Yorkshire
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Did someone acquire a nice little New Year treat? At noon on 4th January, in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, the books in the above illustration were up for auction. https://www.the-saleroom.com/…/lot-02e2b5da-0bc6-4ca7-a3ff-… Here’s the description of Lot Number 58:- “RICHARD III Buck (George) The History of the Life and Reigne of Richard the Third, 1647, London, W. Wilson, 4to,…
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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…
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No, NOT this Stamford Bridge, but two hundred miles further north, somewhere by the River Derwent in the East Riding. So please try to avoid any more football references, except for the violent Norwegian game plan, the travel plans of the teams (sorry, armies) and the fixture congestion being contributory factors to the Anglo-Saxon defeat…
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Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum For me, being a “Ricardian traveler” doesn’t necessarily mean that you only visit places where Richard III — as a child, the Duke of Gloucester or the King — lived. It means exploring towns, castles, battlefields, and churches which have some association to…
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Originally posted on RICARDIAN LOONS: Lady on Horseback, mid-15th c., British Museum My previous Travel Tales blog talked about the Forest of Bowland and Skipton. Today, we’re going to two places that sometimes get forgotten by the traveler who is interested in visiting places having some Richard III connections: Rievaulx Abbey and Helmsley Castle. ?…
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This event on Saturday, 17th October 2015, has to be an absolute must for any Ricardians able to get there. Wrong end of the country for me, I’m sorry to say. http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/13834940.Richard_III_study_day_to_be_held_in_Barnard_Castle/ Katie Richardson, Reporter (Teesdale), Thursday 8th October 2015.
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What happened in 1483 was certainly a revolution of sorts, however you dress it up. It is therefore rather naive to expect that everything ought to have been done in strict accordance with common and statute law. After all, it wasn’t in 1399 or 1461, was it? If you think Richard III’s election to the…
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Is it right or wrong to build modern homes adjoining Sheriff Hutton’s ancient church? I can’t help thinking that more suitable land could be found elsewhere. Our places of beauty and heritage are disappearing fast. We should value and protect them. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13600276.Protest_about_village_home_plans/
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