The first of these Welsh kings was Henry who defeated all the other kings at the Battle of Boswell and took away all their roses. After t...

From Cleeve Hill in the Cotswolds you can look down and see Sudeley Castle, close to the small town of Winchcombe. Sudeley has been res...

Three weeks ago I was in Leicester for the re-interment of King Richard III. Amidst the modest but beautiful ceremonies and the sincerity ...

I’m writer in residence at Plymouth University at the moment and am thoroughly enjoying myself. Mostly I’m there to try and give stud...

Starting off November in this centenary year of the outbreak of World War One, inevitably leads to thoughts of Remembrance. Just how do we h...

Lady Mary Grey Lady Mary Grey, youngest sister of the tragic Lady Jane was described by a contemporary ambassador as 'small, crookba...

It is rare that a definitive truth emerges from history, like that of Richard III’s remains, proving that he did indeed suffer from scolios...

I was present recently at the inaugural meeting of Ireland’s branch of the Richard III Society and one of the questions before us was, wha...