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Inside Windsor Castle
ATS, birthplaces, central heating, Channel Five, Charles I, Edward III, Edward VII, Edward VIII, electricity, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, English Civil War, Food, George III, George IV, George V, George VI, Henry VIII, House of Windsor, imprisonment, J.J. Chalmers, make-up, Prince Albert, Queen’s Lodge, Raksha Dave, Richard III, security, Stuarts, The Crown Jewels, Victoria, Wallis Simpson, William I, Windsor Castle, Xand van TullekenThis is another new Channel Five series, as they have broadcast about royal palaces before. Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and JJ Chalmers explore the subject well, covering the architecture, health and make-up, but quite a few important monarchs are omitted: William I who conceived it, Edward III who was born there, Richard III who…
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As you can read here—A Brief History of Pearls -Story of Pearls, Facts about Pearls (americanpearl.com)—pearls have found favour with mankind for a very long time, and rightly so, for they are truly beautiful. That sheen. That cool-yet-warm glow. That delicate shade of….of whichever pearl you happen to be admiring at the time. For they…
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… ie dating from the era immediately after Richard III, in particular from Mary I and Philip to Charles I. These were found under the floorboards of a West Dorset house by Robert and Becky Fooks, having been hidden during the Civil War, to be auctioned shortly for about £20,000.
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Next spring (2025) will see the launching of another attraction set around the Battle of Bosworth and the fate of our favourite king, Richard III. It is to be called Bosworth1485. Not only will the trail take people to the places and through the countryside of relevance, but there will be “interpretation panels” at each…
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In 1374 the Langley estates in Lancashire were left to 9-year-old Roger de Langley. On behalf of the boy’s guardian, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the Sheriff of Lancashire took control of the Langley estates and its young heir during the boy’s minority. It was the law for heirs who were minors to be…
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I find this story quite discomforting. Just the thought that merely crossing your living room might result in falling through the floor into a 15th-century well is enough to give me the shivers. Mind you, if I noticed a dip in the floor I’d have had it inspected a little more promptly than the ten…
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Some manmade boars are downright ugly, but some are really handsome. My daughter spotted this splendid fellow at the Blue Diamond Garden Centre in Nailsworth, Glos. A fine addition to any Ricardian’s garden! £399 and he’s yours. There he was, posing at the front with all his companions. Unfortunately my daughter didn’t have a spare…
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“….Engineers digging a tunnel underneath the National Gallery have discovered objects from Saxon times, showing that the urban centre of Saxon London extended further west than previously thought….” Well, I think the gist of the above sentence (from this link) applies to just about everything from the past. We think we know what happened, why…
The New Murrey and Blue blog 