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I’m not sure whether this is going to be pro-Richard III or not. What do you think from this trailer?
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Here’s what they say: š¢ STOP PRESS! š¢ We are THRILLED to announce that our wonderful proof of concept short film, A Taste of Loyalty, has found a new home. On the 2nd of October, King Richard IIIās birthday, our film will be released on streaming service YOREFLIX – The Home of Historical Drama. For…
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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 Richardās new wig in the museum. But today was the launch of a brandānew 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 thisĀ https://tinyurl.com/3wdz2rzhĀ (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. Iāll never…
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It was a blisteringly hot summer day ā the kind that made even the cathedralās 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, halfāhearted 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…
