History Archives - Page 13 of 19

Leicester Wins the Battle for King Richard III

Olga Hughes May 25, 2014

The Plantagenet Alliance’s claim for a judicial review was finally dismissed by Britain’s High Court on Friday. “We are naturally...

Olga Hughes May 19, 2014

Today is the anniversary of one of the most notorious judicial murders in English history, the execution of Queen Anne...

We are pleased to present an excerpt from the wonderful Cecily Neville Mother of Kings by Amy Licence. His Young...

We have a lingering image of Cecily Neville, “The Rose of Raby”, “Proud Cis”, the beautiful, imperious and powerful Duchess...

On July 28th 1914, almost 100 years ago, Lillie Scales began to record a diary. Lillie was an upper-middle-class lady...

The amazing funeral crown of King Richard III will grace Tewkesbury Abbey this weekend during a major event commemorating the...

Much of our perception of Anne Boleyn has been shaped by the written word – from contemporary historical accounts to...

Olga Hughes April 24, 2014

The much-anticipated funeral crown for Richard III has been completed. The crown was designed and comissioned by Dr John Ashdown-Hill,...

Olga Hughes April 3, 2014

Leicester Cathedral’s plans for an internal redesign to accommodate the final resting place of Richard III have finally been approved...

Historian Lauren Mackay joins us on the third day of her Virtual Blog Tour discussing her new book Inside the...