medieval characters
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Leicester Cathedral just announced the following: The countdown is on to #RichardIIIWeek! In this unique programme of events, you are invited to explore the life, death, legacy, and cultural impact of England’s last Plantagenet king through talks, performances, and experiences. š° The Princes in the Towerš 1 King, 2 Princes, and Shakespeareās Lieš Excavating and…
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I sometimes have huge sympathy for Henry IIās heartfelt desire to be rid of his turbulent priest, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F. Meddling churchmen were rife back in medieval times. Kings were both supported and beset by them, and Richard III was beset by at least two of the tiresome traitorous ticks, John Morton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morton_(cardinal)) and Richard Foxe…
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Dan Snow is always a contentious subject for Ricardians, but in this video (https://tinyurl.com/3e4zpxr3) he deals with ā….cinematic portrayals of the kings and queens of England and Britain….ā so itās the films heās commenting on. But I have to say that I couldnāt really find fault with his narrative. However, the video is (a) infuriating…
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Iām writing this after reading the article at https://tinyurl.com/yceukwsm. Oh dear, oh dear. Try this for size: “….the show traces the life of Margaret of Anjou from when she is 15 years old and a prisoner of the Marquess of Suffolk until she returns to England at 50 to announce the end of Richard III’s…
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Well I’m not quite sure what to expect of this book, see https://tinyurl.com/5uajhun5. Yes, it focuses on the background rivalries that led to Bosworth, but is it fair to Richard III? As itās written from the Welsh point of view, I have to hesitate. Even though Richardās ancestry was more highborn Welsh than Henry Tudor,…
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13th February On this day 1952 was the death of Josephine Tey in London, the pseudonym of Elizabeth MacKintosh author of āThe Daughter of Timeā a 1951 novel that examined the traditional view of Richard III and the death of the Princes in the Tower. It has been named as the greatest crime novel of…
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Anthony the Great (c.ā12 January 251 ā 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is also known as the Father of All Monks. The biography of Anthony’s life by Athanasius of Alexandria helped to spread the concept of Christian monasticism. He is often erroneously considered…
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This is next in the Murrey and Blue series ‘An Interview with…’ As JP Reedman, Janet is a prolific writer of Ricardian and mediaeval fiction. She has written a series of novels about Richard III in the first person (I, Richard Plantagenet) and also a fantasy novel (Sacred King: Richard III: Sinner, Sufferer, Scapegoat, Sacrifice).…
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Oh, I do get tired of all this Richard II bashing. Hereās the latest to spoil my morning tea: https://tinyurl.com/spr5me98. It’s as stupid as all the Richard III bashing. Yes, the Wilton Diptych (see above) is a picture of Richard II as a child, and yes, it seems to have been commissioned when he was…
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