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These conjoined initials were devised by Frances Quinn, in Gouache on vellum:
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The link below constitutes one in the eye for Henry Tudor (guess which eye!) The demeaning whispers he always feared and hated…that he was Elizabeth of York’s consort, not she his, are still circulating all these centuries later. Ha, suddenly this dull, wet, windy late-September morning isn’t so bad after all. It might be worth a…
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http://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2015-archive-1/september/richard-iii-gave-battle-in-sand Watch time-lapse footage of Richard III sand sculpture being modelled in Leicester’ A time-lapse video showing the creation of a sand sculpture depicting the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 has been captured by the University of Leicester. 80 tonnes of sand were transformed into four giant sculptures by award-winning artists who were asked to…
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The Tragedy of King Richard 111 (not by William Shakespeare)
“Tudor” “sources”, Annette Carson, Brecknock, Brittany, Buckingham rebellion, Casper Weinreich, Charles Ross, Crowland, Edward V, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, France, Gairdner, George Cely, Guillaume de Rochefort, Hastings, Henry of Buckingham, Henry Tudor, John Morton, John Stow, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lancastrians, Paul Murray Kendall, Polydore Vergil, Reynold Bray, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, rumours, Shakespeare, Thomas More, Thomas Rotherham, Winston ChurchillPart 8 – “Rumour it abroad…” “ I, from the orient to the drooping west, Making the wind my post-horse, still unfold The acts commenced on this ball of earth; Upon my tongues continual slanders ride; The which in every language I pronounce Stuffing the ears of men with false reports… And no…
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Pieter Bruegel the Younger, “Spring”, c. 1600 So Richard got up one December morning, and thought, “By all the saints, I fancy some asparagus today.” Er, sorry, sire, it’s the wrong time of the year. Hmm, the royal taste buds are well and truly thwarted. Being king didn’t quite get you all you wanted. Today…
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An article from the Society’s NSW branch: NOT LOOKING FOR RICHARD? Not every mention of Richard III in fiction is actually in a book about him.
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Most Ricardians and non-Ricardians alike have heard the story of Lord Strange, son of Thomas Stanley. Strange was held as a surety by Richard for the behaviour of his father, and when his life was threatened, Thomas was supposed to have flippantly said, “I have other sons.” It is also claimed Richard ordered Strange’s death…
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If you would like to know about the thought and immense skill that went into the adornment of Richard’s coffin and the little three-jar casket that accompanied it, please follow this link. The article is beautifully illustrated and highly interesting; and shows just how exquisite the work is.. http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2015/august/anna-louise-parker-interview
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The title of this 2004 booklet, may be familiar to those who follow Cairo affairs. Some people cannot even be original, even when trying to explain away the author’s discoveries and expertise.
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