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Katherine Howard: A New History with Conor Byrne

Olga Hughes October 28, 2014

Queen Katherine Howard is a figure shrouded in more myth than mystery. For centuries she has walked a tightrope...

Olga Hughes October 14, 2014

Have you ever wondered what shopping at a medieval market was like? It was sometimes unconventional – you could get...

Olga Hughes October 2, 2014

Both femme fatale and mater dolorosa are male constructs of types of women which set them aside: one threatening, the...

Olga Hughes October 1, 2014

The period between 1483 and her death on 1492 must have encompassed the bleakest moments in Elizabeth Wydeville’s life, yet...

Olga Hughes September 30, 2014

There are many myths that surround Elizabeth Wydeville’s reputation, but perhaps one of the most obstinate is the image of...

Olga Hughes September 29, 2014

Decades before his grandson King Henry VIII scandalised Europe with his six marriages, King Edward IV made his own controversial...

Olga Hughes September 25, 2014

There are many ordinary aspects to the life of Eleanor of Castile. She was a loving wife, the mother of...

C S Hughes September 23, 2014

The new season of Sleepy Hollow began in spectacular fashion, with our heroes Ichabod, Jenny and Abbie racing against time...

Olga Hughes September 7, 2014

Leicester Cathedral has announced that both the Church of England and the Catholic Church will take part in services in...

Olga Hughes September 3, 2014

On the 25th of August, 1485, King Richard III was laid to rest in the Greyfriars Church in Leicester....