We know historical novelist Anne Easter Smith through her books A Rose for the Crown, Daughter of York and The King’s Grace, all of which are favourites with a lot of Ricardians.
She was recently interview by the Examiner Pittsburgh, where she talks about her previous novels as well as the upcoming Queen by Right, which is about Cecily Neville, the wife of Richard Duke of York and mother of Richard III. You can read this interesting interview here.
Tags: Books, Family, Ricardian Authors, Richard III
The following article was first presented as one of the famous ‘Scrabble’ talks to members and friends of our Branch at a General Meeting. To encourage speakers from within the Branch, some draw a Scrabble tile from a bag and are asked to prepare a ten-minute talk on a subject with a Ricardian or medieval connection beginning with the letter they have drawn.
Ludlow (for a map, click here) is believed to be one of the series of castles built to hold back the unconquered Welsh. Walter de Lacy who was second in command to William Fitz Osbern, who came over with William the Conqueror, owned land around Ludlow in Shropshire, and began the building. His sons, Roger and later Hugh, built the earliest surviving parts of the castle. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Castles, Family, Richard III, Shropshire
Posted by: Dorothea Preis in News
John Ashdown-Hill, responsible for Branch and Group Liaison of the Richard III Society, informed us that the annual commemoration of Richard III’s and Anne Neville’s niece, Blessed Margaret Pole (Margaret of Clarence, Countess of Salisbury), will this year be held in the chapel of Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset at 6 pm on Saturday 29 May.
He also told us that a film has been made about Margaret’s life. The DVD runs for 30 minutes and is priced at £9.99. It is called BLESSED MARGARET POLE and is available from a Catholic film company, Mary’s Dowry Productions. So far we haven’t heard from any one who has seen this film, but it certainly sounds interesting. For more information and a preview of the film click here.
Tags: Family
