King John and the Crown Jewels – Are we awash with wishful thinking?
King John, a royal well known for losing things… including much of England to the...
12 October, 2019
The Death of William the Conqueror – An Explosive Affair
William the Conqueror… a name that trips off the tongues of even primary school children....
09 September, 2019
The Wars of the Roses – The Final Thorny Exchange
The Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485; the end of 331 years of Plantagenet rule, and...
22 August, 2019
The Battle of Northampton – Drama, treachery, and the risk of treason
York and Lancaster. Two powerful English factions, each with an extraordinarily fanatical following. Religion; politics;...
10 July, 2019
For a king in all but name? White Rose Day…
Heard of The Old Pretender? If you haven’t, think troubled political times, Jacobites, and James...
10 June, 2019
Jack Cade’s Rebellion
The Kentishmen revolt against Henry VI By the year 1450, people had started to get pretty...
08 May, 2019
The Battle of Barnet 1471 – Pivotal and Impactful
As battles during the Wars of the Roses go, Barnet may not have had the...
15 April, 2019
The Battle of Losecoat, 12th March 1470: Salted wounds, without curing
Think Wars of the Roses. Think Yorkists, Lancastrians, and a melting pot of politics. Think...
12 March, 2019
The Lordship of Hexted – Reformed and Royally Loyal
If a title with a steady(ish) history but flashes of loyal fortitude is of interest…...
08 February, 2019
The Lordship of Younges – A ladyship in all but name
Do you like discovering new facts? We thought so… because we do too. So how’s...
10 January, 2019