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Margaret of Burgundy

Perhaps they should call it …

Jan 13, 2017

Alternative History, genealogy, television reviews

BBC2, Cambridge University, Cecily Duchess of York, Charles the Bold, Edward IV, Edward V, historical ignorance, Jeremy Paxman, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Margaret of Burgundy, Richard III, television programmes, University Challenge

… “Primary School Challenge”? According to one of the Cambridge teams on January 9th, Edward IV and Edward V had the same mother. According to Jeremy Paxman, Margaret “Beaufort” was married to the Duke of Burgundy. To be fair, she did marry four times, even though the first was annulled. Oh dear. Weshall have to…
The True History of King Richard III (Part 3)

Dec 28, 2015

Alternative History, humour

Anne of Exeter, Baynard’s Castle, Berkhamsted, Castle Barnard, Cecily Duchess of York, Edmund Duke of Somerset, Edmund of Rutland, Edward IV, Elizabeth of Suffolk, Fotheringhay, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, John Duke of Suffolk, Lord Clifford, Ludlow, Margaret of Anjou, Margaret of Burgundy, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, satire

The True History of King Richard III – Part 3 Interlude It is now time for a little housekeeping and explanation. The political situation between 1455 and 1459 is too boring and complicated to go into here. Suffice it to say that sometimes the Duke of York was in power, and sometimes the Duke of…
William Caxton and the Birth of English Printing

Aug 18, 2015

art

Anthony Woodville, Aubert, Bible, Canterbury Tales, Caxton, Edward IV, Geoffrey Chaucer, Gutenberg, Innocent VIII, J. Pierpont Morgan Museum and Library, London dialect, Margaret of Burgundy, museums, New York, printing, Richard III, Thomas Malory

It is always a pleasure to visit the sumptuous J. Pierpont Morgan Museum and Library located in the Murray Hill section of New York City. Built in 1906, designed by the esteemed architectural firm of McKim, Meade and White, it is breathtakingly beautiful as well as a unique source of medieval riches, housing one of the smallest…

Margaret of Burgundy

Perhaps they should call it …

The True History of King Richard III (Part 3)

William Caxton and the Birth of English Printing