tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post3386468145707851642..comments2024-03-29T09:59:51.961+00:00Comments on Yarde Reviews & Book Promotion: Christmas in the time of Richard III, by Alex Marchant #Christmas #Medieval #RichardIII @AlexMarchant84 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-77737076484692672632018-12-10T21:15:15.233+00:002018-12-10T21:15:15.233+00:00Thank you Mary Anne - and for inviting me again! Thank you Mary Anne - and for inviting me again! Alex Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519697326074309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-26248427801356161102018-12-05T17:56:16.995+00:002018-12-05T17:56:16.995+00:00I do enjoy your posts, Alex. So interesting! I do enjoy your posts, Alex. So interesting! Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-44420192176536027162018-12-05T12:54:43.081+00:002018-12-05T12:54:43.081+00:00Bitchiness has always been around, I guess (not on...Bitchiness has always been around, I guess (not only among women, as the Crowland Chronicler shows!) Just one of an armoury of weapons to keep women 'in their place' perhaps....Alex Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519697326074309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-89059705759409456042018-12-05T12:53:04.161+00:002018-12-05T12:53:04.161+00:00Thank you Anna. Yes, he had a great deal to cope w...Thank you Anna. Yes, he had a great deal to cope with throughout his short life, let alone brief reign (though he accomplished more in those two years than any other monarch, I believe - what he could have managed if he'd lived longer!) I was lucky enough to launch my second book, 'The King's Man' at the Visitor Centre in June - and it was my first visit to the actual grave site. I was lucky to be able to visit when no one else was there, which was incredibly moving - especially as my book deals of course with that burial....Alex Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519697326074309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-24482208179897157102018-12-04T18:49:41.001+00:002018-12-04T18:49:41.001+00:00Amazing that women were talked about if they wore ...Amazing that women were talked about if they wore similar clothing even back then. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823636585866810170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-48290275146583090092018-12-04T18:07:15.260+00:002018-12-04T18:07:15.260+00:00Fascinating, Alex! I often think what awful grief ...Fascinating, Alex! I often think what awful grief Richard had to cope with during his reign as well as all the plotting against him. Have you been to the Richard III Centre in Leicester? I went there in 2017 and found it really moving - although I think the most moving part of the day was visiting the grave in Leicester Cathedral just across the road. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-8958358968628085012018-12-04T16:32:24.159+00:002018-12-04T16:32:24.159+00:00I think you're absolutely right, John. No matt...I think you're absolutely right, John. No matter what route he chose, even now in some eyes it would have to been seen as the 'wrong' one! Alex Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519697326074309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-44432289727166367812018-12-04T16:28:35.381+00:002018-12-04T16:28:35.381+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alex Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519697326074309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-73363787046784290422018-12-04T15:30:00.934+00:002018-12-04T15:30:00.934+00:00The Tudor dynasty had to villainize Richard, in or...The Tudor dynasty had to villainize Richard, in order to clarify their own claim. I should imagine, if Richard's Yule celebrations had been conservative and dull they would have found something terrible to say about that as well.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-62312665647019487692018-12-04T14:08:21.582+00:002018-12-04T14:08:21.582+00:00Many thanks, Elizabeth!Many thanks, Elizabeth!Alex Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519697326074309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-47182829050517375792018-12-04T14:08:07.178+00:002018-12-04T14:08:07.178+00:00Thank you Judith. (I trust the anti-Tudor digs did...Thank you Judith. (I trust the anti-Tudor digs didn't bother you too much!)Alex Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519697326074309274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-77636282334123933422018-12-04T13:57:47.482+00:002018-12-04T13:57:47.482+00:00Very interesting article, Alex. I enjoyed it a lot...Very interesting article, Alex. I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks!<br />Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-26535183458148765592018-12-04T09:59:54.007+00:002018-12-04T09:59:54.007+00:00Enjoyed your post Alex, thank you :)Enjoyed your post Alex, thank you :)Judith Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734149908148034800noreply@blogger.com