While investigating the medieval London Road, I “bumped into” Catherine of Aragon a few times, and almost by accident discovered her itinerary in 1501, from her landing at Plymouth’s Sutton Harbour on 2 October, to arriving at Kensington Palace on 9 November (the rest is history). That’s a slow old journey! Her convoy included scores […]
Edward IV’s mistresses
So you loved Horrible History, but what happened to the Crude Chronicles, the Naughty Narrative, the Dirty Days of Old … ?
Historical Characters in Knights
Members of the Knights of the Blackdowns generally impersonate real-life historical characters… this is them
Full-on Jousting Legend
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, the persona assigned to Cal, was a full-on jousting legend and bibliophile
Happy, err… 599th birthday
But Gary Sinese is *only* 65 and it’s not his birthday, I hear you say! And now I am bound to confess that …
Edward’s Claim to the Throne
Asking the people to choose their king wasn’t entirely without precedent. The mystical King Arthur, with his broken line of inheritance, was also chosen by the people…