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The Man Who Killed Richard III: Rhys ap Thomas with Susan Fern

Olga Hughes November 17, 2014

There is a centuries-old tradition that Sir Rhys ap Thomas felled Richard III on the battlefield at Bosworth. Rhys may...

Olga Hughes November 4, 2014

In terms of reputation, King Edward II has one of the most infamous in the history of England’s monarchy. And...

Olga Hughes November 2, 2014

The Looking for Richard Project team has announced several updates on their website this evening regarding the Richard III Visitor...

Olga Hughes October 28, 2014

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

Olga Hughes October 20, 2014

They were six remarkable women of the Tudor era, six individual and very different women whose lives have passed into...

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...