by gayemack | May 7, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
While I’m drawn more to England’s 12th & 13th centuries, it’s nearly impossible to ignore King Henry VIII’s murderous assault on his kingdom’s religious houses. His rampage was so vile and its impact on the course of history so...
by gayemack | Apr 28, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
While final DNA testing on a skeleton believed to be England’s maligned king, Richard III is concluded, speculation as to how this king met his brutal death paints a grisly picture. In a recent interview with the BBC, Dr Jo Appleby, an osteo-archaeologist from ...
by gayemack | Mar 25, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
Approximately a year ago, archeological researchers from Oxford discovered remains of one of Furness Abbey’s medieval abbots. Furness, founded in 1124 by King Stephen. Located in northern Cumbria, it was the second largest, wealthiest and obviously influential,...
by gayemack | Feb 16, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
Last week archaeological authorities in England’s north announced that indeed, the skeleton found last summer underneath a municipal car park in Leicester is that of the notorious King Richard III. Now on the heels of this discovery, a team of archaeologists from...
by gayemack | Jan 28, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
By January 30 1164, King Henry II of England had evidently had enough of the ecclesiastical hierarchy protecting its own in criminal matters. In an effort to curb the power of the Church’s courts, Henry laid down a document of sixteen articles known as the...
