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Bah! Humbug! I’m sick and tired of reading about 14-year-old Richard II being a monstrous tyrant. This is in The Uprising, of course, which film has filled the headlines for weeks now. The chosen plot sounds so weighted that it even suggests the film’s hero was the original Robin Hood! Eh? Robin Hood was around…
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By Susan Lamb It was a bright Saturday morning and the Richard III Society was totally buzzing with excitement. It hadn’t seen this much excitement since Richard’s new wig in the museum. But today was the launch of a brand‑new apple variety, grown right there in Leicester, named after our good king Richard III. It…
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A lot of you may already have twigged that I enjoy the Country Life magazine articles about historic properties throughout the UK, and this https://tinyurl.com/3wdz2rzh (written by Toby Keel) is one of them. We all like to dream about living in a Home with History, but very few of us manage to achieve the dream. I’ll never…
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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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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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Beautiful Mostyn Hall in Flintshire, residence of the Mostyn family since the 14th century, is to be opened to the public from 4 to 11 July and 22 -31 August to raise money for the Stroke Association. Entry fee £10. You can read more at https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/26161726.public-offered-sneak-peek-inside-historic-mostyn-hall/. The particular interest to Ricardians is that Henry Tudor…
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