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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On September 28, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Wenceslas, a 10th-century Bohemian duke and martyr. St. Wenceslas is known for his piety, patronage of the poor, and his role in converting Bohemia to Christianity. He converted his nation to Christianity and was known for his kindness, generosity, and piety. He was martyred by his brother,…
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Another of Richard’s Scandinavian ancestors is King Olav II (Saint Olav) of Norway. Here is his story. Saint Olav/Olaf (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was canonised at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimketel, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030.…
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This link—https://tinyurl.com/ycxfcmnu—is to a video about the archaeology and research that has been going on for a long time at the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field. This work has uncovered “….a multitude of incredibly well-preserved objects that provide new insight into where the Battle of Bosworth took place, what sort of weapons were…
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I’ve had the honour of reviewing and contributing to some of the Legendary Ten Seconds’ past output, and am delighted to have the chance to share my thoughts on this new album, which is entitled Ricardian Churchward. As Ian “Ricardian” Churchward’s lyrics relate in the opening track of his latest compilation, he writes and sings…
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Here is the next in our ‘An Interview With…’ series. Ian Churchward, lives in Torquay in South Devon and his main hobby is writing and recording songs as The Legendary Ten Seconds. He is also very interested in anything to do with Richard III and he is a member of the Richard III Society. Joanne…
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Historic Royal Palaces has solved one mystery about the bones in the urn in Westminster Abbey. How they’ve done it is not divulged, but they KNOW the bones are those of two boys, aged about 12 and 10. “….In 1674, two skeletons were unearthed at the Tower. The bones were re-examined in 1933 and proved…
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I confess to not knowing much about Andrew Slade before reading this article—https://shorturl.at/Zcc6T—but quite clearly he is an acting force to be reckoned with. And as he not only starred in this play about Richard III, but also wrote it, he is a great adornment to the world of theatre. The object of Andrew’s play…
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Well, here’s an intriguing little revelation about a medieval property scam to benefit the Twynyho family at Soulton Hall, Shropshire. The trickery took place in 1395, and the Twynyhos still held Soulton Hall in 1483 when Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham*, was captured by Richard III right on the estate’s border. What was the…
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