Richard III
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What follows was written entirely by Caroline Tilley, Senior Reporter of the Daily Gazette/Essex County Standard Secret marriages, scandalous affairs and one of the best-kept secrets in English history…. WHEN you have helped to unearth arguably the greatest historical find of the 21st century, some people might decide to put their feet up. Not Dr John…
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The above illustration is of Edward IV receiving a book from Anthony Woodville. With the king are his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, and his heir, the future Edward V. Looking at it, I found myself wondering if the man in blue and ermine, third from left, might be Richard III. As Duke of Gloucester, of course.…
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I and my friend, Susan Lamb, have just released our first (but hopefully not last) collaboration, ‘Dickon’s Diaries’ – a collection of anecdotes from our favourite king about his life in ‘Muddleham’ with Anne, his ‘quene’, and his ‘loyalle servaunt’, Lovell. It is based on the popular Facebook page, ‘Dickon for his Dames’, but is…
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… “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…
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Richard III’s body is brought back to Leicester. Artwork by Victor Ambrus We all know the grim, but glorious way poor Richard met his death, his body maltreated at the callous behest of Henry Tudor – who was destined to die in his own bed. He isn’t listed in the link below, but his was…
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This sounds a good idea to me. DNA is so very important, that the history of its discovery and development is important too. http://blooloop.com/link/leicester-dna-centre/
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Well, we knew before that Richard Armitage would like to play Richard III, and it seems he still does. I thought then that he wanted to play the real Richard, and to a point he still does, but it seems he’s prepared to take on the Shakespeare Richard as well. Shame!!! http://www.broadway.com/buzz/186905/love-love-loves-richard-armitage-on-dancing-like-a-teenager-backstage-his-royal-bucket-list-role-more/
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I quote” “This controversial study argues that although Richard was indeed guilty of, or implicated in, most, if not all of the crimes of which he has been accused, this ruthless, inscrutable man was also very religious, an austere practitioner of a chivalrous code of ethics, a public benefactor and protector of the Church, a…
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This time it is Robert I, who claimed the Scottish throne in 1306 and whose descendants have reigned there ever since, except for the Commonwealth years. The legendary warrior and probable leprosy sufferer was buried in Dunfermline Abbey and disinterred nearly two centuries ago. Note that the reconstruction work from his skull was done by…
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LORD OF THE NORTH
“Tudor” “sources”, AJ Pollard, Anne Sutton, Annette Carson, arbitration, Armstrong, Charles Ross, Council of the North, Dockray, Earl of Northumberland, Edward IV, elections, fishgarths, Fran, Francis Viscount Lovell, Gairdner, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VII, Hicks, hunting, John Earl of Lincoln, John Kendall, John Morton, justice, Lady Margaret Beaufort, Lansdale and Boon, Lawrence Booth, Long Parliament, Lord High Constable, Lord of the North, Lord Scrope of Bolton, Lord Slim, loyalty, Mancini, Middleham, Nevilles, offices, Paul Murray Kendall, Peter Hammond, Piers Gaveston, Pontefract, Rachel Reid, Reformation, Richard III, riots, Robert Aske, Sandal Castle, Sandhurst, Scotland, Scottish Marches, Sir James Harrington, Sir James Tyrrell, Sir Peter de la Billiere, Sir Ralph Assheton, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Sir Robert Percy, Thomas Lord Stanley, William Langland, Winston Churchill, Woodvilles, York civic records, YorkshireRichard duke of Gloucester: courage, loyalty, lordship and law[1] “ Men and kings must be judged in the testing moments of their lives Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because, as has been said, it is the quality that guarantees all others.” (Winston Churchill 1931) Introduction I do not suppose…
