Richard III
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© Annette Carson, 2026 In January 1486 Henry VII decided to repeal Richard III’s Act of Succession, Titulus Regius. The repeal had no legal effect, as I have argued in my paper ‘Investigating Henry VII’s Repeal of Titulus Regius’: this is because Richard had already been king for six months before the confirmatory Act came…
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I’m afraid that to my mind Thomas Arundel was a very unpleasant creep. Given full rein, he’d have been England’s Torquemada! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_de_Torquemada) The fellow had no redeeming features that I could see. He was everything that was vile and obnoxious about the high-ranking Men of God of his time. More the Baby-eating Archbishop of Bath…
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If you go to this link (https://tinyurl.com/4bv85ppr) you’ll find: “….If you like a good plot, a historical setting with plenty of twists and turns, betrayal, romance, and a surprise ending then Blood and White Roses is just the novel for you…..” So writes Natalie Key, Female First Book reviewer, about the new novel Blood and…
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A 900-year-old Anglo-Saxon place of worship has been discovered underneath a church during excavation work. St Cuthbert’s (one of Richard III’s favourite saints) in Darlington has been undergoing a £2.5m restoration project to make it more accessible and the archaeological discovery was made while lowering the Victorian floor. Read more from the BBC here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2eyn755gxo
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By Sue Lamb Richard was doing his very best to look dignified and regal as usual. He was standing near his tomb, his arms folded, trying to project an air of ‘Plantagenet power’ in case any tourists with cameras wandered by. He’d been practising his ‘look’ in front of the mirror in the Gents conveniences…
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LAUS TIBI CHRISTE – PRAISE TO YOU CHRIST The glorious vaulted ceiling of the Langton Chapel, Winchester Cathedral. With many thanks to Karen White Pictures for this beautiful photo. REBLOGGED FROM A MEDIEVAL POTPOURRI @sparkypus.com Before touching upon the main subject of this post, Thomas Langton, we are going to take a little detour…
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Time for some more utter tosh about nasty, mean, beastly,, heartless, murderous Richard III. Not that Henry VII fares well either: “….Henry VII was not a fun guy. He was strict, severe, and unbearably cheap. Records from his early reign show that he never parted with a penny he didn’t have to, and he tracked…
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“….Sir Thomas Markenfield was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1484 and fought on the side of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth….” When it comes to the great old houses/castles of Britain, a lot have links to Richard III. Markenfield Hall in Yorkshire is one such. The Sir Thomas Marlenfeld in the quote above…
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We always bunch the participants in the Peasants’ Revolt together as something akin to Bulwer-Lytton’s great unwashed . But were they the great unwashed? No, according to new research. (See https://theconversation.com/who-were-the-peasants-of-the-1381-peasants-revolt-new-database-has-answers-278011.) Many of them were almost wealthy by 14th-century standards, and women played a great part in what happened. What they didn’t have was armour!…
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Heads up, ladies and gentlemen:- “….The Ancient High House in Stafford is the setting for the insight into the king’s life on Saturday, May 9, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm….Titled ‘Richard III & Shakespeare’, the event will be led by acclaimed historian and author Matt Lewis…..” To read more, please go to this link: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sentinel/20260410/281891599838394 The…
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