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Here is a new song about Richard III’s visit to Exeter – have a listen! It has a very nice melody and some great mediaeval vibes. Click here! If you like it, here is the link to buy it for just 50p: Here These are the lyrics of the song: After leaving Salisbury he headed…
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On Saturday afternoon we were treated to a fantastically interesting talk by Professor Caroline Wilkinson, she who had created the reconstruction of Richard’s head. It was the Isolde Wigram Memorial Lecture and she touched on the reconstruction but concentrated on the A Voice for Richard project, which she participated in. She described all the detailed…
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On September 28, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Wenceslas, a 10th-century Bohemian duke and martyr. St. Wenceslas is known for his piety, patronage of the poor, and his role in converting Bohemia to Christianity. He converted his nation to Christianity and was known for his kindness, generosity, and piety. He was martyred by his brother,…
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I’ve had the honour of reviewing and contributing to some of the Legendary Ten Seconds’ past output, and am delighted to have the chance to share my thoughts on this new album, which is entitled Ricardian Churchward. As Ian “Ricardian” Churchward’s lyrics relate in the opening track of his latest compilation, he writes and sings…
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Here is the next in our ‘An Interview With…’ series. Ian Churchward, lives in Torquay in South Devon and his main hobby is writing and recording songs as The Legendary Ten Seconds. He is also very interested in anything to do with Richard III and he is a member of the Richard III Society. Joanne…
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Here is the latest news from A Taste of Loyalty, who are crowdfunding to produce a short film based on Matthew Lewis’s novel ‘Loyalty’. This will be a taster and they are hoping it will raise enough interest for them to finally create a full-length film of Richard III’s life. Here is their latest news:…
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A story by Rod Minchin of the Independent says: Rare medieval music, discovered within a 15th-century book, will resonate through Buckland Abbey in Devon this August, bringing the sound of monks back for the first time in 500 years. The “plaintive” melodies will be performed to mark the book’s return to the abbey, a place…
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6th July was the date of Richard III and Anne’s coronation. English Heritage is celebrating with the Richard III Festival at Middleham Castle on the weekend of 5th – 6th July. Here is a link with more information: Richard III Festival
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Here is a review of the latest album from The Legendary Ten Seconds ‘A Ricardian Argosy’, which will be available in May. Bonus tracks available on Bandcamp: All in all this is very polished album, with a good mix of remixes of old favourites and new offerings. I especially like the electronic aspects of some…
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REBLOGGED FROM A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI @sparkypus.com Another excellent cover to add to the others…. My fellow Ricardian friend, Ian Churchward and his band, The Legendary Ten Seconds have just added a new album to their repertoire of Ricardian themed music – A Ricardian Odyssey – the cover of which is shown above – a link to which…
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