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by Merlyn MacLeod A Christmas candle is a lovely thing. It makes no noise at all, but softly gives itself away. ~Eva Logue “I ask ye, is it too much for a good man to ask for a bit of warm comfort on a cold Christmas Eve?” Hastings raised his hands about chest high.…
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… who Petrus Alamire was spying for but he survived possibly outwitting Henry VIII: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29693410 Here is a little more about him: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29693410
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http://sarahpeverley.com/tag/medieval-expert/ Well, I may be late on the scene again with this one, and everyone out there already knows all about it, but I’ve only just stumbled over the site. I have to say it’s well worth following for all things medieval. The article about Elizabeth Woodville I found particularly informative, describing her clothes, her signature, the…
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Here (with the prospect of York Minister through the window) is a composite picture of Richard III’s queen, Anne Neville, who died in 1485, not long after their son died too. Richard was left alone, facing the gathering storm of invasion by Henry Tudor. The original illustration (also above), much tweaked, is of Mary of Burgundy (whose…
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This morning I received a Google Alert. I receive them every day for anything that mentions Richard III. That’s the king, by the way. So if you received this, what might you expect? Or hope? 12 hours ago. Facebook. RICHARD III BY PHILIPPE STARCK. Art & Design’s photo. Like · Comment. Farshad Jabbari, Tutin Halder,…
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Annette Carson Why the photo of journalist Matthew Parris? He’s the host of BBC Radio 4’s excellent series Great Lives in which Philippa Langley can be heard nominating Richard III, with me sitting in as the ‘expert witness’, broadcast on Tuesday 6 January at 16.30, repeated on Friday 9 January at 23.00. For anyone outside…
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It is well known that John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, was one of the principal opponents of Henry VIII’s attempt to divorce Catherine of Aragon. The boiling to death of his cook for the alleged crime of attempting to poison him is less familiar. The facts are that a number of people in the bishop’s…
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Last month, Freda Warrington’s 2003 novel “In the Court of the Midnight King” was reissued and is available in paperback and Kindle. It would be my hope that people who enjoy the Murrey and Blue blog would run out and order this lush, grand book of alternate history. It features Richard the Third, The War…
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http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/parliamentandireland/overview/poynings-law/ This should be considered along with: Edmund Mortimer’s service in Ireland before the Southampton Plot, Richard Duke of York as Lord Lieutenant in the 1440s/50s, where George of Clarence was born, The coronation of “Lambert Simnel” in Dublin, to be clarified next month.
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Henry “Tudor” was speaking to Santa Claus about his Christmas present. Santa: What would you like for Christmas, Henry?’ Henry: A dragon. Santa: Well, come on, that’s a little unrealistic. How about something just a bit more down-to-earth? Henry: OK, I want my subjects to love me. Santa: What colour dragon would you prefer?
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