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The Perfect Queen: Elizabeth of York

Olga Hughes December 8, 2013

On the 11th of February 1466 for the first time in over a century a princess was born. Queen Elizabeth...

C S Hughes November 29, 2013

When Angie and Rhodri Powell found a near life size portrait hidden under the plaster of their 16th century home...

Neil Kemp November 18, 2013

This week’s travels took me to another Roman site, the fort at Reculver. A Roman settlement was established at Reculver...

Neil Kemp November 11, 2013

This week’s venue will need little introduction as it is not only one of the most iconic buildings in England,...

Olga Hughes November 5, 2013

She was an Anglo-Saxon Queen, the first consort to be crowned Queen of England. Elfrida made a love match with...

My all time favourite queen of England has to be Elfrida (or, more correctly but less easy to read, Aelfthryth),...

Neil Kemp November 4, 2013

This week’s report comes from a venue in Kent that is a little different from my previous reports. The Powell-Cotton...

Olga Hughes November 1, 2013

It is not often the women of a medieval family overshadow the men. The enigmatic Anne Boleyn continues to capture...

Neil Kemp October 28, 2013

For this week’s tour of an historical heritage site in Kent, I took the short journey along the coast from...

Olga Hughes October 22, 2013

The secret marriage between a Duchess and a Squire may have raised a few eyebrows in 1437, but no one...