The Guardian

More totally unnecessary digs at Richard III….

Nov 17, 2023

buildings, law, religion, sources

“Princes”, coronation robes, coronations, Elizabeth I, exchequer bills, innuendo, National Archives, Richard III, Sean Cunningham, The Guardian, Tower of London, Wydevilles

This article is courtesy of one Sean Cunningham, historian. 😠 The article is informative about various National Archive documents that concern past coronations. They are very interesting. For instance, they reveal the preservation of “….bills submitted to the exchequer for the robes worn by past monarchs such as Elizabeth I when she was crowned in…
How to cast a “Richard III”

Mar 3, 2023

buildings, law, religion, Science, The play’s the thing

actors, Arthur Hughes, Daily Mail, disability, reviews, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, scoliosis, Stratford, The Guardian, Three Estates, William Shakespeare

Here is a Guardian article about Arthur Hughes, who qualifies for the role in that he is male, disabled (in a subtle way) and was only thirty when chosen by the Royal Shakespeare Company, as was Richard III in June 1483 when chosen by the Three Estates. He isn’t an octogenarian, a woman or pretending…
The Lost Plot (by the Guardian) and ‘The Lost King’ Exhibition

Feb 2, 2023

anniversaries, art, battles, buildings, films, Science

“Princes”, All Hallows Church, Henry IV, Henry VIII, Iron Age, Jonathan Jones, Mortimer boys, Mortimer’s Cross, Paul Delaroche, Richard III Society, Roman cemetery, Steve Coogan, Tanner and Wright, The Guardian, The Lost King, The Wallace Collection, Tower of London

A number of film critics have now viewed the new Steve Coogan movie, THE LOST KING, about the finding of Richard III’s remains. Reviews have been mixed but generally quite positive; I imagine it might be one of those ‘marmite’ films, which viewers either love or loathe. A exhibition in The Wallace Collection had also…
The passing of James Butler, sculptor of the most loved statue of Richard III….

Jul 25, 2022

anniversaries, art, buildings, religion

James Butler, Leicester cathedral, obituaries, Richard III, sculptures, statues, The Guardian

James Butler, the sculptor who created the matchless statue of Richard III outside Leicester Cathedral, has died aged 90. RIP, and thank you for a work that is inspirational to all Ricardians. . You can read his obituary here. A quick search online will reveal many more such acknowledgements of the man who was,…
A meat-rich diet was to carry Satan’s price-tag for monks….

Feb 27, 2022

culture, law, religion

abbeys, digestion, English Heritage, Food, Kirkstall Abbey, meat, monks, Muchelney Abbey, papal law, quadrupeds, Somerset, The Guardian, Yorkshire

I’ve written before about the food eaten by medieval monks, and have now come upon another article, this time in The Guardian. It tells of the dire consequences that followed when monks eventually had a meat-rich diet. The Guardian article was prompted by English Heritage research into “the day-to-day lives and digestive troubles of…
Gainsborough Old Hall was built in 1460…therefore it HAS to be Tudor….!

Jul 2, 2021

battles, buildings, genealogy

“Tudor” era, Anglesey, Battle of Bosworth, English Heritage, Gainsborough Hall, half-timbered buildings, Henry VII, Lincolnshire, mediaeval buildings, Plantagenets, renaissance, Richard III, Sir Thomas Burgh, The Guardian

Well, if Richard III was entertained there, Gainsborough Old Hall can’t have always been Tudor! This article even says as much in a heading: “….Lincolnshire house, built in 1460, has been a theatre, preaching house, pub and masonic temple….” Excuse me, but 1460 was Plantagenet, not Tudor. Maybe it’s a Guardian error. (Perish the thought.)…
A strange way of hinting that Richard murdered his nephews….

Aug 8, 2020

buildings, law, religion

“Princes”, Anmer Hall, Archbishop Cranmer, Buckingham Palace, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Edward VII, executions, ghosts, Hampton Court, Henry VIII, Henry Wapole, India, John Gwynne, Katherine Howard, Lucy Worsley, Richard III, The Guardian, Tower of London, Windsor Castle

I found this article to be rather awkward to read, due to the layout, so have extracted the part that will concern Ricardians, i.e. the ‘ghosts’ of the boys in the Tower. It’s nothing new, but I thought you might be interested. “….Prince Edward V and Prince Richard, Duke of York, just 12…
The worst king in our history….?

Jun 28, 2020

anniversaries

“Tudors”, Charles I, Edward VIII, Henry VIII, The Guardian, Wolf Hall, worst kings

This article is from 2015, but I’ve only just seen it. Amazingly, Richard III doesn’t even get a mention among the “worst kings in history”! So, either the list compiler slipped up, or they’ve finally realised he was one of the good guys! Oh, and no question who took first place! Rightly so.