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In the days of Henry VIII, eminent Scottish historian John Major looked back to the reign of Richard the Lionheart and sketched the character of legendary outlaw Robin Hood.
Picture: © Richard Croft, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.
Posted January 18 2021
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King Henry VIII was riding out with Queen Catherine one May Day, when they found themselves waylaid by Robin Hood and two hundred archers.
Picture: By Marjorie Acker Phillips (1895-1985), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.5.. Source.
Posted January 15 2021
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On July 5th, 1535, the night before he was to be executed by order of King Henry VIII, it seemed that Sir Thomas More was the only man in the Tower of London who was happy.
Picture: By Claudius Jacquand (1808-1878), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Photo by Xavier Caré.. Source.
Posted December 4 2020
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In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh’s first attempt to found an English colony in the New World failed, but two years later he was keen to try again.
Picture: © DrStew82, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.. Source.
Posted October 20 2020
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At the height of the Inquisition, King Philip II of Spain sent a glorious fleet against England to bring the nation back to his Church.
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Posted July 29 2020
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When the Rising of the North went all wrong in 1569, rebel leader Thomas Percy turned to trusted ally Hector of Harlaw for help.
Picture: © Andy Stevenson, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.
Posted June 16 2020