Richard III Archives - Page 6 of 7

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Olga Hughes December 18, 2013

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

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...