Philippa Langley
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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…
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This link https://tinyurl.com/zjr9h9jx will take you to yet another rather peculiar list, this time of so-called awful in-laws from the distant and near past. Needless to say, Richard III features (doesn’t he always?). Mind you, the article includes the 16th Earl of Warwick, but in fact it concerns Richard III’s dealings with Elizabeth Woodville, the…
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Philippa Langley spoke at The Oldie Literary Lunch in London at the iconic Liberal Club in Whitehall on 15 July. There were three speakers on the day, all speaking after lunch, and they had ten minutes each. The other speakers with her were author and historian, Lucy Moore and author and TV presenter, David Hepworth.…
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It’s all going to be happening in Cirencester next month when the Cirencester History Festival is held, as you can read here https://tinyurl.com/bddup7fr. Tickets will be on sale, along with the release of the full events programme, on Friday 5 September 2025. “….A star-studded lineup featuring famous broadcasters, bestselling authors and experts on world affairs…
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Following Philippa Langley’s successful visit to Malvern a few weeks ago, the Malvern Community Partnership has arranged a coach trip to St Matthew’s Church, Coldridge in Devon on Thursday, 25 September. Those who are interested in the history of Richard III and the “Princes in the Tower” will want to see the all-important stained-glass window…
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A short while ago (June 2025) I wrote that the wonderful Philippa Langley was coming to Malvern to give talks as part of the annual Midsummer Malvern event. Well, now she has been and if you go to this link you can read all about it: https://tinyurl.com/2p9jzkz2 The first talk was at Little Malvern Priory,…
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