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My bones, scripted in light, upon cold soil ( Read more... )

ciaimpala asked: 'five books you would recommend everyone should read'

If you'd asked me five songs or five movies or five characters, I would probably have been paralysed by indecision. But five books I can answer! So, in no particular order:

♥ Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
This is one of those books that people either seem to utterly ( Read more... )

Who says history is dead and irrelevant ( Read more... )

So whilst Thomas Jefferson is now on my historical hit-list (up there with Henry VII, Henry VIII and Edward I), Alexander Hamilton has joined the ranks of my historical heroes. All of whom share one common feature, because I'm nothing if not consistent. All died untimely deaths - either in battle, assassination or murder ( Read more... )

It is Richard III. I am so...oh, I don't even know. Who knew it was possible to be so excited about a 500-year-old skeleton ( Read more... )

That is, Richard III Day. Today is the day the University of Leicester announce the results of their findings, announce whether they have indeed found the body of Richard III.

I hope it's him. I'm sure it's him. I know nothing is certain without the DNA results, but how many other people would be buried in the choir of Greyfriars, right where ( Read more... )

BBC News: Richard III dig - Leicester Cathedral burial confirmedI'm not really sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, it'll be nice to have the burial relatively near to where I live, and you can bet I'll go. Try and stop me! Assuming of course that this is Richard they've found, which has not been confirmed yet ( Read more... )

BBC News: Richard III dig - Search team uncovers human bones

Really trying not to get excited about this. I mean, it's a church, there will surely be loads of people buried there.

However, this body was found in the choir, right where they were hoping/expecting to find Richard's remains. They've found a fully articulated skeleton, with scoliosis ( Read more... )

BBC News: Leicester car park dug up in search for Richard III's remainsI think it's so good that they are searching for Richard's remains. I hope they find him. He's the only English monarch since the Conquest not to have a known burial place ( Read more... )