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Fatal Match
02:24
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She arrived on the Cock John
Blown off course for so long
Battered and bruised by an angry sea
Carried ashore to her destiny
Oh peers of England this fatal match
Fatal this marriage and this dispatch
Grave news for our duke in France
Maine and Anjou lost perchance
Margaret of Anjou to Henry wed
By his queen he was led
Suffolk's advice the queen sought
She loved to have him in her court
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Charm and Grace
03:18
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HER BLONDE HAIR LOOSE BENEATH A JEWELLED CORONET
THE CORONATION SCENE SHE WOULD NEVER FORGET
AND SHE WORE A VERY LOVELY GOWN
THERE WAS SUCH PAGEANTRY WHEN SHE ENTERED THE TOWN
WHEN MY LORD OF MARCH NAMED HIS WIFE
IT CUT WARWICK'S PRIDE LIKE A KNIFE
HIS RESENTMENT HIDDEN FROM HIS FACE
COULD NOT BE OVERCOME WITH CHARM AND GRACE
A DOWAGER DUCHESS BORE HER TRAIN
DEAR LADY ANN WAS HER NAME
THE DUKE OF CLARENCE CLEARED THE WAY
FOR THE ROYAL PROCESSION ON THAT DAY
WHEN MY LORD OF MARCH NAMED HIS WIFE
IT CUT WARWICK'S PRIDE LIKE A KNIFE
HIS RESENTMENT HIDDEN FROM HIS FACE
COULD NOT BE OVERCOME WITH CHARM AND GRACE
THROUGH STREETS LINED WITH LIVERIED GUILD
THE WORK OF ARTISANS CLEVERLY SKILLED
HORSES DRESSED IN CLOTH OF GOLD
AT WESTMINSTER HALL SUCH A SIGHT TO BEHOLD
WHEN MY LORD OF MARCH NAMED HIS WIFE
IT CUT WARWICK'S PRIDE LIKE A KNIFE
HIS RESENTMENT HIDDEN FROM HIS FACE
COULD NOT BE OVERCOME WITH CHARM AND GRACE
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Kings of England
02:55
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HENRY THE SIXTH, SHE NEVER KNEW HIM
LOCKED AWAY AND THEN ONE DAY KILLED
HER FATHER WAS THE KING OF ENGLAND
THE SUN IN SPLENDOUR IT DID SHINE
UPON THE REALM OF MERRY ENGLAND
WITH LORD HASTINGS DRINKING WINE
HER BROTHER WAS A KING OF ENGLAND
AT LUDLOW HE WAS RAISED AND SCHOOLED
FOR THE REALM OF MIGHTY ENGLAND
THEIR FATHER DIED AND HE BRIEFLY RULED
AND THEN SHE'D KNOW TWO KINGS OF ENGLAND
KNOWN TWO KINGS OF ENGLAND
HER UNCLE WAS A KING OF ENGLAND
FOR TWO YEARS HE DID REIGN
UPON THE REALM OF WEARY ENGLAND
GOOD LAWS WERE PASSED IN HIS NAME
AND THEN SHE'D KNOWN THREE KINGS OF ENGLAND
KNOWN THREE KINGS OF ENGLAND
HER HUSBAND WAS A KING OF ENGLAND
AT REDEMOOR PLAIN HE WON THE CROWN
OF THE REALM OF OLD ENGLAND
THE TUDOR ROSE WAS UPON HER GOWN
AND THEN SHE'D KNOWN FOUR KINGS OF ENGLAND
KNOWN FOUR KINGS OF ENGLAND
HER SECOND SON WAS A KING OF ENGLAND
BUT SHE NEVER SAW HIM CROWNED
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Less Fortunate Than Fair
03:23
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Less fortunate than fair she's said to be
But she's given love so easily
Yes she's given love so easily
Wed for the first time she was so young
Ralph was her husband, together they clung
But the Tudor usurper wished her otherwise wed
So Ralph was cast out, for another instead.
Less fortunate than fair she's said to be
But she's given love so easily
Yes she's given love so easily
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The Duke of York's Wife
02:43
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She saw her last son for the very last time
Though she didn't know it so soon he would die
Killed in battle fighting so bravely
And his body stripped naked for everyone to see
A twisted spine Henry Tudor then could see
When he came to see her he had plans for his life
From Portugal or Spain perhaps a new wife
From Portugal or Spain a new queen as his wife
She took communion for the very last time
She surely knew that very soon she would die
To join her husband who fought so bravely
He was killed at Wakefield so very brutally
His head put on a spike at York for everyone to see
When Ludlow was ravaged she prayed for her life
For she was the proud Duke of York's wife
For she was the proud Duke of York's wife
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Sanctuary
03:49
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IN SANCTUARY A CHILD WAS BORN
GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS TO THE LORD
HIS MOTHER WAKING WITH THE DAWN
TOLD THAT KING HENRY HAD BEEN RESTORED
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Walk of Shame
02:29
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ONCE THE WIFE OF MASTER SHORE
NOW THAT MARRIAGE IS NO MORE
THE WITTY MISTRESS OF A KING
TO HIM HER BEAUTY SHE COULD BRING
PUBLIC PENANCE IN THE STREET
NO SHOES WORN ON HER FEET
FOR PUNISHMENT THE WALK OF SHAME
JANE SHORE WAS NOT HER NAME
ONCE THE WIFE OF MASTER SHORE
NOW THAT MARRIAGE IS NO MORE
A CONCUBINE SHE BECAME
LAMBERT WAS HER MAIDEN NAME
HER KIRTLE IN AN UNKEMPT STATE
SO THIS WOULD BE HER FATE
FOR PUNISHMENT THE WALK OF SHAME
JANE SHORE WAS NOT HER NAME
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The Minstrels Did Play
03:41
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QUEEN ANNE WORE A DRESS OF VELVET BLUE
HER NIECE WORE THE SAME COLOUR TOO
THERE WERE RUMOURS IN THE COURT THAT CHRISTMAS
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE TRUE
THE MINSTRELS DID PLAY
AND THE COURT WAS GAY
THERE WAS SADNESS IN THE QUEEN'S HEART
AND THE LADY GREY
WAS HEARD TO SAY
I TOLD DORSET IN FRANCE TO DEPART
HIS LADY KEPT THE SECRET THAT SHE KNEW
LORD STANLEY KEPT HIS SECRETS TOO
LIES WERE TOLD OF THE COURT THAT CHRISTMAS
OF THIS I KNOW TO BE TRUE
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How do you rebury a King
When winter turns into spring
Soil from a field where he died
Can the old history be denied
Some came to gaze
Some came to praise
Some criticised
And some were wise
How do you rebury a King
When winter turns into spring
Soil from a place called Fotheringhay
