I wasn't comparing Richard to Clinton (that never crossed my mind), just drawing a modern analogy to illustrate my point, given the viciousness with which the ...
>To put it in modern terms, it would be as if the history of the Clinton administration were written by someone in the pay of a political leader in<br>the...
No serious historian regards Richard as guilty of any of the crimes with which Shakespeare charges him except possibly of the murder of the princes and ...
Some detailed articles regarding the question of Shakespeare's approach to history can be found at the website of the American branch of the Richard III...
Well Shakespeare's Richard III is pretty much totally inaccurate in all ways. Richard was not a hunchback nor did he murder his brother or his wife's first ...
Shakespeare may not be as much to you as it does to me, but I’m eager to seek and find what his relationship is to Richard III in an indirect way. In one...
Don't forget our regular Sunday meet.<br><br>It starts 21:00 BST which should be 16:00 in the US. For our friends down under this is may<br>be 07:00 in the ...
Hello Cathryn,<br>Owen Tudor was summarily executed in the market-place at Hereford. (William Worcestre, 'Short English Chronicle', pages 76-77.) While H. T....
Dear Catherine_66, I have found a reference to Owen Tudors execution in Paul Murray Kendall's book, pages 157/158 which states he was executed in the market...
I've been a member of the society for many years but am interested in other characters from fifteenth century history too. Does anyone know where Owen Tudor ...
What has happened to the old message archive? Is it still accessible somewhere? I was particularly interested in following up a discussion about whether Henry ...
Here's the rest of the claims:<br><br>10. There was someone in Richard's time with great power called John who was very influential and had connections with ...
I thought I'd share this with everyone. <br>A member of my R3 society recently did a talk on this book called The Secret History: The Truth About Richard III ...
Henry VIII's "Reformation." had little to do with Protestantism. He had England's leading Lutheran theologian, Robert Barnes, burned at the stake for teaching ...
Hello! I am a member of the Richard III Society, American Branch. I'm currently writing a fantasy novel loosely based on Richard's life, and doing research for...
Hi there. I'm a member of the West Australian branch of the Richard III society and I love English medieval history. My fascination with Richard III began ...
Though I must admit being of Protestant stock, I have to say that I truly regret the havoc<br>they wrought upon the monasteries. I've seen ruins in both ...
Dear Pat<br><br>Thanks for the reply. It is not quite what I meant but I learned something new as I knew very little about Anchorites. The Carthusian monks...
I'm not familiar with the story of Francis Lovel, but the reference to "priest hole" piqued my memory. Referencing a book on Medieval churches called "Guided...
Don't forget our regular Sunday meet.<br><br>It starts 21:00 BST which should be 16:00 in the US. For our friends down under this is may<br>be 07:00 in the ...
Don't forget our regular Sunday meet.<br><br>It starts 21:00 BST which should be 16:00 in the US. For our friends down under this is may be 07:00 in the ...
Don't forget our regular Sunday meet.<br><br>It starts 21:00 BST which should be 16:00 in the US if the clocks change as I have been told! For our friends down...
Thanks for that! I have always thought it rather stupid that priest holes and the like were only accessible from the outside. I cannot see why there could not...
Dear Jane - I read somewhere that after the battle of Stoke Francis escaped home to Minster Lovell just ahead of Henry VII's troops and was hidden in a sort of...
How likely is it that Francis Lovel was holed up in Minster Lovell? Not a lot is known about Francis and I am interested in learning what there is to know...
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