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discoveries

Columbus didn’t discover America, Henry Tudor got there first . . . !

Oct 31, 2020

anniversaries, humour, travel

America, Columbus, discoveries, gold, Henry VII, irish holy men, renaissance, troglodytes

I know this book (cover pictured below) is serious, well researched and is no doubt an excellent read . . . but come ON, forget Columbus, the Vikings and early Irish holy men, we all know Henry VII got there first, on his way to settle the small obstacle of Richard III. The Tudor proboscis…
15th-century ‘love’ ring found near Harrogate….

Oct 27, 2016

archaeology

discoveries, metal detecting, rings. Harrogate, Yorkshire

This beautiful ‘love’ ring was dug up in a field near Harrogate. The article suggests that it is 15th century and therefore Tudor, but I cannot help thinking it is more likely to be Plantagenet, and if in Yorkshire, then maybe connected to the House of York. Oh, I know, wishful thinking. But why…