Fotheringhay
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The King In The Lab – Richard III’s Dissolute Diet
alcohol, Atkins diet, Battle of Bosworth, Channel Four, David Grummitt, DNA evidence, Dominic Smee, Dr. A.L. Lamb, Edward IV, evidence, Food, Fotheringhay, Ian Mortimer, isotopes, Ludlow, Medieval Diet, Myths, nitrogen, Professor Jane Evans, Richard III, Science, scoliosis, teeth, von Poppelau, waterOriginally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: I recently had the opportunity to attend a talk by Professor Jane Evans of the British Geological Survey, co-author of the multi-isotope analysis which explored what the last Plantagenet king of England ate and drank. As I mentioned in a previous science post, this study formed the basis for the…
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Richard III by Ian Churchward and The Legendary Ten Seconds Track Titles Sheriff Hutton Richard Liveth Yet Written At Rising Act III, Scene IV The Year of Three Kings Hollow Crown Remember My Name Lord Lovell’s Lullaby Requiem Royal Title Ambion Hill Additional narrative notes are also provided (see below). Having read the Legendary Ten…
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The True History of King Richard III (Part 2)
Anne of Exeter, Baynard’s Castle, Berkhamsted, Cecily Duchess of York, Earl of Northumberland, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Duke of Somerset, Henry VI, John Duke of Somerset, John Duke of Suffolk, Lord Clifford, Lord Egremont, Ludlow, Margaret Duchess of Burgundy, Margaret of Anjou, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard of Salisbury, Richard of Warwick, Sandal Castle, satire, Sir Richard Croft, St. AlbansThe Battle of St. Albans, 1455. Having been two years in the womb, Richard was naturally a forward child, and in no time at all he was not only walking but wearing a little suit of armour. The Duke of York had this made for him by the village blacksmith, an advanced craftsman who doubled…
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Fotheringhay Castle October 1452. The Duchess of York – aka the Rose of Raby – was not feeling very rose-like. Unsurprising, as she had been pregnant for two whole years. I mean, you know how big some women get after nine months, so after two years she was big. With a capital B. And awkward, and uncomfortable,…
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Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Richard III fascinates people because his story has so many profound mysteries. Take, for instance, the case of the disappeared Princes in the Tower. Or the execution of William, Lord Hastings. These two events have filled up hundreds of pages of speculation in books, have spawned endless social media threads,…
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River Ure from Worton Bridge The River Nene, flowing far away On past the castle of Fotheringhay Passing the good news away to the sea Richard Plantagenet, newborn is he Youngest son to the Duke and Duchess With joy we greet you and wish you success Chorus: Three rivers he knew Three rivers passed…
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Book Review: “The Royal Funerals of the House of York at Windsor” by Anne Sutton and Livia Visser-Fuchs with R. A. Griffiths.
Anne Sutton, Bermondsey Abbey, Edward IV, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth Woodville, Fotheringhay, George of Bedford, Grace Plantagenet, Henry VII, Livia Visser-Fuchs, Lord Maltravers, Mary of York, Ralph Griffiths, Royal College of Arms, Sir William Parr, Wardrobe accounts, Westminster Abbey, William Berkeley, WindsorBased upon articles originally appearing in The Ricardian from 1997-1999, Royal Funerals is probably one of the most comprehensive treatments of Yorkist burials at Windsor, and an excellent companion piece to Sutton/Visser-Fuchs’ The Reburial of Richard Duke of York: 21-30 July 1476. Together, these texts offer not only detailed analyses of royal English funerals from…
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http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/royal-history/art520834-charter-reveals-how-richard-iii-planned-to-make-scarborough-an-independent-county One of the new myths to pop up since the discovery of the remains of Richard the Third (particularly by the denialists) is that The King had very little genuine connection to the county of Yorkshire, much less strong affection for it. And yet, in this recent article posted in Culture 24, a rare…
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As we have observed before, Shakespeare’s plays tend to be historically inaccurate but they make good cultural history for his own lifetime. As an example, we took King Lear (probably written 1605-6), in which Cordelia was executed for political reasons, something that almost never happened to women before 1536, in England or Scotland. Similarly, the…