531 years ago today, King Richard III was killed in battle, fiercely and bravely fighting to defend his Kingship and realm. (I wrote a high level blog about it here) In honour of King Richard, I give you 12 places that he would have known well, and/ or were associated with key moments in his short… Read More 12 Places Associated with King Richard III
“…his wit is as thick as Tewkesbury mustard!” (Shakespeare’s King Henry IV p2, act 2, sc. 4) A History of Tewkesbury Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, 1.5 miles from the M5, and close to both the cathedral towns of Gloucester (10.6 miles) and Worcester (17.2 miles). I visited by bus from Gloucester, which was very easy.… Read More A History of Tewkesbury and it’s Abbey
After the Battle of Barnet in April 1471, Yorkist King Edward IV had defeated Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick who had betrayed him for the Lancastrian cause. He had also reclaimed his throne, and Henry VI was imprisoned within the walls of The Tower of London. However, his other threat, the Lancastrian Queen of Henry… Read More The Wars of The Roses Part 4 – Ending the Lancastrian cause and The Battle of Tewkesbury
Fleeting Glimpse 