Medieval History
ave the Date:
The Richard III Foundation, Inc.
presents
Wars of the Roses: Triumphs and Defeats
October 8 and 9, 2010
Our events will begin on Friday afternoon at the Bosworth Battlefield Centre.
A private tour of the new exhibition will begin at 2 pm.
Longbow demonstration at 3 pm.
On Saturday, October 9, the conference will be held at the Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth. Registration begins at 8:30. The conference will begin at 9:00 and will conclude at 17:00.
The speakers and topics for the day are:
Professor Ralph Griffiths: `Richard, Duke of York: The Man Who Would Be King.'
Mick Manns (Mick the Fletcher): `The Role of a Fletcher'.
Richard Knox, Keeper of Donnington and Bosworth: `Bosworth 1485: A Battle Lost and Found.'
John Sadler: `Towton: England's Bloodiest Day.'
Michael Miller: `The Medieval Soldier'.
Dr. Helen Castor: ""Margaret of Anjou: She Wolf of England".
Special Performance by the dynamic medieval music group - The Ambion Troubadours
Special Guest Speaker - Robert Hardy, CBE, honorary patron of the Foundation
For a registration form or any other questions, you can contact Leah Mathews at [email protected]
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Medieval History
Wars of the Roses: Triumphs and Defeats
ave the Date:
The Richard III Foundation, Inc.
presents
Wars of the Roses: Triumphs and Defeats
October 8 and 9, 2010
Our events will begin on Friday afternoon at the Bosworth Battlefield Centre.
A private tour of the new exhibition will begin at 2 pm.
Longbow demonstration at 3 pm.
On Saturday, October 9, the conference will be held at the Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth. Registration begins at 8:30. The conference will begin at 9:00 and will conclude at 17:00.
The speakers and topics for the day are:
Professor Ralph Griffiths: `Richard, Duke of York: The Man Who Would Be King.'
Mick Manns (Mick the Fletcher): `The Role of a Fletcher'.
Richard Knox, Keeper of Donnington and Bosworth: `Bosworth 1485: A Battle Lost and Found.'
John Sadler: `Towton: England's Bloodiest Day.'
Michael Miller: `The Medieval Soldier'.
Dr. Helen Castor: ""Margaret of Anjou: She Wolf of England".
Special Performance by the dynamic medieval music group - The Ambion Troubadours
Special Guest Speaker - Robert Hardy, CBE, honorary patron of the Foundation
For a registration form or any other questions, you can contact Leah Mathews at [email protected]
- Technology Fit For A King
From The View: Loughborough Universty Magazine (Spring/Summer 2013) It is a discovery that has captivated the nation and been dubbed by some as the UK?s most important archaeological find ever. Had the remains of the last King of England to be slain in...
- Time For King Richard Iii To ?come Home To York?, Says Foundation
The Richard III Foundation, Inc. is calling for the remains of King Richard III to be brought home to York and interred at York Minster. Last week, the remains of a male skeleton were discovered in Leicester during an archaeological dig aimed at finding...
- Search Begins For Lost Grave Of King Richard Iii
The University of Leicester and Leicester City Council, in association with the Richard III Society, are starting an archaeological dig to find the remains of King Richard III, the only English monarch whose resting place remains unknown. On Saturday...
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