King Edward IV became unwell in the Easter of 1483 and false news of his death and uncertainty as to who would take the throne was the talk in the major towns and villages of the realm. The city of York had received news on the 6th April 1483 (three days early) that the king was dead, convinced of this fact the city held a Requiem Mass the following day. Uncertainty about Edward’s replacement was also a concern, especially in the county of Lincolnshire.
John Gigur, warden of Tattershall College in Lincolnshire, wrote to the Bishop of Winchester:
"I beseche you to remember in what jeopardy youre college of Tateshale stondyth in at this day; for nowe oure Soveren Lord the Kyng ys ded we wete not hoo schal be oure Lord nor hoo schal have the reule aboute us."
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My photographs show all of what remains of Tattershall's Old Collage, where John Gigur wrote to the Bishop of Westminster in 1483 voicing his concerns.
My photographs show all of what remains of Tattershall's Old Collage, where John Gigur wrote to the Bishop of Westminster in 1483 voicing his concerns.
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