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historytheinterestingbits.com
Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Lincoln Castle While researching the history of Lincoln a few years ago I came across the unhappy story of Little St Hugh, a young boy whose death caused a lethal backlash of blame and recrimination which attracted the attention of the king, Henry III, himself. The story revolves around a young... |
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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
Anne Boleyn, from the National Portrait Gallery Anne has the distinction of being the first Queen Consort to be beheaded and because of her, the course of ecclesiastical history in England changed forever. Anne's exact year of birth date is lost but the consensus is either 1501 or 1507 at either the family home of... |
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historytheinterestingbits.com
King John Isabella of Gloucester is a shadow in the pages of history. I could find no pictures of her. Until recently, no one even seemed certain of her name; in the history books she has been called Isabel, Isabella, Hawise, Avice - probably due to different language interpretations, translations and misunderstandings.However, Rich Price, who... |
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hauntedpalaceblog.com
In the late eighteenth century Salisbury Cathedral underwent an extensive renovation. As part of this process the tomb of a famous medieval knight, William Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, and son of King Henry II, was broken open. What the builders found inside was both horrific and mysterious, and would lead to centuries of speculation about exactly how Longespee died. |
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