Peter Bramley by Peter Bramley

Author:Peter Bramley [Peter Bramley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-01T16:00:00+00:00

GIPPING, St Nicholas’s Church ****

3 miles north-east of Stowmarket, deep in the countryside. From A14 south take second Stowmarket exit on A1120 to Stowupland. After 2 miles, go straight on at corner on to minor road to Saxham Street and Gipping. Follow road round to left for 3 miles. Turn right to church on cul-de-sac.

This fabulous little church deep in the Suffolk countryside stands as a memorial to Sir James Tyrell (1445– 1502), remembered by Sir Thomas More’s history and by Shakespeare as one of the most notorious of murderers. On the eve of his execution by Henry VII for treason, Sir James is said to have confessed to having orchestrated the murder of the two Princes in the Tower in 1483 on the orders of Richard III.

Son and heir of William Tyrell, James was knighted after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. He became a retainer of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Tyrell became highly valued by Richard, often being given sensitive duties, e.g. escorting the Dowager Countess of Warwick to Richard’s castle at Middleham, Yorkshire in 1476. During Richard’s Second Coup in June 1483, Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York and a Woodville supporter, was committed to Tyrell’s keeping for a time. Once Richard was installed on the throne, Tyrell was showered with rewards – knight of the body, Chamberlain of the Exchequer, Master of the Horse and Henchman. He received enough lands from attainders to boost his income to the level of a lord. He used this wealth to build this church, and which almost shouts ‘James Tyrell’ at you – his knot is everywhere, and even his name.

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