Two links for you today.

The first comes courtesy of curiouswombat who linked me to this story from the Isle of Man ( Read more... )

An 'exceptional' Iron Age tomb has been found in France, believed to be that of a Celtic Prince.

The grave containing Greek and possibly Etruscan artefacts was discovered in a business zone, the National Archaeological Research Institute (Inrap) said. Researchers believe it could shed light on Iron Age European trade ( Read more... )

A creaky floorboard at Hampton Court led staff to re-discover the foundations of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour's lost royal apartments.

Just before Christmas, the squeaky floorboards in one of the Georgian rooms, used by the Royal School of Needlework at the time, had become positively bouncy. When the builders looked under them, they saw a maze of ( Read more... )

Although the experts are pretty confident the infamous body under the car park is King Richard III their study of the remains seem to have turned up a whole other historical mystery.

In 2012, scientists extracted genetic material from the remains discovered on the former site of Greyfriars Abbey, where Richard was interred after his death in the ( Read more... )

This is a fun article from BBC Magazine - behind the scenes of the British embassy in Paris.

It's 200 years since the Duke of Wellington bought the grandiose Hotel de Charost in Paris, a few doors down from the Elysee palace. And if you want to get to know the secrets of a stately home, I always say, just ask the butler.

and so they do!

This is so exciting ( Read more... )

Hey! I didn't drop off the face of the earth, I was at a conference and then yesterday I drove home for my week off. Anyway I am back now and I have a update today on the Richard III burial discovered in Leicester last year. It looks like analysis of the remains has revealed more details on his death.

Forensic teams at the University of ( Read more... )

An collector of early furniture got more than he bargained for when he bought an oak chest only to find it had been created for the 1503 marriage of King James IV and Margaret Tudor.


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I am most definitely going to this new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery!

A poignant ring, which concealed from the world the enduring love of Elizabeth I for her dead mother, Anne Boleyn, will be among the treasured possessions of Tudor monarchs coming to a unique exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery ( Read more... )

Archaeologists believe a skeleton found in Scotland may be that of an ancient Irish King.

Archaeologists suggest they may have found the remains of Olaf Guthfrithsson, who was the King of Dublin and Northumbria from 934 to 941, or a member of his entourage. The remains, which were excavated by AOC Archaeology Group at Auldhame in East Lothian in ( Read more... )