Julius Caesar
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Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: To begin this post, I will confess to having an attachment to the date of birth that Richard III wrote in his personal prayer-book. In his own hand, he inscribed next to the entry for October 2 the words “hac die natus erat Ricardus Rex anglie IIIus apud ffoderingay Anno…
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Why it had to be the Tower
“Tudor” “sources”, “withered arm”, Annette Carson, Crowland, Edward V, Henry VII, John Morton, John Russell, Julius Caesar, King’s Council, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lord Protector of the Realm, Mancini, plots, red herrings, Richard III, strawberries, Thomas Rotherham, Three Estates, Tower of London, Woodvilles
Many Ricardians, although convinced of Richard’s innocence in certain matters, have been perplexed by his apparent uncharacteristic actions concerning the precipitous execution of William, Lord Hastings at the Tower. Annette Carson has investigated the contemporary evidence and come up with a very plausible theory – she admits it is just that, a theory, but…
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