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And Every Tale Condemns me for a Villain: Richard III with David Baldwin

Olga Hughes October 2, 2013

King Richard III has long been a puzzle that history is desperate to solve. His reign only lasted twenty-two months,...

Olga Hughes October 1, 2013

She was the daughter of one of the most powerful men of the Middle Ages, a Princess of Lancaster by...

C S Hughes September 28, 2013

It is said speculation is the spice on the lumpy porridge of history. Satire is the plums. History itself is...

Olga Hughes September 16, 2013

Henry VIII has spent nearly five centuries hiding behind the skirts of his many wives. He is one of the...

Olga Hughes September 13, 2013

The four surviving children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York all had a crown in their future, but it...

Olga Hughes September 12, 2013

The Tudor dynasty began with a fairy tale – a love match between a beautiful young widowed Queen and a...

Jamie Adair September 7, 2013

George RR Martin may have drawn inspiration for Lord Frey from Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as “Warwick the...

Olga Hughes August 26, 2013

For centuries the black-eyed stare and mysterious smile of Anne Boleyn has captured our imaginations. It is her all-encompassing legacy...

Olga Hughes August 22, 2013

Royal Babies – A History is the story of twenty-five births, from the arrival of Princess Matilda in 1066, whose...

C S Hughes August 21, 2013

Lorem Ipsum is of course classical Latin. Anyone who has done any kind of online publishing will have encountered the...