard Grey. This act, by which the lands of the Exeter dukedom fell into the hands of the last duke's stepdaughter and his daughter's brother-in-law, along with a number of similar acts, is thought to be a cause of difficulty in maintaining noble support for the reign of Edward IV.[1][2] The marriage with Thomas Grey never happened, and Anne St. Leger later married George Manners, 12th Baron de Ros.

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In 1460, Anne's father, Warwick, called the Kingmaker, and Edward, Earl of March, defeated Henry VI at Northampton, a nd in 1461, Edward was proclaimed King of England, and married Elizabeth Woodville in 1464. Marriage to Edward, Prince of Wales: By 1469, Warwick and his nephew George had turned against Edward IV, and joined Henry VI's cause. The next year, Warwick, called the Kingmaker, married his daughter Anne to Edward, Prince of Wales, son (and heir apparent) of Henry VI. Just a year later, Anne's young husband Edward and his father, Henry VI, were killed when Margaret of Anjou's forces were defeated at the battle of Tewkesbury. Richard of Gloucester: As part of the continuing machinations of the Wars of the Roses, Warwick had been trying to marry Anne to Edward IV's brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Richard's other brother George, Duke of Clarence, was already married to Anne's sister, Isabel Neville. Anne and Richard were first cousins once removed, as were George and Isabel, all descended from Ralph de Neville and Joan Beaufort. (Joan was the daughter of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, and Katherine Swynford.) George tried to prevent the marriage of his wife's sister to his brother. His motivation likely was that he didn't want to divide his wife's inheritance with his brother. Anne, widowed since 1471, married Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in 1472. George, Duke of Clarence, was executed in 1478 for plotting against Edward IV; Isabel had died in 1476; Anne Neville took charge of raising their children, her niece and nephew. The Young Princes: When Edward IV died in 1483, his minor son, Edward, became Edward V. But the young prince was never crowned; he was put into the charge of Anne's husband, Richard of Gloucester, as Protector. Prince Edward and, later, his younger brother were taken to the Tower of London, where they disappeared from history. Stories have long circulated that Richard III was responsible f or the deaths of his nephews, the "Princes in the Tower," to remove rival claimants for the crown. Henry VII also had motive and, if the princes survived Richard's reign, would have had opportunity to have them killed. Heirs to the Throne: Richard had his brother's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville declared invalid and his brother's children declared illegitimate on June 25, 1483, thereby inheriting the crown himself. Anne was crowned as Queen and their son, Edward, made Prince of Wales. But Edward died on April 9, 1484; Richard adopted t heir nephew, Edward, Earl of Warwick, as his heir, probably at Anne's request. Anne's Death: Anne, reportedly never very healthy, fell ill in early 1485, and died on March 16, 1485. Buried in Westminster, her g rave was unmarked until 1960. Richard quickly named a different heir to the throne, his sister Elizabeth's adult son, the Earl of Lincoln. With Anne's death, Richard was rumored to be plotting to marry his niece, Elizabeth of York, to secure a stronger claim to the succession. Stories soon circulated that Richard had poisoned Anne to get her out of the way. If that was his plan, he was foiled; Richard III's reign ended with his defeat by Henry Tudor, who was crowned Henry VII and married Elizabeth of York, bringing to an end the Wars of the Roses. Fictional Representations of Anne Neville: Shakespeare: In Richard III, Anne appears early in the play with the body of her father-in-law, Henry VI; she blames Richard for his death and that of her husband, the Prince of Wales, son on Henry VI. Richard charms Anne, and, though she also loathes him, she marries him. Richard early reveals that he does not intend to keep her long, and Anne is suspicious that he intends to kill her. She conveniently disappears as Richard begins a plan to marry his niece, Elizabeth of York. Shakespeare takes considerable license with history in his story of Anne. The time of the play is much compressed, and motives are likely also exaggerated or changed for literary effect. In the historical timeline, Henry VI and his son, Anne's first husband, were killed in 1471; Anne married Richard in 1472; Richard III took power in 1483 soon after his brother, Edward IV, died suddenly, and Richard ruled for two years, dying in 1485. Recent fictional representation: The Rose of York: Love & War by Sandra Worth, 2003, historical fiction. Family of Anne Neville: Parents: Mother: Anne de Beauchamp (1426-1492?), a wealthy heiress in her own right whose lands and title (Warwick) made her husband one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in England Father: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), known as the Kingmaker; a supporter of Richard, Duke of York, in his unsuccessful conflict for the crown against Henry VI, then a supporter of Edward IV's successful campaign and finally a supporter of Henry VI, briefly successful but finally killed in battle at Barnet by Edward IV's forces Sister: Isabel Neville (September 5, 1451 - December 22, 1476) Marriages: Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VI July 12, 1472: married Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III, brother of Edward IV Children of Anne Neville and Richard III Edward, Prince of Wales (1473 - April 9, 1484)

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