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Relive the last journeys of Richard III….

Sep 11, 2018

buildings, Events, travel

Abbey Park, Blue Boar Inn, Bow Bridge, Bradgate Park, deMontfort Hall, Glenfield Tunnel, Henry VIII, Heritage Open Days, Jane, Leicester, Leicester Town Hall, Richard III, Winstanley House

There are events taking place in Leicester this month, but I have extracted the following from here, because it concerns Richard. :- “Heritage Open Days – across Leicester – Thurs, Sept 6- Sun, Sept 9 and Thurs, Sept 13 – Sun, Sept 16 “As part of a national initiative, Leicester’s heritage buildings, parks, universities, businesses, creative…
Thirteen very unusual facts about Leicester, and Philippa Langley’s discovery of Richard’s resting place is one of them….!

Mar 2, 2018

Events, travel

Bardon Hill, crisps, Daniel Lambert, deMontfort Hall, elephants, football, ironing, Leicester, meteorites, No such thing as a fish, Philippa Langley, podcasts, Richard III, socks, Thomas Cook

Well, these days we are all accustomed to reading about Leicester because England’s finest king is now buried there. Richard does indeed figure in this rather peculiar list of thirteen fascinating facts about the city and its county, and (for once) Philippa Langley gets full credit. Excellent. What happened to her might read like a…