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It was a blisteringly hot summer day — the kind that made even the cathedral’s cool stone feel faintly warm to the touch. The vicar sat slumped in a pew, his collar limp, fanning himself weakly with a service sheet. Around him, several electric fans whirred in a tired, half‑hearted way. Richard drifted over, frowning…
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So, now Edward IV died of a sexually transmitted disease, to wit – syphilis. And before you get up on your hind legs to shout that syphilis didn’t come to Europe until the time of Columbus, it has now apparently been proved that its parent infection (treponematosis) had been here since ancient times. Read here…
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Well the claim in the title above must be true, because it says so on this YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrkJ4M0Mx4M. 🙄 Boo! Hiss! So here’s more about the first Lancastrian Henry to usurp the throne of a rightful King Richard. We’re talking Bolingbroke, a.k.a. Henry IV, right? Not a long video, doesn’t reach 2 minutes, but,…
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“….A 14th Century church has been saved from closure after the discovery of a ‘miracle’ hoard of gold coins worth nearly £30,000 found hidden under the altar….” Hallelujah (some might say! 😇). St Wilfrid’s Church, Melling in Lancashire has been saved from closure by the discovery of a £30,000 hoard of gold coins hidden under…
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If you study the above image (taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QIEHdwpAQc) you could be forgiven for thinking the video it comes from concerns someone from around about Cromwell’s era. But no! The King Locked Away. Never Left Alive is about Richard II, who was 14th century! So the makers of the above 1 minute 16 second video…
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At 1½ minutes the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6LeKcR7qU isn’t very long, but if you can stand the loud, brash commentary (and the repetition of old fallacies), the actual point about the Speed map of Leicester is interesting. Did John Speed make a boo-boo and mistake Blackfriars for Greyfriars, leading to subsequent historians and archaeologists wasting time…
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On Sunday 5th July, the Richard III Society hosted a study day about Edward of Middleham, England’s forgotten Prince. The first presentation was by Philippa Langley, and there was so much information it was incredible! She referenced Annette Carson’s and Marie Barnfield’s research regarding the dates of birth and death of Edward, and also her…
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“….the Howards found themselves on the wrong side of the royal favour – supporting Richard III during the Battle of Bosworth field. Gareth Russell takes us through how the Howards became, under Henry VII, basically obedient dogs….” The above is an extract from a detailed review (https://tinyurl.com/3drykvsk) of “Young and Damned and Fair” by Gareth…
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