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movingrobewoman
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 Posted - March 02 2005 : 11:28:56 PM
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Gosh, is this place completely limited to discussing American battles? I mean, there has been a thorough expedition and chat regarding the dread Charge of the Light Brigade ... I am right in that assessment, correctomundo/
I'm wondering if there's anyone out there in cyberworld interested in the battle that brought the Tudors to the British throne. Were the Percys and Dudleys traitors to their king, Richard III? Was ol' Dickon ever truly king? And what happened to the juveniles--Prince Richard and Edward V? Were they offed in the Tower? Just as a word of forewarning--I have been a member of the Richard III society since 1980 ... eek!
Have I just exceeded this board's boundaries??
Regards, and I promise I'll focus on the Americas next time ...
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joseph wiggs
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Posted - March 08 2005 : 9:02:41 PM
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| Movingrobewoman, you have struck a cord when you mentioned Richard III. Did he kill his nephews, was he a hunchback, I need you knowledge. For many years I have wondered about these things but, have no knowledge of my own. Are you in trouble! You will have to teach me. I await your wisdom. |
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Dark Cloud
Brigadier General
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Posted - May 08 2005 : 1:02:05 PM
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If Henry hadn't won, there may have been no John Cabot and England may have lost out on America. (This may not freeze your heart.) Wasn't much government interest till Henry's. On the other hand, he was such a skin flint that his bonus to Cabot for, you know, discovering and mapping large swaths of land soon worth kabillions was an amount of gold normally given to retiring nannies of the period. Henry was a schmuck.
It's pretty much agreed today from Thomas Costain forward that Richard was neither deformed nor evil and was less threatened by the existence of the two Princes than Henry's claim. Who killed them, if anyone killed them, isn't known. Richard lost at Bosworth because he was betrayed, and he deserves better memory. |
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benteens brother
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Australia
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Posted - August 09 2005 : 8:13:19 PM
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Hey MRW, sorry to jump in on this 3 months late but I've been to Bosworth Field and it is worth the effort for anyone interested in Dickie Hunchback and/or the War of the Roses. There is a battlefield information centre almost on the spot that Richard III gathered his forces and there is a well marked battlefield walk to follow if you are keen for a hike. The walk culminates at a quiet spot where legend has it Richard was cut down. A Royal standard flys at that spot to mark where a King of England died.
So if you are ever in England it's worth a visit but it is a little out of the way and takes a bit of finding. |
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The Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485
