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Richard III: The Road to Leicester with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes March 6, 2014

There are few medieval kings who have caused centuries of continual debate. The first fictional depictions of “The Tyrant” Richard...

The Third Plantagenet: George Duke of Clarence with John Ashdown-Hill

Olga Hughes March 3, 2014

We know him as false fleeting perjured Clarence, always as a traitor, sometimes as a drunk and a madman. We...

The Princes in the Tower with Josephine Wilkinson

Olga Hughes February 25, 2014

In 1483 twelve year-old King Edward V and his brother, nine year-old Richard Duke of York were taken into the...

Richard III – The Unburied King

Olga Hughes February 18, 2014

Leave the Lady Alone, She Should Be Buried …cried the newspaper headlines in 1965. Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of...

Leicester Cathedral will Bury Richard III “With Dignity and Honour”

Olga Hughes February 13, 2014

“We believe it is right that King Richard III stays in Leicester, and that his remains are reburied in our...

Towards Stillness: The Life, Death and Discovery of Richard III

Olga Hughes February 11, 2014

The sculpture commissioned by Leicestershire County Council and chosen from five shortlisted entries as part of the Cathedral Gardens project...

Fit for a King: The Burial and Reburial of Richard III with John Ashdown-Hill

Olga Hughes February 4, 2014

“buryed…without any pompe or solemn funerall…in thabbay of monks Franciscanes at Leycester” Polydore Vergil Today marks a full year since...

City of Leicester Forges Ahead with Richard III Plans

Olga Hughes January 31, 2014

The city of Leicester is not letting the battle for King Richard III’s remains dampen their enthusiasm. Work commenced on...

Dover Castle – Preparing for the End of the World

Neil Kemp January 27, 2014

May, 1940 and things looked bad for Britain. Very bad indeed. The bulk of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), combined...

Just Who is the Custodian of King Richard III’s Bones?

Olga Hughes January 13, 2014

Where are the Bones of King Richard III? They are most certainly not in a box in the history department...

Dover Castle: The Key to the Defence of England

Neil Kemp January 13, 2014

Dover Castle probably fits most people’s idea of a classic medieval fortress. Incorporating a square keep at its heart, it...

Elizabeth of York and her Kings – Henry VIII

Olga Hughes December 31, 2013

The rise of the Tudors is the stuff of myth. Edward IV has suddenly and tragically died, and his brother...

Elizabeth of York and her Kings – Henry VII

Olga Hughes December 30, 2013

The marriage of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York was not a love match. It was arranged by their mothers...

Elizabeth of York – Great Expectations?

Jamie Adair December 29, 2013

In many ways, Elizabeth of York is one of the most pivotal, and yet elusive, figures in the Wars of...

Elizabeth of York and Her Kings : Richard III

Olga Hughes December 18, 2013

…that with my soul I love thy daughter and do intend to make her Queen of England. That Richard...

The Mother of the Tudor Dynasty: Elizabeth of York with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes December 12, 2013

Elizabeth of York did not always live the charmed life a Princess, many of her childhood and teenage years were...

The Red Rose and the White: Elizabeth of York with Arlene Okerlund

Olga Hughes December 11, 2013

Elizabeth of York was the product of a love match. Her parents King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville had a...

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