Philippa Langley
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When I saw the heading of the article below, for a moment I thought another son of Richard’s had been found! But no, it’s a plaque to Edward of Middleham. It was unveiled in the Church of St Mary and St Akelda in Middleham, in the year that marks the 550th anniversary of his birth.…
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I have just watched the excellent 2021 film The Dig, about the 1939 discovery of the amazing treasures of Sutton Hoo. It stars Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan and I thoroughly enjoyed it…but then, out of interest, I read more online. And lo! Yet again the truth had been tampered with from the moment the…
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The specialist contractors (the Olivetti Group) who worked on the burial area of Richard’s Greyfriars resting place (now relocated to the Richard III Visitors Centre) have used the word “eerie” to describe the experience. Their task was to replace the protective glazing that protects it, which was cracked by a bottle accidentally dropped by a…
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Well, well, another university is accused of trying to stop other researchers’ work! See here: (https://discover.swns.com/2026/07/researchers-snubbed-by-university-in-bid-to-dig-for-king-alfreds-remains/) It’s Winchester this time, and the lost king is Alfred the Great. Oh, echoes of Leicester and Richard III. Anyway, here’s another link about this: https://discover.swns.com/2026/07/researchers-snubbed-by-university-in-bid-to-dig-for-king-alfreds-remains/ Is The Lost King 2 on the horizon….? Hmm. Probably not.
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On Sunday 5th July, the Richard III Society hosted a study day about Edward of Middleham, England’s forgotten Prince. The first presentation was by Philippa Langley, and there was so much information it was incredible! She referenced Annette Carson’s and Marie Barnfield’s research regarding the dates of birth and death of Edward, and also her…
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I’m writing this because of the article you’ll find at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/5vrc3c6z. Yet again there is a certain economy with the truth where Richard II is concerned. Because of this, we may not know much about Wat Tyler, one of the leaders of the so-called Peasants’ Revolt, but we sure as heck know…
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In February 2026, as you may recall, several of us resigned our directorships of the Richard III Society. A panel was convened by the Board to investigate our complaints, but the process has proved ineffectual, and after three months we have decided to withdraw from the attempt to make our concerns understood. Whilst we are…
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Last month we published a post on the top fifty Ricardian fiction books and now we look at the top non- fiction ones. I wasn’t surprised at the top few of these. Number one was the classic biography of Richard the Third by Paul Murray Kendall. It flows like a novel and isn’t the usual…
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By Maria Leotta It was 2017 when I first heard of a film about the life of Philippa Langley. I immediately called her to congratulate her but I knew nothing specific about the film. I followed every update, I read every article and I waited in trepidation for the trailer. When the cast was revealed,…
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10+ misunderstood historical figures, including Richard III….
Well, if there’s a list of historical figures on-line, you can be virtually certain that Richard III will crop up somewhere….usually as the bad guy. Well, thanks to Henry VII, Thomas More, John Morton, Shakespeare and just about any dumb historian since then. If ever there was a flock of sheep, historians of Richard III…
