In 2024, it will be 550 years ago to when the lordship of the town of Barnard Castle was given to Richard, Duke of Gloucester, by his brother Edward IV. Richard would have been around 22 years old, and just starting to establish himself in the north. St Mary’s church...
We gathered in Petone for the AGM and monthly meeting and were treated to an excellent talk on the ‘Parliament of Devil’s’ by one of our members. The Parliament of Devils was a session of Henry VI’s parliament held at Coventry in October, 1459,...
By the time autumn had set in and the nights were getting longer in October, 1452, there had already been a castle at Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire for 400 years, dating back to the Norman invasion. It had passed through numerous hands over the centuries...
Today, the New Zealand branch celebrated their 2020 AGM, and as it was only two days after the man himself’s birthday on the 2nd of October, we celebrated with cake! Happy Birthday King Richard.
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