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… the Leicestershire author and historian David Baldwin, who died from cancer earlier this month. He lectured at Leicester and Nottingham Universities but will be principally be remembered for works that included: His biography of Richard III, which was among those suggesting (correctly) where to find Richard, although it slightly underplayed the significance of Edward…
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The following article by Annette Carson is an important and interesting read, proving that when the Tudors had gone, Richard was once again spoken of with honesty. Thank you Annette. http://www.annettecarson.co.uk/357052369
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This amazing picture is made up of photographs taken by members of the public at last year’s events in Leicester. I think it is astonishing. Below is a close-up, to give some idea of how it was made. The close-up is taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-35903788
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This portrait of Richard II in Westminster Abbey is familiar. What is less well-known is that it is heavily ‘restored’ over the years, most recently in 1866. In Richard II, Manhood, Youth and Politics, 1377-99, Christopher Fletcher reveals that when examined under infra-red reflectography the king’s beard was much more developed, covering much of his…
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Well, maybe the title of this post isn’t quite what the Reverend Pete Hobson said, but words to that effect. Doesn’t there seem to be something charmingly, peculiarly British about wandering around Scotland in a campervan, writing about England’s Richard? There’s music too in this link. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Richard-III-book-CD-launch-held-year-anniversary/story-28985595-detail/story.html
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I’ve finally got around to sorting out a website for my books. Hope you like it! http://mattlewisauthor.com https://mattlewisauthor.wordpress.com/2016/03/20/new-website-is-up-at-last/
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeares-Medical-Language-Shakespeare-Dictionaries/dp/1472520408/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458901507&sr=1-1&keywords=shakespeare%27s+medical+language As a writer of historical fiction, I use many publications to search for information, even just snippets. This book by Sujata Iyengar is a dictionary of the Bard’s medical references, and is superb. Each entry is described in with regard to the general period use of the item, then indicates its appearance in actual…
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A full cast reading of “Richard, Son of York”, a new play, will be performed at Texas Lutheran University on Tuesday 19 April at 19:30 (and only that day):
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Maybe Murrey & Blue is not the place to post something that praises Henry VII, but nevertheless it makes interesting reading, if only because a second view shoots a lot of it down in flames. Forty years ago M.J. Tucker wrote an article in History Today. http://www.historytoday.com/sites/default/files/henryvii_court.pdf Tucker praises Henry and cites many great minds of…
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Originally posted on Giaconda's Blog: ? Douce Dame Jolie was composed in the C14th by Guillaume de Machaut who lived between 1300 and 1377 around the area of Rheims in France. It follows the conventions of the ‘Ars Nova’ style which flourished in France and the Low Countries during the C14th and the structure of…
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