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The Coronation of Richard III: Part One

February 17, 2020

To modern eyes, the coronation of a British monarch is one of spectacle. The processions through the streets of London, the gold state coach, the backdrop of Westminster Abbey, the jewels, the costumes and the ... Read More...

Evidence of the Accommodation used during Royal Visits to Leicester, 1460-1485

John Ashdown-Hill

December 4, 2015

History

There is a popular legend that, prior to the battle of Bosworth, King Richard III spent the night of 20-21 August (and possibly also the night of 19-20 August) in Leicester, at an inn, later known as the ‘B... Read More...

Royal Library: Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d’Angleterre – Edward IV or Edward V?

Olga Hughes

October 10, 2014

Books, Royal Library

The British Library houses the surviving manuscripts acquired by King Edward IV that formed the basis for the Royal Library. Part of Edward's collection includes Jean de Wavrin's Anciennes et nouvelles chroniqu... Read More...

The Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydeville with Susan Higginbotham

Olga Hughes

September 29, 2014

History, Interviews

Decades before his grandson King Henry VIII scandalised Europe with his six marriages, King Edward IV made his own controversial match. Defying convention, the York king took a beautiful Lancastrian widow as hi... Read More...

Cecily Neville – Mother of Kings with Amy Licence

Olga Hughes

May 8, 2014

History, Interviews

We have a lingering image of Cecily Neville, "The Rose of Raby", "Proud Cis", the beautiful, imperious and powerful Duchess of York. She was not only the mother of two kings, she was grandmother of one of t... Read More...

Elizabeth of York – Great Expectations?

Jamie Adair

December 29, 2013

History

In many ways, Elizabeth of York is one of the most pivotal, and yet elusive, figures in the Wars of the Roses. Her agreement to marry Henry VII cinched his kingship. Yet, despite several excellent books about E... Read More...

The Woodvilles: Behind the Myth with Susan Higginbotham

Olga Hughes

October 22, 2013

History, Interviews

The secret marriage between a Duchess and a Squire may have raised a few eyebrows in 1437, but no one was expecting Jacquetta and Richard Woodville to become members of the most powerful family in England. A lo... Read More...

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