Edward VIII

That magic cooking pot of Tudor lies provides endless proof of Richard III’s guilt….honest….!

Jun 2, 2025

history, medieval characters, research, Richard III, Uncategorized, Usurpers to throne

Edward V, Edward VIII, Galliard, House of Tudor, House of York, Professor Tim Thornton, Richard III, Tower of London, Tracy Borman

Well, Ms Boring Borman is at it again, repeating the Tudor lies about Richard III having definitely murdered his nephews in the Tower. (see https://shorturl.at/Sf6se) Yes, yes, it’s the old stuff that Professor Tim Thornton claims to have discovered all by himself. Well, as it’s been known about for years, methinks he’s guilty of a…
Dan Snow video on some of our kings and queens, including Richard III….

Mar 23, 2025

armour, battles, culture, films, history, medieval characters, Richard III, The play’s the thing, Uncategorized, Usurpers to throne

“Princes”, Battle of Bosworth, Colin Firth, Dan Snow, Edward I, Edward II, Edward VII, Edward VIII, George III, George IV, George V, George VI, Henry V, Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Olivier, Nigel Hawthorne, Olivia Colman, Patrick McGoohan, Piers Gaveston, Queen Anne, Richard III

Dan Snow may be a popular historian, always on TV, always praised and admired, but he seldom comes in for any thumbs-up from Ricardians. Well, like most of today’s TV-historians, he’s pro-Tudor. And that, folks, means putting their Rosa Klebb boots into Richard III. So when this link https://shorturl.at/nlCnD turned up and I saw it…
Inside Windsor Castle

Jun 3, 2024

anniversaries, art, buildings, genealogy, Science, television reviews

ATS, birthplaces, central heating, Channel Five, Charles I, Edward III, Edward VII, Edward VIII, electricity, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, English Civil War, Food, George III, George IV, George V, George VI, Henry VIII, House of Windsor, imprisonment, J.J. Chalmers, make-up, Prince Albert, Queen’s Lodge, Raksha Dave, Richard III, security, Stuarts, The Crown Jewels, Victoria, Wallis Simpson, William I, Windsor Castle, Xand van Tulleken

This is another new Channel Five series, as they have broadcast about royal palaces before. Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and JJ Chalmers explore the subject well, covering the architecture, health and make-up, but quite a few important monarchs are omitted: William I who conceived it, Edward III who was born there, Richard III who…
A Royal guide to … Wales

Apr 25, 2024

anniversaries, battles, buildings, culture, genealogy, heraldry, television reviews

“Tudors”, aberfan, Arthur “Tudor”, Balmoral, banners, Battle of Bosworth, birth dates, Caernarfon Castle, Channel Four, Charles “III”, coronets, dragon, Edmund “Tudor”, Edward II, Edward VI, Edward VIII, Gwynedd, Harold II, harps, Henry VII, Henry VIII, investitures, John Ashdown-Hill, Master James of St. George, Normans, regalia, Rhuddlan Castle, statues, Victoria, Wales

This excellent documentary was featured on Channel Four during March. It told of Wales’ existence as a Kingdom before the Normans arrived and sought to reinforce their borders and the last Principality was suppressed about a year before the future Edward II was born at his father’s greatest military outpost at Caernarfon. It discussed the…
Behind Stanley lines (2004)

Jan 20, 2024

anniversaries, buildings, religion

Chester, Chester Cathedral, Chester city walls, coach visits, Deva Stadium, Earls of Chester, Edward VIII, football, Liverpool, Love Lane, red light district, shops, Stanleys, The Rows

In that year, I visited the Roman city of Chester for the first weekend in March. It has a fantastic cathedral and the best British walls except those at York , together with modern shops arranged in “The Rows”, a very old red light district and a subsequently built Deva Stadium for football. It is…
Are you still a thoroughly top-notch, summit-of-the-heap king without a coronation….?

Jun 22, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, law, religion

Abdication, ceremony, coronations, Edward V, Edward VIII, health, Henry IV, Henry VII, holy oil, House of Mortimer, Jane, Parliament, Pontefract Castle, Richard of Shrewsbury, uncrowned monarchs

Does anyone know what would happen if a newly succeeding medieval king were too unwell to undergo the rigours of a coronation? Would such a ceremony merely be postponed in the hope of his recovery? What would happen if he didn’t recover, but eventually died still without having had a coronation? Did the omission somehow…
Henry VII’s lavish gift to his daughter….

Mar 1, 2021

anniversaries, battles, The play’s the thing

“Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Crecy, daffodils, david Lloyd George, Ebeneezer Scrooge, Edward the Black Prince, Edward VIII, Elizabeth I, Food, Henry V, Henry VII, investiture, leeks, Margaret “Tudor”, Mary “Tudor”, parsimony, Princes of Wales, Shakespeare, St. David’s Day, vegetables, Wales

Oh dear, how very Henry VII. I’ve just read in this link that because the leek was the emblem of the Welsh, on one St David’s Day he presented a leek to his daughter. A real leek, that is, not one studded with precious stones. Talk about a cheap gift! I’m sure she was thrilled.…
The worst king in our history….?

Jun 28, 2020

anniversaries

“Tudors”, Charles I, Edward VIII, Henry VIII, The Guardian, Wolf Hall, worst kings

This article is from 2015, but I’ve only just seen it. Amazingly, Richard III doesn’t even get a mention among the “worst kings in history”! So, either the list compiler slipped up, or they’ve finally realised he was one of the good guys! Oh, and no question who took first place! Rightly so.
Royal redundancies….

Oct 11, 2019

law

Abdication, Akihito, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Charles I, deposition, Edward VIII, Mary Stuart, Richard III

Throughout history, members of royal families have not always died peacefully in bed. Some have abdicated, like Edward VIII, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and, this very month, the Japanese Emperor Akihito. Some were despatched bloodily, like Mary, Queen of Scots, Charles I and, of course, Richard III. Those who died peacefully in their beds…
Films about the monarchy in Britain….

Jun 7, 2019

anniversaries, battles, films, law, religion, The play’s the thing

Alexander III, Andrea Riseborough, Anne, Anne Boleyn, annulments, Arthur, Bannockburn, Braveheart, Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Claire Foy, Colin Firth, Dumfries, Earls of Carrick, Edward I, Edward II, Edward VIII, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Emily Blunt, executions, George III, George VI, Helen Mirren, Henry VIII, insanity, Jenna Coleman, John Comyn, Judi Dench, Mary Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Stuart, Mel Gibson, monarchs, Mrs. Brown, Nigel Hawthorne, Olivia Colman, Outlaw King, Reformation, Regency, Robert I, Saoirse Ronan, Scarlett Johansson, Scotland, Shakespeare, The Crown, The Favourite, The Hollow Crown, The King’s Speech, The Madness of George III, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Queen, The Young Victoria, Victoria, Victoria and Abdul, W.E., Wallis Simpson, William Wallace

Not that I think William Wallace counts as part of the British monarchy. I don’t believe Old Longshanks would have had any of that! Anyway, to read an article about films concerning various kings and queens, go here. But where’s King Arthur?????