#otd 1324 died the famous traveler Marco Polo. His testament is available today as an elaborate facsimile, but not as a public domain image. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
The controversial wife: #otd 1355 died Inês de Castro, wife of Peter I of Portugal. She was murdered on the orders of her father-in-law Alfonso IV, as he disapproved of the marriage. She was buried in the monastery of Alcobaça. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
#otd 1322 Philip V of France died. His bones were buried in Saint Denis Basilica, his viscera in the church of the now-demolished Couvent des Jacobins in Paris. In Staint Denis, he is commemorated today the most left effigy. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
Pic: Wikipedia Commons
"Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh;
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky."
Now the Day Is Over
Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist Sabine Baring-Gould died #OTD in 1924.
He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carols "Gabriel's Message", & "Sing Lullaby" from Basque to English.
#otd 1497 Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, died. She was buried in Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan). Her husband Ludovico Sforza had a double tomb sculpture made, but he died in captivity, the sculpture was placed in the Certosa di Pavia. #medievaldeath#medievaltwitter@medievodons P: WC
On this day in 1836, Edward Massy from Ballynort, Co. Limerick, died. He was buried at Chester Cathedral, England. See this and other gravestone inscriptions for Irish people in England in the Journals: https://bit.ly/massy1836
A treatment gone wrong: #otd 1387 Charles II, called 'the Bad', of Navarre died. He is said to have had himself stitched in wine-soaked cloths every evening to cure an illness. However, these caught fire... #medievaldeath#medievaltwitter@medievodons
On this day in 1816, Margaret Hamilton died aged 71. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from the old graveyards in Glenarm, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/hamilton1816
#otd 1369 died John Chandos. He had been wounded in a night skirmish because he slipped. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic: The Hague, KB, 72 A 25, f. 320v
On this day in 1855, Hannah Whitley died aged 63. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/whitley1855
#otd 1460 Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York died in the Battle of Wakefield. His opponents are said to have displayed his impaled head - with a crown made of paper, to mock him. Today, this monument commemorates him. #medieval#medievaldeath@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
On this day in 1854, Patrick McCoy died in America aged 23. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Killevy, Co. Armagh, in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/mccoy1854
Today is the feast of St #ThomasBecket, assassinated in #CanterburyCathedral#OTD 1170. Reports of miraculous healing started to circulate within a week. The vibrant #StainedGlass windows around his shrine may have seemed almost as wondrous to visiting pilgrims as the #miracles they depict.
#otd 1170 Thomas Becket was murdered. His martyrdom is a very often depicted #medievaldeath#medieval. @medievodons Some examples: BL Additional 54782 f. 55v, BL Harley 2982 f. 13v, BL Harley 5102 f. 32r, BL Royal 2 B VII f. 298r.
On this day in 1635, Michael Boyle died in Waterford. His funeral entry details his father, wives, fathers-in-law and brother. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/boyle1635
#otd 1446 died Gil Sánchez Muñoz y Carbón, one of the antipopes of the Avignon Papacy. Unitl 26 July 1429, he was reigning as Clement VIII. He was buried in Palma Cathedral. #medievaldeath#Medieval@medievodons Pics.: Wikipedia Commons
On this day in 1814, Marcus Hickey Junior died aged 19. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from St. Michan's, Dublin, in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/hickey1814
On this day in 1845, John Organ died aged 75. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Feakle, Co. Clare, in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/organ1845