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Click here for article The above link takes you to the whole story. It concerns King Harold II aka Harold Godwinson, my other favourite king, who had a lot in common with his descendant, Richard (see my previous post regarding this). They appear to have located the home of the king, often suspected of being…
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The above publication (link to home page https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069006610&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021) is full of interesting information about the London of the past, although I advise caution when it comes to the “facts” printed therein. While researching the royal residence in the city, known as Tower Royal or the Queen’s Wardrobe, I happened upon this on page 62:- The…
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The Handwriting of the Tudors I previously blogged four posts analysing the handwriting of Richard and his contemporaries. For those who missed them before, here are some links link Signs of the Times – The Handwriting of Richard III Signs of the Times 2 This deals with Edward, Edmund of Rutland, Elizabeth Woodville and Clarence…
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I’ve just watched a rather unusual TV programme on Sky History channel. It was presented by Omid Djalili and he explored the Battle of Bosworth with the help of various experts and also two psychics! At first I was sceptical. I am open-minded when it comes to the paranormal (I have had some pretty strange…
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Posted on behalf of Ian Churchward To download the track, click here To Wigmore let’s goTo the castle ruins of long agoUp the hill let’s goTo the broken walls of long ago To Wigmore he wentTo the Castle a message sentFor its land a knight so boldHe defeated Edric so we are told To Wigmore…
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Let me intrtoduce myself. I am Jo and I have contributed to the old Murrey and Blue blog on an irregular basis. When I found out that the site might disappear, I felt I had to do something, so I decided to save it. I knew SuperBlue in real life and I was sure he…
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We hope you will enjoy it as much as you did the previous site. There may be fewer posts, but we will still give you interesting and informative content related to Richard III and mediaeval history. For previous contributors: I have imported all the old blog posts from the old site, but it will be…
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I am sad to have to announce that theMurrey & Blue blog will cease as oftoday’s post. This is because thelate owner Stephen Lark, alias Super Blue,did not leave any instructions or detailsconcerning the blog. I am only an admin and am unable to renew his WordPress plan or transfer ownership.I therefore cannot continue to…
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An invitation to a magnificent farewell feast….
Auld Lang Syne, Castles in the air, cats, Elizabeth Duchess of Suffolk, Fools and jesters, Henry VII, John de la pole Earl of Lincoln, John Howard Duke of Norfolk, lapdogs, Margaret Beaufort, medieval dogs and hounds, medieval feasts and banquets, medieval recipes, pugs, Richard III, Sir William StanleyI think that by now many of you know that the Murrey & Blue blog is to end by 24 January. To those of you for whom this is the first intimation, I apologise. There may be efforts to continue it or start a new blog in its place, but the final post in its…
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A lodge is now generally understood as a small house at an entrance to a stately home, formerly occupied by a man or woman whose job it was to open the park gates for legitimate users and exclude the – er – riff-raff. Some houses have (or had) several lodges as the house had several…
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