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1. Intellectual Property & Copyright
All content on KingslayersCourt.com, including text, genealogical reconstructions, and the proprietary methodology Sir William’s Key™, is the intellectual property of David T. Gardner unless otherwise noted.
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The "Kingslayer" Embargo: Original datasets and specific evidentiary citations associated with William Gardiner: The Kingslayer of Bosworth Field are currently registered under an exclusive embargo until November 25, 2028.
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2. Archival Disclaimer & Data Integrity
This blog presents an archive of citations compiled by David T. Gardner over decades of independent research. Users of this data must acknowledge the following:
Orthographic Variance & OCR: Spelling variants (e.g., Cardynyr, Gardyner, or Gardiner) reflect 15th-century scribal practices and modern OCR (Optical Character Recognition) limitations.
Raw Material & Deduplication: Citations are shared as raw material and are presumed unique pending deduplication against the Sir William’s Key Project’s (SWKP) processed entries. This process is designed to identify and eliminate potential duplicates (referred to as “bad children”).
Synthesized Notes: Some entries include synthesized contextual notes for clarity. These are interpretive and require independent verification against primary sources.
Verification: Errors may occur in a solo research effort of this scale. Readers and researchers are strongly encouraged to verify all receipts directly at the source institutions.
3. Institutional Sources & Thesis Context
The material provided is drawn from prestigious institutions, including:
The British Library
The National Archives (Kew)
Westminster Abbey Muniments
Guildhall Library
National Library of Wales (notably inspired by Mostyn MS 1)
This data supports the SWKP merchant-coup thesis: that commoners, specifically Syr Wyllyam Gardynyr (London Skinner), played a pivotal role in Henry VII’s victory at Bosworth (22 August 1485), reshaping history beyond traditional noble-centric chronicles such as those of Polydore Vergil.
4. Fair Use & Attribution
All content is shared for public attribution and educational purposes under fair use principles. A small sampling of the broader dataset has been synthesized to provide historical context. Any use of this research in subsequent publications must provide full attribution to David T. Gardner and the Sir William’s Key Project.