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“….What ‘shocking’ chapters of real royal history influenced Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding and Cersei Lannister’s walk of shame….?” So begins the article you can read at this link: https://tinyurl.com/5n95tjts. The “walk of shame” is said to have been inspired by a similar walk by the woman known to history as Jane Shore. Her real…
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It’s all going to be happening in Cirencester next month when the Cirencester History Festival is held, as you can read here https://tinyurl.com/bddup7fr. Tickets will be on sale, along with the release of the full events programme, on Friday 5 September 2025. “….A star-studded lineup featuring famous broadcasters, bestselling authors and experts on world affairs…
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“….Richard II is one of the Bard’s history plays, the others being Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV Part 2 and Henry V….” (From https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-weekend-witness-south-africa-9we6/20250726/281646786186296) Wot, no Richard III! 😮And this glaring omission when heading the given list of leading actors in these plays is Benedict Cumberbatch, who played—ta-ra!—Richard III! Well, the Pressreader writer of…
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Following Philippa Langley’s successful visit to Malvern a few weeks ago, the Malvern Community Partnership has arranged a coach trip to St Matthew’s Church, Coldridge in Devon on Thursday, 25 September. Those who are interested in the history of Richard III and the “Princes in the Tower” will want to see the all-important stained-glass window…
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“….While excavating near an old harbor in Oslo, archaeologists have uncovered thousands of pieces of preserved, waterlogged leather that are nearly 700 years old. The bags, purses, shoes and sword scabbards — all dated to around the 13th and 14th centuries — are revealing new information about everyday life in medieval Norway….” Well, I can…
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Here is the latest news from A Taste of Loyalty, who are crowdfunding to produce a short film based on Matthew Lewis’s novel ‘Loyalty’. This will be a taster and they are hoping it will raise enough interest for them to finally create a full-length film of Richard III’s life. Here is their latest news:…
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If you go to this link https://tinyurl.com/5y5j2fwy you’ll read that after a number of failed negotiations in the past, Britain is at last to be entrusted with the Bayeux Tapestry. Not for good—Heaven forfend!—but on loan, and in return we are lending France the wonderful Sutton Hoo treasures. (Can they be trusted with our treasures,…
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A short while ago (June 2025) I wrote that the wonderful Philippa Langley was coming to Malvern to give talks as part of the annual Midsummer Malvern event. Well, now she has been and if you go to this link you can read all about it: https://tinyurl.com/2p9jzkz2 The first talk was at Little Malvern Priory,…
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This is the ninth 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 ninth one:
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