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In 1141, Matilda, daughter of Henry I, sat down to a victory banquet in Westminster, certain of her imminent coronation as Queen Matilda of England. Yet it was a coronation that would never come to pass - so how was England's potential first queen regnant foiled?
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At the urging of a Shakespearean friend (Dr. Liam Daley--a Shakespeare scholar, not actually one of his characters), I've recently completed the History Cycle--given the marketable but misleading name "The War of the Roses" by Goodreads: Shakespeare,The Life and Death of King John (1595-97) Shakespeare,The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (1595) Shakespeare,The History of...
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Over the past year or so I have been on a quest to visit as many castles in England (and Wales) as possible. This has meant that I have seen some wonderful places around the country (although there are many more that I intend to visit). However, in this blog post I am going to...
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Magna Carta clause 39: No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land.
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