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Elfrida – The First Crowned Queen of England with Elizabeth Norton

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...

Neil Kemp October 21, 2013

This week’s tour of Kent’s historical sights took me to Deal Castle, just south of Deal town centre. Deal Castle...

Neil Kemp October 14, 2013

Whatever happened to the Romans? Now, at first glance, the answer to the above question would seem self-evident. After all...

Olga Hughes October 14, 2013

The grave of King Richard III may have been discovered, but the mystery of Richard of Eastwell, a reclusive bricklayer...

C S Hughes October 6, 2013

Richard The Third as portrayed by Aneurin Barnard in the TV adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s The Cousins’ War trilogy, The...