medieval characters
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St Valentine’s Day has been celebrated on February 14th since the 6th century, but who was St. Valentine and why is his saint’s day associated with love? The Church actually recognizes three Valentines in its list of saints. Each St. Valentine had his feast day on February 14. So he could have been Valentine, a…
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Image by rawpixel.com Blog examining the recent research about the ‘Princes in the Tower’ The above link, on the Medieval History blog, examines the actual evidence revealed in the recent documentaries, regarding the fate of the ‘Princes in the Tower’. I quote a few parts here and have put in bold words I think are…
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Click here for article The above link takes you to the whole story. It concerns King Harold II aka Harold Godwinson, my other favourite king, who had a lot in common with his descendant, Richard (see my previous post regarding this). They appear to have located the home of the king, often suspected of being…
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The above publication (link to home page https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069006610&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021) is full of interesting information about the London of the past, although I advise caution when it comes to the “facts” printed therein. While researching the royal residence in the city, known as Tower Royal or the Queen’s Wardrobe, I happened upon this on page 62:- The…
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The Handwriting of the Tudors I previously blogged four posts analysing the handwriting of Richard and his contemporaries. For those who missed them before, here are some links link Signs of the Times – The Handwriting of Richard III Signs of the Times 2 This deals with Edward, Edmund of Rutland, Elizabeth Woodville and Clarence…
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I’ve just watched a rather unusual TV programme on Sky History channel. It was presented by Omid Djalili and he explored the Battle of Bosworth with the help of various experts and also two psychics! At first I was sceptical. I am open-minded when it comes to the paranormal (I have had some pretty strange…
The New Murrey and Blue blog 