Real site of Battle of Bosworth revealed as being on Fen Lane Farm, a couple of miles away from the Battlefield Centre. It's on land between the A444 and Stoke Golding.
A new play about Richard III that will premier at Oxford’s Fringe Festival in April: ‘Now is the Winter’ of our discontent played out below stairs. Go to Special Events for more information.
Have a look at the paintings of Richard III done by Finnish artist and Ricardian Riikka Nikko. There's a link on the Other Web Sites button under Art.
Sandal Castle:The Battle of Wakefield 1460 & Building Sandal's Castles
With stunning reconstructions of Sandal Castle through the centuries and beautiful location cinematography of the ruin that stands on the site today, take the first tour of Sandal Castle in 400 years!
The double feature DVD is available online today at Loyalty Binds Me for £20.00 (inc. p&p).
It contains:
Building Sandal's Castles
Additional features include full chapter selections, English subtitles and a Slideshow Gallery of castle images.
Written and presented by John L Fox, featuring the voice talents of Robert Hardy and Richard Dodd, the Sandal Castle DVD is the second instalment in The Richard III Collection. Also available, Middleham Castle: A Royal Residence (current stocks are limited so order now).
‘Beloved Cousyn’: John Howard and the House of York by John Ashdown-Hill published by The History Press - ISBN-10: 0-7524-5131-6
The History Press has a special price of £15 including post and packing to Ricardian Societies.
This first-ever book about John Howard Duke of Norfolk explores in detail Howard’s key relationship with the royal house of York. This connection stemmed initially from Howard’s blood relationship with the royal family, and from his Mowbray upbringing. It subsequently developed via Howard’s close personal association with leading Yorkist royals - an association which predated the accession of Edward IV.
These personal ties and animosities were to have significant consequences for English history in 1483.
‘Beloved Cousyn’ brings out many fascinating details which have previously been overlooked:
Having decided, in 1483, that Richard III was Edward IV’s rightful heir, Howard’s loyalty was thereafter unwavering - extending ultimately to death in Richard’s service at Bosworth. The details of Howard’s death together with the subsequent fate of his remains are also explored.
Details of the 550th anniversary of the battle of Blore Heath on September 19 and 20 and the twelfth re-enactment of the Battle of Blore Heath. There are lots of photos from the 2008
re-enactment on this web site and some from 2008 on this one too.
Richard III: The Maligned King by Annette Carson was published in 2008 by The History Press. The paperback edition is now available price £12.99, and contains some amendments/updates and a more comprehensive index. The author will be happy to supply this new material by post or email to any readers who care to contact ajcarson@telkomsa.net.
Have a look at this book review site featuring a Richard III Week, ending with a review of Annette's book.
Also from The History Press is David Baldwin's latest "The Kingmaker's Sisters: Six Powerful Women in the Wars of the Roses", priced £20 for a hardback.
This year's Tewkesbury Medieval Festival and battle re-enactment will be on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 July.
Tewkesbury Battlefield Society has commissioned an oak sculpture from Phil Bews to commemorate this important Yorkist victory.
The Battlefield Society is fund-raising to pay for the sculpture:
It is organising guided battlefield walks on the first Sunday of the month. Details from the Tourist Office or Steve Goodchild, telephone 01684 294939
The 1471 Fraternity. If 1471 people each donate £14.71, over £20,000 would be raised. Cheques should be made payable to Tewkesbury Battlefield Society, Sculpture Account. Send to The Treasurer, Old Tolsey Cottage, 4 Tolsey Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AE, UK.
Planning permission has been given so now they just need the money to produce the sculptures!
The Battle of Wakefield 1460
A 30 minute feature exploring the castle's place in history.
When Richard Duke of York perished at Sandal Castle, the House of York faced extinction. Did the Duke's folly bring this disaster on their heads? What really happened at Wakefield?
A 45 minute feature exploring the history of the castle.
Take a journey through time, as we track Sandal Castle's development from the Aisled Hall of the 12th century to the stone fortress of the 15th. See why King Richard III chose it as the headquarters for his government of the North.
From the moment of Edward IV’s coronation Howard rose rapidly, becoming a knight, a peer, and an admiral.
Howard was personally acquainted with at least three of Edward’s known sexual partners: Eleanor Talbot, Elizabeth Woodville and Elizabeth Lambert (aka ‘Jane Shore’).
While Howard’s relationship with Eleanor Talbot was apparently a friendly one, his relationship with Elizabeth Woodville was not!
During the 1460s we also find Howard cultivating the acquaintance of the young Richard Duke of Gloucester (the future Richard III).
Howard’s important and innovative role in developing the navy
His summons, in April 1483, to the deathbed of Edward IV
Evidence of Elizabeth Woodville’s insensitivity towards Howard
The vital role which Howard played at Bishopsgate during June and July 1483 in proceedings apparently relating to the children of Edward IV.
Annette Carson
Richard III - The Maligned King
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Brian Wainwright, author of The Adventures of Alianore Audley and Within The Fetterlock has a blog called the Yorkist Age.
This piece of software is necessary to look at .pdf files on web sites. Pdf means portable document format, and is a means of displaying documents on the web so that they look the same as the printed version. The files will take a bit of time to download.
The indexes to issues 26 - 50 and 1 - 25 of Dickon Independent on the magazine page are in .pdf format, as are some of the articles from the magazine.
You can install Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge by going to their web site, and following instructions.
