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Richard III, a book signing by Philip Photiou, and the music of the Legendary Ten Seconds, all in one occasion….

Sep 23, 2016

Events, travel

Exeter, music, Philip Photiou, Richard III, scoliosis, The Legendary Ten Seconds

ExHere is an event to be attended if anyone possibly can. And there will be the music of the Legendary Ten Seconds to make it even better!
Annual Re-enactment of the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross….

Sep 1, 2016

battles, Events, travel

Croft Castle, Mortimer History Society, Mortimer’s Cross, re-enactment

I’m posting this courtesy of the Mortimer History Society. “The annual re-enactment of the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross (February 1460/1) will take place on Saturday & Sunday 10th & 11th September at Croft Castle, near Yarpole, Herefordshire. Croft Castle is owned by the National Trust. Normal NT charges apply but there is no extra charge…
Tales of a Ricardian Traveler – Debunking a Myth at Dartington Hall

Aug 11, 2016

buildings, travel

“Tudor” propaganda, 1475 invasion of France, Anne Holland, Anne of Exeter, Anne St. Leger, Azincourt, Barnet, Cambridge, Canterbury Cathedral, cinquefoil, Dartington Hall, Devon, Edmund Crouchback, Edward I, Edward IV, Edward the Black Prince, Eleanor Cobham, Eleanor of Provence, emblems, Epiphany Rising, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry III, Henry IV, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Joan of Kent, John Ashdown-Hill, John Holland, John of Gaunt, Lancastrians, Margaret Beaufort, MI5, Richard II, Richard III, roses, Sir Thomas St. Leger, Southampton plot, St. Paul’s, summary executions, white hart

Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum Dartington Hall, near Totnes in Devon and just southeast of Dartmoor National Park, represents a uniquely British form of historical contradiction. It is both medieval, having parts of a Grade I-listed late 14th century manor house, and modern, being the current home of…
Mythmaking: BONES IN THE RIVER

Jul 24, 2016

religion, travel

de heretico comburendo, John Speed, John Wycliffe, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lollards, Lutterworth, Richard III, rivers, rumour

Night. The late Middle Ages. An angry mob rips open the sealed tomb of a man and carries his fleshless skeleton through the town streets, jeering. Reaching a field of execution, the bones are hurled on a pyre and burnt, then crushed to small fragments. This indignity not being enough, the desecrated remains are then…
The Legendary Ten Seconds Loud and Clear….

Jul 18, 2016

Events, Music Reviews, travel

Ian Churchward, The Legendary Ten Seconds

If you go to the link below, you can hear Ian Churchward talking about his Richard III music project, and his group, the Legendary Ten Seconds on a local radio station. His part of the show starts about an hour into the recording.
Bewdley’s King Edward IV Charter

Jun 16, 2016

travel

archers, Arthur “Tudor”, Barnet, Bewdley, Bewdley Bridge, boar, Catherine of Aragon, Charters, Edward IV, Geoffrey Wheeler, Gloucester Cathedral, Leland, Ludlow, Michael K Jones, Mortimers, Queens’ College Cambridge, Quincentenary, Richard III, St. Anthony, Tewkesbury, Tickenhill

Bewdley Edward IV Charter I lived in Bewdley from 1976 to 2011 and discovered that there was a charter given to the town by King Edward IV in 1472 and that in 1972 the town had held some very successful Quincentenary celebrations. I found a book called “Bewdley: A Sanctuary Town” in the town library.…
Helen Castor’s “Made in the middle”

Jun 15, 2016

travel

Anglo-Saxons, culture, Helen Castor, Leicester cathedral, Mercia, midlands, Richard III reburial, St. Nicholas’ Cathedral

This is part five, of a short series by the Warwickshire-born historian, which concentrates on modern issues such as Richard’s reburial: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c56j6#play. However, the whole series is available and covers the Anglo-Saxon period, when there were several Cathedrals in the Midland kingdom of Mercia.
Coming up in Stony Stratford next month …

May 9, 2016

Events, travel

music, Stony Stratford, The Legendary Ten Seconds

Tickets for The Legendary Ten Seconds event in Stony Stratford on Sunday afternoon, 12th June 2016 at the Cock Hotel can be purchased in Stony Stratford, via my email address legendarytenseconds@gmail.com or via Lord Zarquon’s website: http://lordzar.co.uk/LTS/acoustic-live.html. There will be a stall selling Ricardian items and book signing by Ricardian authors Live Dates 2016 |…
Bridport’s pride in its link with Richard III….

Apr 24, 2016

travel

Bridport, Buckingham rebellion, Richard III

>>>On 5th November 1483 King Richard the Third stayed overnight in Bridport on his way to Exeter to deal with the remnants of the rebellion led by the Duke of Buckingham<<< >>>Bridport Mayor Sandra Brown said: “I have been interested in Richard and his unfair bad press ever since school. My history teacher put most…
TOUR BY MIKE INGRAM: RICHARD DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, LORD OF THE NORTH

Mar 27, 2016

travel

Battle of Bosworth, Bob Savage, Lord of the North, Mike Ingram, Richard III, Scotland, Shakespeare, tours, York

Mike Ingram is a battlefield historian and the author of the excellent non-fiction book, Battle Story: Bosworth 1485. Soon Mike will be leading a new tour, Richard Duke of Gloucester, the Lord of the North, alongside Bob Savage from the Royal Armouries. This promises to be a fantastic tour for both Ricardians and members of…