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These are the details of Richard’s final journey to Leicester Cathedral. King Richard’s final journey…. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Details-Richard-III-s-reinterment-procession/story-26070476-detail/story.html There is more at http://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-02-23/leicester-richard-iii-route-road-closures-leicester-cathedral-events/
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There is a very interesting report on Richard’s Prayer Book at http://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-02-20/ancient-prayer-books-sheds-new-light-on-richard-iii/ The photograph is by ITV News Central. There is a video for those who have the right device, which I, unfortunately, do not.
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This sounds very beautiful indeed. Well done all concerned at Desford. http://www.hinckleytimes.net/…/white-roses-tribute-rain-dow…
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There was an interesting post on one of the Ricardian Facebook Groups the other day regarding the type of horses Richard might have used for different purposes. It was mainly about the ‘amblers’ he was apparently known to possess which moved in a different way to that which we consider is normal today (walking, trotting,…
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As the European rugby season enters another phase this week, we can focus on Blanche de Castile (1188-1252), granddaughter of Henry II, wife of Louis VIII, mother of and regent to (St.) Louis IX and great-grandmother of Isabelle, who married Edward II to become Richard III’s great-great-great-grandmother. In 2008, Stade Francais developed a new third…
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Late last year, the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (Free Saudi Liberals) was sentenced on appeal to ten years imprisonment and a thousand lashes for two offences: apostacy (apparently changing his religion, which is generally a capital offence in KSA) and “undermining the regime and officials” (essentially sedition). He had previously been sentenced to seven years…
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There is one portrait of Richard that is not seen very often, perhaps because it is not straightforward…or well painted. For instance, why the broken sword? As a symbol of his defeat and broken monarchy? It is also rather dark and presumably in need of a good clean, presents him with a malformed left hand,…
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I have just found a very interesting site at https://sevenstarwheel.wordpress.com/. It belongs to a lady who makes 15th-century clothes by studying the old illustrations. It’s packed full of photographs and old pictures, and a LOT of information about the fashions. She is very talented and tells her stories very well. Worth a really good look.
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Well, perhaps ‘makeover’ isn’t quite right, because he’s been flattered by Leonardo da Vinci’s The Musician. See above. There again, perhaps I do George an injustice by saying he’s been flattered, because we don’t know what he looked like, only that he had Edward IV and Richard III for brothers. So, I think it would…
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Among the tongue-in-cheek reports for looking back on 2015 (that’s not a typo), Guardian.com for 28th December 2014 has this to say:- Twelve more bodies identified as Richard III The laboratory that identified the skeleton from under a Leicester car park as the last Plantagenet king was in the spotlight again last spring when 12…
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