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In spite of the name ‘Wars of the Roses’ given in retrospect, it is exceedingly unlikely that any long-term ‘war’ at all was recorded contemporarily. During those years, the vast majority of the time the country was at peace, and unconcerned with its king being either Yorkist or Lancastrian. The bitter hatred between those two…
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My Ricardian Bulletin arrived this morning with a very kind nice review of The Wars of the Roses to brighten my Saturday morning. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1445646358
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On this day in 1567, Pierre de Brenieu was among those killed at the battle of St. Denis, where Catholic forces under (the very definitely male) Anne de Montmorency overcame the Hugenot rebels under Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Conde’, although Montmorency was mortally wounded. de Brenieu’s brother, Claude, was a casualty at Ivry on…
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Being half Welsh (and proud of it!) but also a Ricardian through and through, I don’t know whether to watch this with huge interest…or bare my teeth. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-history-suffers-teaching-being-10400295 The programme should have English subtitles.
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The site of the Battle of Edgecote, fought between King Edward IV and Warwick the Kingmaker is located, causing problems for the HS2 rail link, Read about it here. versus Edward IV image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKing_Edward_IV_from_NPG_(2).jpg Warwick the Kingmaker image credit (link to page): https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neville#/media/File:Warwick1.jpg
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Revisiting Azincourt – 600 years of myth making.
1475 invasion of France, Azincourt, Catherine de Valois, Crecy, Edward III, Edward IV, Edward of Norwich, Edward the Black Prince, France, Harfleur, Henry V, Laurence Olivier, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Myths, Poitiers, propaganda, Richard III, Shakespeare, Spain, St. crispin, St. George, St. george’s Chapel, Tewkesbury, Tower of LondonOriginally posted on Giaconda's Blog: King Henry Vth ‘O for pity!–we shall much disgrace With four or five most vile and ragged foils, Right ill-disposed in brawl ridiculous, The name of Agincourt. Yet sit and see, Minding true things by what their mockeries be.’ I have always been fascinated by the battle of Azincourt since…
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http://royalcentral.co.uk/blogs/history/the-princes-in-the-tower-54459 Where do I start? “Richard was appointed to look after the children …” – which part of “Lord Protector and Defender OF THE REALM” does the writer not understand? Their maternal family, as was customary, was appointed to “look after” them. Carson’s latest book quotes the National Archives verbatim to demonstrate this point. “Richard…
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After we left Moyse’s Hall Museum, we wanted to visit St Mary’s Church, as we knew there was a wedding going on at the Cathedral. However, when we arrived, the church was closed a s a service was going on for the WI. By this time the bells of the Cathedral were ringing indicating the…
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Very good although it makes an assumption about “Perkin”‘s identity: http://www.devonperspectives.co.uk/exeter_1497.html
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