Leicester cathedral
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The much anticipated stained glass windows created by renowned artist Tom Denny, whose work can be seen at Durham and Gloucester Cathedrals, amongst others, are set to arrive at Leicester Cathedral next week. They depict scenes inspired by the life of Richard III and will be installed in St Katharine’s chapel, which is directly adjacent…
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Those of you who attended part of Richard III’s reburial week, or visited St. Martin’s Cathedral and the Visitors’ Centre subsequently, may have wandered off into the east of the city centre along Cank Street, Silver Street by the old arcades, or even the High Street, past. At the end of High Street, into which…
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I was quite amazed to find out last week, when visiting Leicester Cathedral, that the small coat of arms that can be seen on the front part of the tomb was made by a skilled craftsman called Thomas Greenaway, who is one of only a handful of people who use the 16th Century craft of…
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STILL LOOKING FOR RICHARD
“Tudor” propaganda, “Tudors”, Battle of Bosworth, Charles Ross, Clements Markham, dictionaries, Edward V, Henry VII, illegitimacy, Josephine Tey, Leicester cathedral, London, NPG, Olivier, Paul Murray Kendall, PreContract, reinterment, Richard III, Shakespeare, Stanley Baker, Thomas More, Titulus RegiusIntroduction According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the noun Ricardianism means ‘support for or advocacy of Richard III’. Even though I have been a supporter of king Richard III for almost six decades, I am reluctant to describe myself as a Ricardian since it implies a narrow interest in one man. I prefer to…
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… Richard III’s reburial week covered the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and these stunning photographs were taken (by J.L. Mungovin) at daybreak near the Autumnal Equinox.
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Richard’s reburial week clearly isn’t the end of the story: http://m.leicestermercury.co.uk/Richard-III-s-tomb-Smithsonian-Institution-s-25/story-27824765-detail/story.html
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Deans Close School (Cheltenham) to hold ‘Richard III’ Edinburgh Fringe preview at Tewkesbury Abbey….
The above photograph is from http://www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/ The following article can be read at http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Deans-Close-School-hold-Richard-III-Edinburgh/story-27602320-detail/story.html#2. However, the intrusive and downright obstructive presence of numerous annoying adverts makes reading it there a slow and very disagreeable experience. So I’ve copied the main gist of it. “Deans Close School (Cheltenham) to hold ‘Richard III’ Edinburgh Fringe preview at Tewkesbury…
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As we have reported previously on Ricardian music, this week’s news brings us additional information about a new piece – a cantata written by Benjamin Vaughan and Philip Gross. According to the Leicester Cathedral Facebook page: “The King in the Car Park comprises nine movements in a variety of musical styles as diverse as jazz,…
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So now we know. The funeral of Richard III will take place from 22nd to 27th March, 2015, beginning with a procession of his remains through villages on the return route from the site of his death to the Cathedral in Leicester. There he will lie in state for three days prior to the reburial…
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