Friday, 24 May 2013

To drown or not to drown: The Sixteenth Century Suicide that Inspired "Hamlet".

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    Above, Millais' Ophelia 1851-2. Below, the river Stour as it passes through Canterbury                                         ...
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Forthcoming Book: "Royal Babies: A History 1066-2013"

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In July this year, my book "Royal Babies; A History 1066-2013" will be published. NB. This will not be the final cover- that w...
Friday, 10 May 2013

Read the introduction to "Anne Neville; Richard III's Tragic Queen."

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As this is now available free on Amazon as a Kindle preview, I thought I would share the introduction to my latest book on here too. You are...
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Thursday, 25 April 2013

Educating Edward: What Sort of King Might Richard III's Son Have Made?

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Edward of Middleham is most famous for having died young. Like his cousins, the Princes in the Tower, he was one of those many individuals ...
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013

A Northern Lord in London: The City Richard III Knew.

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                                     Panorama of C16th London from the south bank.   Richard III is well known for having been a nort...
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Friday, 8 March 2013

Roads, Hospitals and Shrines: Richard III and the Canterbury Pilgrimage Route

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                  Detail from a wall painting of the Annunciation inside St Nicholas, Harbledown On Tuesday 5 March, I published an a...
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Sunday, 3 March 2013

All the Women We've Never Heard Of: Women's History Month.

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March is Women’s History Month or International Women’s Month, depending on whereabouts you are in the world. This is an interesting recent...
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