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Dodgy Chinese Raybanners Hack ABC TV Facebook

January 13, 2016

In the early hours of Tuesday morning hackers associated with Chinese registered websites rbmau.com and fb.cntuv.com hacked ABC TV's Facebook account, inserting an ad for their website selling counterfeit Ray-B... Read More...

New Portraits Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Historic Reign

Olga Hughes

September 9, 2015

History, News

Mary McCartney's official new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II shows a working queen, sitting at her desk, going through documents in one of her official red dispatch boxes, as she has done almost every day for t... Read More...

Godzilla is Now an Official Citizen of Japan

Olga Hughes

June 5, 2015

Film & TV, News

Godzilla has been granted official residency in Japan following his appointment as a special tourism ambassador last month. 3000 special residency certificates were handed out to fans. The certificate reads:... Read More...

Roses for Richard III

Olga Hughes

March 30, 2015

History, News

Each day of her stay in Leicester during Richard III's reinterment week, Jasmine took a photo of the tributes at the James Butler statue. By the end of the week it was swamped in white roses. ... Read More...

King Richard III’s Plastic Head

Olga Hughes

March 11, 2015

History, News

The Richard III Visitor Centre has given Richard yet another new face. An updated version of the reconstructed head of King Richard III has been unveiled. The press release states that "The results of DNA testi... Read More...

The Inspiration for Richard III’s Rosary

Olga Hughes

January 21, 2015

History, News

Dr. John Ashdown-Hill will forever be linked with King Richard III. Twelve years ago he commenced research on the mitochondrial DNA sequence for Richard III's sister, Margaret of York. After publishing his find... Read More...

What do King Richard III’s Latest DNA Results Really Prove?

John Ashdown-Hill

December 3, 2014

History, News

The University of Leicester have announced that they have uncovered 'new truths' about King Richard III's Plantagenet lineage in Identification of the remains of King Richard III. What do the latest DNA res... Read More...

Copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio Discovered by a Librarian in France

Olga Hughes

November 26, 2014

Books, History, News

A copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio, one of only 231 of the first-ever compilation of his plays, has been discovered in the library of a small town in Saint-Omer near Calais. The folio was published in ... Read More...

Looking For Richard Project Announcement: Updates on Richard III’s Tomb and Visitor Centre

Olga Hughes

November 2, 2014

History, News

The Looking for Richard Project team has announced several updates on their website this evening regarding the Richard III Visitor Centre displays, King Richard III's tomb and the repeated requests to have Rich... Read More...

Church of England and Catholic Church to Take Part in Richard III Reinterment Services

Olga Hughes

September 7, 2014

History, News

Leicester Cathedral has announced that both the Church of England and the Catholic Church will take part in services in Leicester Cathedral to mark the reinterment of King Richard III. Anglican Archbishop of Ca... Read More...

King Richard III to be Reinterred on March 26th 2015

Olga Hughes

August 7, 2014

History, News

The date for King Richard III's reinterment has finally been announced. Richard will be finally laid to rest on Thursday 26th March 2015. Richard's reinterment service will be part of a week-long series of e... Read More...

De Montfort University Recreates Richard III’s Lost Priory and Tomb

Olga Hughes

July 23, 2014

History, News

De Montfort University's acclaimed Digital Building Heritage Group has digitally reconstructed Richard III’s lost tomb and the Grey Friars Church for Leicester's Richard III Visitor Centre, which will offic... Read More...

The Legendary Ten Seconds: Richard III Tribute to Raise Money for Scoliosis Charity

Olga Hughes

July 5, 2014

Music, News

Charity has always played an important part in the role of an English monarch. But King Richard III may have been surprised to know that five centuries after his death his legacy might extend to an increasi... Read More...

JRR Tolkien’s Newly Discovered Letter: Teaching is ‘Exhausting and Depressing’

Olga Hughes

June 20, 2014

Books, News

A newly discovered letter penned by J.R.R.Tolkien has revealed a touching message to his former teachers. Tolkien, who famously wrote the first line of The Hobbit while marking exam papers, told a fellow teache... Read More...

Richard III Tomb Design Still Causing Controversy

Olga Hughes

June 17, 2014

History, News

The final tomb design for King Richard III's resting place was revealed yesterday. The design, which is almost unchanged from the original design revealed last year, is still causing contention. Previously ... Read More...

A New Afterlife for King Richard III?

Olga Hughes

May 31, 2014

History, News

The University of Leicester, along with scientists from the University of Cambridge and Loughborough University, have finally released their case report on King Richard III's spinal condition. The study, titled... Read More...

Welcome to the Mewseum: Svetlana Petrova’s Classic Cats

Olga Hughes

May 29, 2014

Art, News

Portrait of Catherine II the Legislator in the Temple Devoted to the Cat, based on Dmitry Levitsky Every nerd loves a great cat meme, and artist Svetlana Petrova's work on classic paintings featuring her bi... Read More...