Tag: denialists

Another word for it …

When people, who had known Richard III in life and would have seen evidence but obviously hadn’t, wrote subsequently that he suffered from kyphosis, not scoliosis, their statements are best described as lies, as shown by the evidence found in Leicester almost a dozen years ago.   When Henry VII re-legitimated his wife and thus… Continue reading Another word for it …

10 feet deep

Another problem for traditionalists is those famous bones in Westminster Abbey. First, they are by no means the only bones to have been found in the Tower. Not by a long chalk. To give but one example (1) in 1965 a complete skeleton of a youth aged 13-16 was found quite close to where the… Continue reading 10 feet deep

Following the publication of Philippa Langley‘s “The Princes in the Tower”, the Channel Four documentary and other media appearances, those to whom the conclusions of her team are most inconvenient are showing signs of not having read, watched or listened to these contributions probably. Although the conclusions are not significantly different from those of Field, Baldwin, Lewis, they are backed by much new evidence. The simplest possible explanation to satisfy all the facts is that both remaining sons of Edward IV were alive at least as late as 1487 and that the two principal rebels of Henry VII’s reign were exactly who they claimed to be. The former Edward V was crowned in 1487 and was either killed or retired that year, subseqquently being buried somewhere. His brother was buried in a Priory graveyard in 1499, but the Blitz compromised finding him.

As you would expect, the denialists have been trying to confuse people, not least by wilfully confusing a historian with a track record with a prolific novelist who shares her forename.

He/Him knows Richard III plotted his way to the throne….!

Christ Stapleton (the Deputy News Editor who identifies as He/Him) has written an article about “the run-up to Roses [2023]”. You can read about Roses 2023 here. Unfortunately, the first mention of Richard III describes him as “infamous”. Then we get: “….Richard schemed to have his brother’s two children proved illegitimate, which would allow him… Continue reading He/Him knows Richard III plotted his way to the throne….!

Buc

Here it is at last, a publication sponsored by the Society of Antiquaries and the Richard III Society. Over forty years after his last edition of Buc‘s magnum opus, Arthur Kincaid has managed to remove the “wrapping paper” added by the author’s less painstaking great-nephew and namesake so that only the original remains. Through the… Continue reading Buc

Banns – putting the cart before the horse

I am somewhat puzzled by a recent suggestion (by “Historical Discussions” here) that Banns were published for Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville on 24th May 1465, over a year after their secret ceremony. Banns were normally read prior to the solemnisation of a canonical wedding and on three separate occasions. It is true that from… Continue reading Banns – putting the cart before the horse

Expensive bog paper….!

  Oh dear. There are times when Amazon recommends books to me that are actually anathema to a loyal Ricardian. This time it’s…I can hardly type it….that awful Terry Breverton book Henry VII: The Maligned King. Porkies from beginning to end. Well, if the Weasel has been maligned I’ll eat my Yorkist hat. Maligned suggests… Continue reading Expensive bog paper….!

Snowed under by stupidity?

Following the new edition of Arthur Kincaid’s ‘The History of King Richard the Third’ by Sir George Buc, there have been several news items about it, including a TV clip from Dan Snow on Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine Show. Snow himself is enthusiastic about the work done by the Richard III Society members who helped… Continue reading Snowed under by stupidity?

In the teeth of the evidence

Here, a little-known television journalist-historian named Dominic Selwood disputes the identity of Richard III’s remains, despite the mtDNA match with collateral descendants in Canada and Australia, their height, age of death, era of death, scoliosis, battle injuries, region of origin and the location of his original burial at the choir of the Greyfriars. In fact… Continue reading In the teeth of the evidence