I’ve always been keen to meet other super-cool Royal history[ … ]
Will Charlotte ever be Princess Royal?
The birth of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge brought joy to[ … ]
Book review: David Starkey – Elizabeth: Apprenticeship
Everyone knows the epic stories of Elizabeth I. The lioness[ … ]
Richard III part 7: Conclusion
In the past six posts I have attempted to demonstrate[ … ]
Richard III part 6: Two issues that made me think twice…
Early in my research, I started to form the view[ … ]
Richard III part 5: MORE of less – can we trust Thomas More’s account?
The most detailed account of Richard III’s murder of the[ … ]
Richard III part 4: Alternative theories – who else could have been responsible for the death (or rescue) of the Princes in the Tower?
In the last blog post, I demonstrated that circumstantial evidence strongly points toward Richard’s guilt; who else could really have overcome his defences and murdered the closely guarded Princes? Nonetheless the centuries that followed have spawned countless alternative theories, some of which are worthy of examination.
Richard III part 3 – a dispassionate examination of the facts
Both unnecessary emotion and an exaggerated sense of mystery surround[ … ]
Richard III part 2: A legitimate question – did Richard have the legal right to take the throne?
In 1483, having already been given temporary control of the[ … ]
Did Richard III kill the Princes in the Tower? Part 1: Introduction
The question of who killed the Edward V and his[ … ]