Richard III
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Murrey and Blue would like to wish our readers a very Merrie Christmas and a wonderful new year! Christmas scene in a 15th century manuscript by e-codices via Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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Lovage (Levisticum officinale), a tall, leafy perennial with a strong scent, was popular in mediaeval times, used for medicinal purposes, in cooking and famously, in love potions because of its name, from Middle English ‘love-ache’, where ‘ache’ meant parsley. Its use dates back to the 12th century. Medicinal Uses- Medieval people used all the parts…
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Lady Godiva (or Godgifu, meaning gift of God), was not just a legend – she was real! And, what’s more, she was Richard III’s ancestor. Here’s how: From Sibyl de Neufmarché, follow the pink dots back (right to left) through Richard’s family tree. Lady Godiva, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who was the wife of…
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Have you ever thought about what happened to Richard’s clothes and jewellery? It would be amazing to find out about the fate of his belongings and it was during my research about this topic that I came across a very intriguing joust that took place from the 28th to the 30th August 1839 in the…
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Summary of a talk by Laura Cardy Shortly after joining the Richard III Society, I was invited to contribute to The Missing Princes Project, initiated by Philippa Langley. My task focused on an intriguing question: might St John’s Abbey in Colchester have played a role in the fate of Richard of York, the younger of…
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They present a summary of some of the current articles in the Ricardian Bulletin. Here is what is in the current episode: Episode 4: ‘Maximilian I, Richard III and the Princes in the Tower’ In the latest edition of The Ricardian Podcast we are joined by historian, presenter and author Matthew Lewis and Wendy Moorhen,…
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by Ian Wilson Why do the Wars of the Roses feel like endless vendettas? At first glance, because the language of honour hadn’t changed: nobles still cried, “My blood has been offended,” or “My lineage must be avenged.” That patina of chivalry, though, concealed something very different. The talk set out to understand why so…
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Here is a new song about Richard III’s visit to Exeter – have a listen! It has a very nice melody and some great mediaeval vibes. Click here! If you like it, here is the link to buy it for just 50p: Here These are the lyrics of the song: After leaving Salisbury he headed…
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The link below just cropped up in my Facebook feed, alleging that, because Richard III’s Y-DNA didn’t match the modern supposed bearers of the Y chromosome, it would cause a royal scandal regarding who is the rightful monarch of the UK. Also it states that the ‘false paternity’ occurred between Edward III and Richard III,…
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“….Back during this time [1381] King Richard III was on the throne….” Quote taken from https://tinyurl.com/3558yumz. It would seem that the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, during which the famous rebel leader Wat Tyler was murdered, has become somewhat fashionable. Articles about it are frequently dropping into my in-box and there is even to be a…
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