history
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“….In the summer of 1553, a dying boy sat on England’s throne….” Edward VI was dying. He was only fifteen and unmarried, (https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Edward-VI/) so there was no chance of him producing a son or daughter. This left his two older half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, as heirs to the English throne. We all know the story…
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The specialist contractors (the Olivetti Group) who worked on the burial area of Richard’s Greyfriars resting place (now relocated to the Richard III Visitors Centre) have used the word “eerie” to describe the experience. Their task was to replace the protective glazing that protects it, which was cracked by a bottle accidentally dropped by a…
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“….Josephine Tey biographer Jennifer Morag Henderson set to publish second works on renowned Inverness crime writer – and is ready for teaching role at University of Oxford….” Jennifer Morag Henderson, author of Josephine Tey: A Life, is to write a second book about the much loved author of The Daughter of Time, which has done…
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Here (https://tinyurl.com/mrynu37) is a beautifully illustrated history of 700-year-old Warwick Castle, courtesy of the magazine Country Life, which can be relied upon to produce magnificent articles. The story of this amazing stronghold begins with William the Conqueror in 1068, and passed on through an awesome list of monarchs: William Rufus, Henry I, Henry II, Henry…
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This link https://tinyurl.com/4wwhj6ns is to an in-depth review of The Lady of the Rivers, Philippa Gregory’s novel of the life of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, as seen through the eyes of Jacquetta herself. Jacquetta isn’t a great favourite with Ricardians, for she is the mother of Elizabeth Woodville, and we all know how much trouble resulted…
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“….Work to replace a cracked glazed panel that covers the original burial site of King Richard III [got] under way on Wednesday (8 July)….The king’s grave – formerly located in the choir of the long-gone Greyfriars Priory – is now part of Leicester’s award-winning King Richard III Visitor Centre and has been glazed over since…
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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…
