Today, May 20, is a time to celebrate. Exactly a year ago our new website took off, thanks to the inspiration and guidance of Mathias Burbach. Mathias, we can’t thank you enough.

Since then, in the skilled and sure hands of our webmaster Dorothea Preis, the site has developed into a place well worth visiting. There’s the latest news about our Branch as well as information about the people involved with it. Plus plenty of information about what is happening Ricardian-wise around the world such as the recent archaeological discoveries at Bosworth and the newly suggested site of Redemore Plain, developments at Micklegate Bar in York and new research into the Battle of Wakefield.

New items of interest are added regularly: the Medieval Calendar gives daily reminders of what happened when, where and to whom; medieval style recipes have begun to make an appearance; we’re visiting places that have a distinct Plantagenet presence. Our book list is filled with suggestions that range from classic research such as John Ashdown-Hill’s Eleanor: the Secret Queen to entertaining – but not necessarily historically accurate – novels. Our library list grows weekly and our bookshelves are filling rapidly – and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

What has really thrilled us in the past twelve months is the amount of new friends from around the world who have made contact with us, offered us articles and illustrations, posted some of our items on other sites – and congratulated the Branch on its website. Take a bow, Dorothea!

Please continue to keep in touch with us. In fact we hope you make Many Happy Returns to our site and get to know the New South Wales Branch of the Richard III Society even better. Loyalty binds us.

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