History Archives - Nerdalicious

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires with Sara Cockerill

May 27, 2020

“Writing about Eleanor of Aquitaine has been a very different experience to writing about Eleanor of Castile. With the latter, my almost universal experience was that people had no idea at all who she was. In... Read More...

The Coronation of Richard III: Part III – Food, Glorious Food

Pamela Furmidge

May 20, 2020

History, History of Food

When the remains of Richard III were formally identified in 2012, it led to new discoveries about his life and times. Among the results of various investigations, it was determined that in the last two years of... Read More...

The Coronation of Richard III Part II: Fabric, Clothing and the Great Wardrobe

Pamela Furmidge

April 22, 2020

History

When Richard III decided that his coronation would take place only ten days after the day he had taken possession of the realm by a secular enthronement in Westminster Hall, he would have known that the individ... Read More...

The Coronation of Richard III: Part One

Pamela Furmidge

February 17, 2020

History

To modern eyes, the coronation of a British monarch is one of spectacle. The processions through the streets of London, the gold state coach, the backdrop of Westminster Abbey, the jewels, the costumes and the ... Read More...

Jane Seymour projected the persona people demanded of her: An interview with Adrienne Dillard

Olga Hughes

November 16, 2019

Books, History, Interviews

It is difficult to try and define which of Henry VIII’s queens have been the most maligned, because they have all been the victims of misogyny, stereotyping or scapegoating, often in the pursuit of entertainmen... Read More...

Bulletin From Britain – The Lost Beatles Interview

C S Hughes

January 26, 2018

History, Music

Following the runaway success of the albums Please Please Me and With The Beatles in 1963 and a string of number one singles including From Me To You, She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand, the Fab Four's ... Read More...

Richard III before Bosworth Field by James Walton

Olga Hughes

May 30, 2017

History, Poet's Stage

I was walking on a local beach known for its dinosaur fossils, playing with pebbles and sea weed, thinking about the elapse of time in waves, and how the same amount of water has always existed, and... Read More...

The problems of Richard III’s Y chromosome; the problems relating to the burials at Clare Priory, and the problems of working with Historic England

John Ashdown-Hill

May 22, 2017

History

In 2004, following the request of colleagues in Belgium, I discovered the mtDNA sequence of King Richard III and his siblings. Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only in the all-female line. In that same year I wa... Read More...

My Name is Jane…Boleyn

Olga Hughes

May 19, 2017

History

“War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming—making people not know who they are. If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn’t need to hate. That’s why we still nee... Read More...

We Talk The Last Kingdom With Alexander Dreymon

C.S. Hughes and Olga Hughes

May 12, 2017

History, Interviews

It seems like Bernard Cornwell has spent two years reminding people that there are "no dragons" in The Last Kingdom. The hit adaptation of Cornwell's Saxon Stories, The Last Kingdom, has suffered many compariso... Read More...

1000 Years Of Cnut

C S Hughes

May 7, 2017

History, Ridiculam Mundi

Firstly, do not read this if you are dyslexic. And no tittering in the back row. This is mostly a serious bit of history. You there, no tittering at the word tittering. It means to giggle, foolishly. No, you ca... Read More...

A Christmas Feast In The Court of Richard III

Olga Hughes

December 23, 2016

History, History of Food

On the eleventh day of Christmas we discuss what would have been served at a Christmas feast during the reign of Richard III An oft-repeated excerpt from The Crowland Chronicle Continuations claims that the... Read More...

The English Christmas Panto from the Regency to Its Roots by Kyra Kramer

Olga Hughes

December 21, 2016

History

On the ninth day of Christmas Kyra Kramer joins us to discuss the English pantomime. The Christmas panto is a very British tradition, one still embraced in some former colonial states and eschewed altogether... Read More...

Greensleeves by Adrienne Dillard

Olga Hughes

December 20, 2016

History

On the eighth day of Christmas Adrienne Dillard joins us to discuss the iconic Greensleeves. Greensleeves by Adrienne Dillard Let’s face it, whether you recognize it as Greensleeves or What Chil... Read More...

Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli

Olga Hughes

December 17, 2016

History

On the fifth day of Christmas Sandra Vasoli shares a tale of Christmas with Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII from her novel 'Truth Endures' Christmas With Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII by Sandra Vasoli The... Read More...

Festive Marchpane by Claire Ridgway

Olga Hughes

December 16, 2016

History, History of Food

On the fourth day of Christmas Claire Ridgway joins us to discussthe festive tradition of marchpane and marzipan. Marchpane by Claire Ridgway Marzipan, along with turrón, is one of the sweets sold traditional... Read More...

The Light in the Labyrinth – Christmas at Greenwich

Olga Hughes

December 15, 2016

History

On the third day of Christmas Wendy J. Dunn shares a tale of Christmas at Greenwich from her novel 'The Light in the Labyrinth'. My two Anne Boleyn novels, Dear Heart, How Like You This? and The Light in the... Read More...