In his tomb forever to stay
How do you rebury a King
When winter turns into spring
Soil from Middleham in his grave
English heritage to try and save
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10. |
Eleanor Talbot
03:22
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How quickly childhood flies away
If I close my eyes 'tis but yesterday
I walk in a garden with my sister beside me
And always my mother's hand to guide me
I learned to read and to write and to pray
Til my thirteenth year when to Sudely away
Hush, hush, let my memories be
All my life they will sustain me
Let me be forgotten and quietly live
To Sudely Castle to be a wife
Ten turbulent years of sadness and strife
The loss of so many I loved in my life
And never a child for my hand to guide
Let prayers be said for those I have lost
I set my seal with its daisy embossed
Hush, hush don't disturb as I pray
A decade of the rosary for each sad day
Let me be forgotten and quietly live
And into my mourning a March wind did blow
A promise of Springtime, a life all aglow
We exchanged our vows, a promise I cherished
But with news from the city my happiness perished
Make no outward sign my head decreed
Though the heart within me may silently bleed
Hush, hush, never do say
That Edward of York ever came this way
Let me be forgotten and quietly live
Hush, hush, no-one can say
From the path of virtue I ever did stray
Let me be forgotten and quietly live
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The Month of May
03:26
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Dearly beloved I greet you this day
So much has happened in the month of May
The stench from the street assaults my nose
How I do long for the scent of a rose
The news of the queen is very disturbing
Remaining in sanctuary so we are learning
The date of the coronation is set
One Sunday in June it's not happened yet
Dearly beloved I greet you good day
So much has happened since the month of May
Of true honesty there's nought to be had
And the stench from the Thames it is terribly bad
The news of Lord Hastings is very disturbing
Of his execution this we are learning
The date of the coronation draws near
Of its cancellation I really do fear
How is the manor where I was raised
Oh how I long for those childhood days
Moving to London I do regret
The fresh air in the country, oh I might forget
Dearly beloved I greet you good day
So much has happened since the month of May
The heat of the summer it feels like a curse
The stench of this town it gets worse and worse
The news in the street is very disturbing
About two lost princes this we are learning
The date of the coronation was changed
And the Lord Protector the throne he has claimed
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Her Household Requires
02:48
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Two barrels of the Rheinish wine
Clothes for herself that look so fine
Pippins. puddings, pears and pork
Money for the keeper of her hawk
Conserves of cherries. wild boar and tripe
Candles needed to light the night
Wool, woodcocks, rabbits and quails
Pomegranates and a box of nails
These things her household requires
But not the love her heart desires
Almond butter for the time of lent
Baskets and bellows to her household sent
Bread, table and small beer
To be consumed throughout the year
These things her household requires
But not the love her heart desires
All funded from her moneybox
But when opened such a shock
Of the coins there were all too few
And so her debts would accrue
Two barrels of the Rheinish wine
Clothes for herself that look so fine
Pippins. puddings. pears and pork
Money for the keeper of her hawk
These things her household requires
But not the love her heart desires
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13. |
I Greet you Well
02:16
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Beloved brother I greet you well
Despite the fears in which we dwell
Our brother dead the news is grave
But in our hearts we must be brave
Right trusty brother across the sea
From my fair court of Burgundy
Prayers for Edward have been said
I can't believe that he is dead
Beloved brother if you please
Of your plans please tell me
For our house I do fear
Our House of York which we hold dear
Right trusty brother across the sea
From my fair court of Burgundy
Prayers for Edward have been said
I can't believe that he is dead
To you dear brother I do confide
For to London you must ride
To the Woodville affinity
Their plans for the boy king I can foresee
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Wife to the Kingmaker
02:43
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Hear the scratching of the quill
The smell of hot wax to make the seal
The betrothal of Salisbury's oldest son
To the daughter of an earl a bright future won
Now Anne was such a lovely child
Married at twelve she was not beguiled
By her husband too young for the marriage bed
To a younger boy she had been wed
Later in the shadow of her husband's fame
Richard Neville is his name
Gaining an earldom filled him with fire
The title of a Kingmaker he would acquire
Hear the scratching of the quill
The smell of hot wax to make the seal
The betrothal of Salisbury's oldest son
To the daughter of an earl a bright future won
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The Legendary Ten Seconds started off as the solo music project of Ian Churchward during the time when he was the lead guitar player of The Morrisons who were featured on John Peel's radio one show back in 1987. In 2013 Lord Zarquon joined Ian's music project and since then the line up has gradually expanded and various guest musician's and vocalists have helped out in the recording studio. ... more
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