In relation to Shakespeares Richard III (the evil hunchback murderer of his brother, his nephews and King Henry VI) it is necessary to differentiate between the facts that do not correspond to historical reality (see the entry of the link) and a second aspect , the possibility that the Richard III t
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets On February 23, in the year 1447, Humhprey of Gloucester dies under mysterious circumstances. It does not seem to make much sense to affirm that the death of a little-known character that took place eight years before the beginning of the dynastic conflic
In April 2018 my first book, entitled “The Plantagenets”, was released. I am very grateful to the Libros.com publishing house for the opportunity they gave me to see a work published on paper in which I had put a lot of effort and dedication. However, in these three years works on this exciting En
Third and last entry that closes the series dedicated to the origin of the Tudory dynasty to Margaret Beaufort. We pick up where we left off the second, after the death of Edward IV and the accession to the throne of Richard III. 6.- The short but troubled reign of Richard III and the presentation o
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets George, Duke of Clarence, is a unique case in history. Brother of two kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III, related by marriage to a man who became known as the Enthroner for his ability to decide who sat on the throne of England during the Wars of t
In several blog posts we have been detailing the evolution of the situation in England in the period of the Viking raids and in the reigns of Alfred the Great of Wessex and his daughter Aethelflaed , Lady of the merchants. Today it is time to close the circle with the story of the man who completed
As I announced in the post about the release of the digital version of What Shakespeare Didnt Tell You About the Wars of the Roses, The paper publication of the book, initially scheduled for March 24, was postponed by mutual agreement with the publisher Libros.com until the improvement in the state
I have already commented on several occasions that works of historical fiction cannot be required to be absolutely faithful to the events in which their narration is set. Neither do they intend it nor is it their objective, since they are not essays or historical documentaries. Therefore, what I am
We return to this series of entries on historical annotations of the film The King with the themes that we announced at the end of the first article dedicated to the subject. – The execution of the Earl of Cambridge and Lord Grey :in the movie, Henry V learns that the Earl of Cambridge and Lord Gra
The regulars of this blog know that all the entries in it are written by me and that they are not translations of the articles used as sources. Until now there was only one exception to this rule, when I gave the blog space for the translation of an article by Matthew Lewis about the princes of the
When the first king of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VII, invaded England in 1485 to dethrone King Richard III after defeating him at the Battle of Bosworth and seize the crown, he did so as a representative of the House of Lancaster, one of the two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty contending in the c
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenet. History is full of moments in which an unforeseen or casual event caused a change in the course of events that involved radically altering the historical future of a country or even the world order. If ever there was a case in which a host of unforeseen c
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenets After the accession to the throne of the first Norman king of England William the Conqueror in the year 1066, he was succeeded by his two sons, first William II and then Henry I. He had two offspring, William and Matilda. The succession seemed assured with
It might be thought that a woman of the Middle Ages whose father was a Prince of Wales and whose mother was herself the daughter of an English princess and earl was destined to have a good life. And those life expectancies would seem even better if we take into account that the three kings of Englan
The Vikings series and The Last Kingdom, the latter based on the books by Bernard Cornwell and of which the fourth season has just been released on Netflix, have made the story of the struggles between Saxons and Vikings for dominance of England very topical. There are two entries on the subject i
The conquest of Wales was an old dream of the English kings, but the orographic difficulties and the guerrilla warfare strategy followed by the Welsh, who systematically avoided open field battles, made the conquest difficult. One of these invasions was carried out by Henry III in 1257 and it was a
Fifth and final entry on the landings from the mainland who sought and succeeded in deposing the occupant of the English throne. We continue with the war of the Roses. V.- 1485:the war of the Roses. Richard III vs. Henry Tudor On April 9, 1483 Edward IV died. His son Edward V was to succeed h
The history of the Norman conquest of England is well known to blog regulars, with entries dedicated to the year it occurred (1066), to Harold Godwinsons supposed oath of allegiance to William of Normandy, to the eventful coronation of this and to Saxon attempts to oppose Norman domination, epitomiz
Entry taken from the book The Plantagenet. An urn in the area of Westminster Abbey in which various members of the English royalty rest is reserved for King Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York. So far, nothing unusual:two people from the royal family buried among so many relatives an
Currently on TVEs La 2. The second season of the BBC television series The Hollow Crown is being watched, an adaptation of Shakespeares plays about the last years of the reign of the Plantagenet dynasty and the rise to the throne of the Tudors . Well-known actors such as Jeremy Irons, Judy Dench, Hu
In the early 20th century, high temperatures and humidity threatened the reputation of Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographic and Publishing companys color printing work. from Brooklyn, New York. Bulging of the paper and improper drying of the inks were responsible for the blurry prints that ruined the entir
This corruption thing must be innate to the human condition, because throughout history and anywhere in the world we find multiple business opportunities for the followers of the saying “I dont ask you to give me, just put me where beech ”. To prosecute this type of crime and tackle this social scou
After the great victory of the Greek Army at Eski Sehir, the 2nd Army Corps (2nd SS) was ordered to advance towards Seidi Gazi. So the 2nd SS ordered, in turn, the XIII Infantry Division (MP) and the Plastira Detachment to pursue the Turks. Information from the XIII MP stated that the Turks held
Whether from comics, cartoons, video games or movies, almost everyone knows the superhero Iron Man (the iron Man). Well, the first Iron Man in history, or rather the Iron Hand, was the Roman Marcus Sergius . Marcus Sergius, great-grandfather of Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catilina) , was a general of