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Westminster Hall venue of the King Richard lll and Queen Anne Neville’s Coronation Feast. Queen Anne and King Richard from the Rous Roll. Anne is wearing the Crown of Queen Edith and Richard…

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On an unseasonably murky and damp June evening, 15 Northern Dalers, undeterred, arrived at Wycliffe and approached through a beautiful archway set with rambling roses the low-set ancient church located beside the Tees River. Whilst the light was still good we were guided by churchwarden Keith Miller around the stunning recently restored late C13th/C14th stained…

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Regular visitors to this page may remember that some time ago we a) linked you to a SurveyMonkey survey about the kinds of heritage access you appreciated in visiting St Mary’s Barnard Castle, and b) pointed towards the scheme raising money to help restore the clerestory windows (created with money that Richard donated to the…

The Northern Dales RIII Group will be meeting/gathering this coming Monday (24th June) at 7pm at Wycliffe Church, for a tour and talk on this C13th church by churchwarden Keith Miller. Please meet with cars for car-sharing in the Barnard Castle car-park opposite St Mary's Parish Hall (the "Hole in the Wall" car-park), ready to…

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This post is shared from a post by Ricardian author and historian Matthew Lewis " There is a legal power to reverse the grant of planning permission to Horiba Mira to build a car test track over part of the registered battlefield site. A petition has been created and accepted by the UK government's petition…

The Battle of Bosworth in 1485 was a critical point in history, ending Plantagenet rule and ushering in the Tudor dynasty. Planning permission has been granted to Horiba Mira to build a car test track across part of the registered battlefield site, destroying not only archaeology and the landscape.

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“So, What Is A Study Day Anyway…?” In four months on Saturday 5th October the Northern Dales Group will be delighted to welcome everyone and all to our third biennial Study Day at St Mary’s Parish Church, Barnard Castle. “So what *is* a Study Day? It sounds like hard work; is it just for academics…

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For those in the north-east area Northallerton & District Local History Society are hosting a talk given by Professor Martin Curzon, on “How Forensic Dentistry has helped legitimise Richard III”. This will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Thirsk Road, Northallerton at 7pm on Tuesday 11th June. Admission £3.

Sad news for this year but we hope there will be a fabulous festival to come in 2020.

REGRET FESTIVAL FOR 2019 CANCELLED Dear All, I deeply regret that circumstances have forced us to cancel this year's Richard III Festival. We were so looking forward to welcoming everyone to Middleham for another Festival. We very reluctantly came to the decision having been faced with last minute cancellations from participants, English Heritage withdrawing their…

REGRET FESTIVAL FOR 2019 CANCELLED Dear All, I deeply regret that circumstances have forced us to cancel this year's Richard III Festival. We were so looking forward to welcoming everyone to Middleham for another Festival. We very reluctantly came to the decision having been faced with last minute cancellations from participants, English Heritage withdrawing their previous funding, difficulties arranging an alternative online ticket purchasing system, the forced cancellation of the Friday Education Day for over 100 children after being let down, at the last minute, by our replacement re enactor group. Our previous group were offered a more lucrative booking so were unable to participate this year. Having previously delivered a very well received and appreciated programme of events over the weekend, it has been very reluctantly decided that to continue with such a diminished programme would cause disappointment and reflect poorly on our community. Once again I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and disappointment this may cause you and sincerely thank you for your willingness to participate. I hope the event will continue and next year's arrangements will prove more successful. Kindest regards Tammi Tolhurst Chairman, Richard III Festival Group. I can assure you that this decision has been a tough one and taken only after much discussion and consultation with our key partners including the Richard III Groups. Ultimately, having run a successful weekend of events for some years now, we would not want to disappoint our regular attendees with something that was less than they have come to expect and that did not do full justice to their enthusiasm and loyalty to King Richard III and to Middleham. We now need to draw breath after an intense few weeks of effort and disappointment and then look to discuss with all concerned whether, how and how often the Festival should go forward in future years. Thank you all for your support and hard work in this and previous years, which is very much appreciated. We will be very sorry not to be welcoming you to a Festival this year but would welcome your suggestions for future events.

After nearly three years in the planning, the NDRIIIG finally made it to Fotheringhay with a wonderful day-trip last Sunday taking in the village and church (and pub!), plus the church at nearby Tansor, and the quite remarkable manor of Deene Park a few miles away. 14 members journeyed in four cars at a variety…

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We are very happy to promote the following Study Day - hosted by the Gloucester branch of the Richard III Society - upcoming on Saturday June 1st at the village of Leckhampton near Cheltenham.

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