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A story by Rod Minchin of the Independent says: Rare medieval music, discovered within a 15th-century book, will resonate through Buckland Abbey in Devon this August, bringing the sound of monks back for the first time in 500 years. The “plaintive” melodies will be performed to mark the book’s return to the abbey, a place…
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Apparently, according to Copinger’s Manors of Suffolk, Richard of Gloucester, who later became Richard III, was Lord of the Manor of Lavenham from 1473 until his death in 1485. He may possibly have been made Lord of the Manors of Lavenham on the execution of the 12th Earl of Oxford in 1462, but have then…
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This is the eighth You Tube video that the Richard III Society has posted, debunking some of the myths regarding Richard. They are quite short, between five and just over ten minutes long. This is the eighth one:
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Archaeology Today reports that the remains of St Leonard’s, a medieval hospital, have been discovered while repairing a sink hole in York. It dates from the 12th or 13th centuries and wasn’t destroyed until H8 got his hands on it during the Reformation, so Richard III would certainly have known of it. Read more about…
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6th July was the date of Richard III and Anne’s coronation. English Heritage is celebrating with the Richard III Festival at Middleham Castle on the weekend of 5th – 6th July. Here is a link with more information: Richard III Festival
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Receiving the following link, https://shorturl.at/b4f00, has prompted me to express my view on this matter. Why am I not surprised that those in charge at the Tower of London “politely decline” to mention Philippa Langley’s research which has produced definitive documentary proof that the two boys in the Tower lived to adulthood? Why? Because the…
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This is the seventh You Tube video that the Richard III Society has posted, debunking some of the myths regarding Richard. They are quite short, between five and just over ten minutes long. This is the seventh one:
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With thanks to Ian Churchward Here is a report from the Crediton Courier about the rededication ceremony at St Matthew’s Church in Coldridge: More than 170 people attended from across the UK, the day beginning with the Act of Re-Dedication Service which was performed by Rev Jo Stobart, the Bishop of Exeter’s Chaplain, assisted by…
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Well, the new extension to Leicester Cathedral will open next month (Saturday 14 June), see https://shorturl.at/85uxK. I wasn’t impressed when I saw the early “artist’s impression” (although I was remarkably restrained in a previous post https://murreyandblue.co.uk/2017/12/15/a-new-extension-for-leicester-cathedral-thanks-to-richard/ Not like me at all! 🙄) Now the horrible thing, started in 2021, has been finished and I’m…
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The Edward V Window at Coldridge church is to be re-dedicated by the Bishop of Exeter….
Coldridge, Coldridge Devon, Edward V, Edward V Window, Holywell Glass Wells Somerset, Ian Churchdown and the Legendary Ten Seconds, John Ashdown-Hill, John Dike, John Evans Coldridge, Philippa Langley MBE, Princes in the Tower, Richard III, Right Reverend Dr Mike Harrison Bishop of Exeter, Rosemary Griggs, Service of Re-Dedication, St Matthew’s Church ColdridgeThere cannot be many Ricardians and general supporters of the Yorkist side in the Wars of the Roses who don’t know about the window discovered at St Matthew’s Church, Coldridge in Devon. “….THE Edward V Window in the chantry of St Matthew’s Church at Coldridge is a focal point of the mystery that surrounds the…
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