medieval characters
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This link https://www.thecollector.com/british-royal-melodramas/ is an interesting accompaniment to your morning tea/coffee, and it’s Number Four in the list, Cousins in Conflict: Wars of the Roses, that will interest Ricardians the most. So I’ll deal with that and not the others, which are yours to read as you please. Two King Richards figure in the commentary,…
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With thanks to Ian Churchward. From Ian’s Blog 15th March 2026 An interview with the actor Jack Anthony of Anthony-Hamilton Productions in which he tells about his Prince Richard of Shrewsbury film project. ( not to be confused with the USA actor of the same name who was born in California ) 1.…
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Review by Maria Leotta On 14th February, Saint Bede’s Centre in York witnessed an event that will stay in the memory of all those who were lucky enough to secure a seat. The Ricardian actor Andrew Slade performed in One King, two Princes and Shakespeare’s Lie a monologue that lasted for about an hour and…
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Later this year, in 2026, the Bayeux Tapestry will be on loan from France to the UK and displayed at the British Museum. Did you know though that the UK has its very own, almost exact, replica created by an industrious group of Victorian women? It can be found in Reading Museum, only half an hour…
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“….Dating back to around 1484 the town [Grantham] was given the right to hold a weekly market and two annual fairs by order of a Royal Charter granted by King Richard III….” From https://www.gbnews.com/news/grantham-medieval-onion-fair-revival-centuries-old-tradition-market. To be at an event for which Richard III was responsible at a pivotal moment in his reign, Grantham is the…
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Saturday April 11th Crown Hotel, Nantwich 2.00 p.m. Doors open 1.00p.m. A Voice For Richard Yvonne Moreley Chisholm will be presenting the latest reveal of this fascinating project. Tickets : £20 (including refreshments) Please contact Marion Moulton asap for tickets and payment details: tedandbess1943@gmail.com
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Recently, it was revealed that twenty eminent Ricardians voted on their favourite fiction and non-fiction books. Here, we look at some of the fiction books and we’ll examine the non-fiction ones in a future post. As you might expect, the number one Ricardian fiction book was Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time, the book responsible…
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For those of us interested in/intrigued by the mystery at Coldridge, there is to be a talk about the church and its history on Saturday, March 21 between 10am and 4pm. Tickets at £10 each. The mystery is, of course, whether the older of the two Princes in the Tower, known as Edward V, was…
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Perhaps you know that Friday 13th came to be considered unlucky because of the Knights Templar. The story goes: On the morning of Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV. had many Templars arrested, including the order’s Grand Master, Jacques de Molay. In the days and weeks after that fateful Friday, more than 600 Templars…
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