On October 23rd six Ricardians accepted the invitation of Heraldry Australia to hear Professor Stephanie Trigg of Melbourne University talk about eminent women who became members of the Order of the Garter. It was an interesting subject covering the Order, its establishment, robes, and ladies past and presently companions of the Order, which is the premier honours system in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
The good news is that Heraldry Australia have a very special lecture coming up – and Secretary Stephen Szabo assures us that Ricardians are very welcome to attend.
The speaker is Professor Stephanie Trigg from Melbourne University and the subject is Ladies of Eminence Known to Us: Women and the Order of the Garter. The talk is illustrated and surveys the history of women’s involvement with the Order from its foundation in 1348 to the present.
The date is Friday, October 23, the place the Mitchell Theatre on the first floor of the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts and the time 5.30pm for a 6.15 pm start.
Entry is by gold coin donation, refreshments will be served beforehand and, of course, there’ll be one of Heraldry Australia’s special raffles.
If you want to attend, please contact us at info@richardiii.com.au or get in touch with Stephen Szabo at secretary@heraldryaustralia.org. As he needs to know the numbers by Monday, October 19, it would be appreciated if you could let us or him directly know that you are coming by that date.
The Plantagenet Society celebrated its 10th birthday on Saturday, July 18, and several Ricardians were present. We loaned three of our display boards for the day, and Kevin brought along his portrait of Richard, illustration of the Battle of Bosworth and a reproduction of Magna Carta.
There were some excellent speakers, including Carole Cusack from Sydney University on the controversies of Plantagenet history, and Bosie Crawford from The Wardrobe in Chatswood displaying and talking about medieval costumes. Her passion for the subject made this a stand-out session. The afternoon brought some delightful music and songs provided by Pastance, and the day ended with a debate on “Is there truth in history?” A retired judge, an ex- crown solicitor and two historical novelists – Felicity Pulman and Isolde Martyn had lots to say – sometimes a little too much to the despair of the time-keeper!
The good news is that Heraldry Australia have a very special lecture coming up – and Secretary Stephen Szabo assures us that Ricardians are very welcome to attend.
The speaker is Professor Stephanie Trigg from Melbourne University and the subject is “Ladies of Eminence Known to Us: Women and the Order of the Garter”. The talk is illustrated and surveys the history of women’s involvement with the Order from its foundation in 1348 to the present.
The date is Friday, October 23, the place the Mitchell Theatre on the first floor of the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts and the time 6.15pm – doors open at 5.30pm.
Entry is by gold coin donation, refreshments will be served beforehand and, of course, there’ll be one of Heraldry Australia’s special raffles.
If you want to attend, please contact secretary@richardiii-nsw.org.au or get in touch with Stephen Szabo secretary@heraldryaustralia.org. He needs to know the numbers by Monday October 19. We hear there will be a dinner afterwards, but details have yet to be finalised. We’ll keep you posted.
For those of you on facebook, I recently discovered (thanks to the WA branch) that there is on facebook a Common Interest – History Group on Richard III. If you are on facebook, go to http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=1775&post=44543&uid=2216688256#/board.php?uid=2216688256
So far the group has 601 members with very interesting discussions. Topics include among others:
- Things Richard Gets a Bad Rap for
- Anyone else wants to scream reading Alison Weir’s books
- Daughter of Time
- Who done it?
The description says “This group is for all of you who want to restore Richard III’s good name. If you believe Richard was innocent from the murder of his two nephews and want to promote the truth of his innocence, this group is for you!”
So if you have facebook, go on and have a look!
The Plantagenet Society is celebrating its 10th birthday on Saturday, July 18, and have kindly invited members of the NSW Branch of the Richard III Society to join them.
Where: St Johns Church Hall on the corner of St Johns
Avenue and the Pacific Highway, Gordon
When: Saturday July 18th 2009 from 9:30am to 4:00pm
Cost: $5.00 members of the Plantagenet Society, $10.00 non-members
