We were investigating the
case of the missing crime writer at The
Mystery Hotel for last week's Sunday Snap.
From Yorkshire we cross the
border into Derbyshire this week and there is talk of revolution in
the air! In 1688 a small group of noble gentlemen got together in the
village of Whittington, near Chesterfield, to try and plot the
downfall of the then king, James II. The three men were the Earl of
Danby (who became the 1st Duke of Leeds), the 3rd
Earl of Devonshire (who became the 1st Duke of Devonshire,
and John D'Arcy who was the fourth son of the Earl of Holderness. Due
to the bad weather the three men decided to take shelter in a nearby
hostelry known as the Cock and Pynot. 'Pynot' is a Derbyshire
word for 'magpie'. Their main objection was to James II's heir; his
son born by his second wife. His two elder children, both daughters,
were Protestant but James' second wife was Catholic and as such so
was her newborn son. Being male he would automatically outrank his
older sisters in the line of succession.
The three men became part of
a group known as the Immortal Seven who invited the Dutch
Prince of Orange to come with his wife, who was James II's eldest
daughter, and take the throne. The plot succeeded and James II fled
to France which was seen as him abdicating. The vacant throne was
passed to James' daughter who ruled jointly with her husband. A year
later the new King was victorious at the Battle of the Boyne. In just
a couple of years his actions had managed to change the religious and
cultural future of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland forever.
The original Cock and
Pynot inn was converted into a cottage. It is now known as
Revolution House and can be visited free of charge. In 1790 a
neighbouring building opened as pub with the name Cock and Pynot
and is still open for business today. This week's question is
Which King and Queen came
to the throne after the Glorious Revolution in 1688?
We were joined last week by
Susan
and some fabulous flipping of pancakes. Mario was in charge for World
Book Day at Anne's.
Kara has been walking across the River
Thames and concentrating hard at Ripley's
Believe It or Not! In France Cheryl
has been finding signs of spring and the damage caused by the recent
storms. Finally, Sofie
has been capturing the beauty of primulas.
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I'm sure this is William and Mary who became king and Queen. X
ReplyDeleteWilliam of Orange and Mary :)
ReplyDeleteFrom your description, it must be William of Orange and his wife was Mary. I was intrigued about the word pynot - in French, magpie is pie ... I wonder what the "not" means !
ReplyDeleteI had to Google but it's William and Mary. I will confess to not having studied much of history of this time. It sounds intriguing though.
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