medieval characters
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I can see why Richard chose this beastie as his emblem! They are indeed alarmingly aggressive, as my daughter and her other half have found out while walking in the Forest of Dean. Whatever you do, stay away from them when they have young. They will protect their offspring very fiercely indeed. The Forest of…
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“….There is one line in Josephine Tey’s magnum opus, ‘The Daughter of Time’, that chills to the bone: “Tomorrow, a whisper may destroy you.” In the novel, these words ring true for Richard III, whose reputation is decimated by Tudor propaganda….” Oh, yes, how true, especially when the whispers come in a thunderous stage-managed torrent. Because…
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Well, Ms Boring Borman is at it again, repeating the Tudor lies about Richard III having definitely murdered his nephews in the Tower. (see https://shorturl.at/Sf6se) Yes, yes, it’s the old stuff that Professor Tim Thornton claims to have discovered all by himself. Well, as it’s been known about for years, methinks he’s guilty of a…
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Well, heavens to Betsy, as our American friends say, just LOOK what someone acquired at an auction and dismissed as a not-very-good copy! (see https://tinyurl.com/2xy5k3xw) It never ceases to amaze me the astonishing treasures that turn up, having lain undiscovered or been there in plain sight and not been recognised. This time it’s the Magna…
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George, Duke of Clarence, is the often overlooked York brother, sitting as he does between Edward IV and Richard III. He was the one who didn’t become king, although he tried to pinch it from Edward IV, who eventually executed him as a traitor. On the whole George doesn’t get a very good press. He…
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Well, the new extension to Leicester Cathedral will open next month (Saturday 14 June), see https://shorturl.at/85uxK. I wasn’t impressed when I saw the early “artist’s impression” (although I was remarkably restrained in a previous post https://murreyandblue.co.uk/2017/12/15/a-new-extension-for-leicester-cathedral-thanks-to-richard/ Not like me at all! 🙄) Now the horrible thing, started in 2021, has been finished and I’m…
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Murrey and Blue’s second in the ‘An Interview With…’ series is with Dr Toby Capwell, expert on European arms and armour of the medieval and Renaissance periods (roughly, the 12th century to the 16th). He was formerly Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection in London. Joanne Larner: I’ll start by asking how…
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Did you know that Richard III probably has Viking Ancestry? Here is his pedigree (taken from Genealogics) showing how he is directly descended from Harald Fairhair (Harald Hårfagre in Norwegian), who was the first king to unite Norway in around 872. However, the genealogy is speculative since part of it is derived from the Icelandic…
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I was lucky enough to see this talk (click here for link) on Friday 9th May, in Lavenham. Philippa is so calm and knowledgeable. She answers queries politely and logically, even one asking her about the notorious Tracy Boorman ‘documentary’ (desperate fantasy more like!). She addresses this notorious documentary in the new edition of her…
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The Edward V Window at Coldridge church is to be re-dedicated by the Bishop of Exeter….
Coldridge, Coldridge Devon, Edward V, Edward V Window, Holywell Glass Wells Somerset, Ian Churchdown and the Legendary Ten Seconds, John Ashdown-Hill, John Dike, John Evans Coldridge, Philippa Langley MBE, Princes in the Tower, Richard III, Right Reverend Dr Mike Harrison Bishop of Exeter, Rosemary Griggs, Service of Re-Dedication, St Matthew’s Church ColdridgeThere cannot be many Ricardians and general supporters of the Yorkist side in the Wars of the Roses who don’t know about the window discovered at St Matthew’s Church, Coldridge in Devon. “….THE Edward V Window in the chantry of St Matthew’s Church at Coldridge is a focal point of the mystery that surrounds the…
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