Claire | January 18, 2012
Following on from last week’s episode “Ruling by the Book”, Dr Janina Ramirez looked at the use of illuminated manuscripts by medieval kings. Here is a precis from my notes… Dr Janina Ramirez set the scene by explaining how in the 1420s the treasures of the French royal family, the nation’s culture and history, were […]
Category: Books, Monarchy, News |
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Tags: Bedford Hours, De Bohun, Edward II, Edward III, Henry V, Henry VI, illuminated manuscripts, illuminations, Janina Ramirez, Shrewsbury Book
Claire | March 31, 2011
Today we have the final part of Nancy Smith’s series on ghosts who are said to haunt the Tower of London. Monarchs Who Never Were – Hauntings at the Tower of London Part 4 by Nancy Smith I will close with the story of Henry VI, one of England’s most tragic monarchs. Henry’s story is […]
Category: Anne Boleyn Places, Monarchy, Myths and Legends |
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Tags: ghosts, hauntings, Henry VI, Tower of London, Tudor places, War of the Roses
