Tag: Richard III

• Passports 11: Morris Dancing: Another Way for the English to be Silly or an Ancient Cultural Tradition?

  I had my hand on the door handle of the Antiquarian Book Store in Moretonhampstead village.  In a moment, I would be lost among my dear friends, the arcane tomes and dusty volumes of local history and regional literature.  My thumb was on the latch.  I pressed down.  It gave way under my pressure.  The…

  patrickjegan

  May 26, 2014

  England, Everyday Events, History, humor, Real Personal History, Travels

  Basques, Bronze Age, Devon, Dorset, England, handkerchiefs, Henry VIII, history of Moris Dancing, Moors, Morris Dancing, Neolithic Age, Richard III

• Long Live the King

  So, now it’s more or less certain that the bones of Richard III were found buried under a car park in Leicester, England.  I happened to be in London when the news broke that researchers were looking closely at the site.  At first it sounded like a bit from a “Monty Python” sketch…but then I…

  patrickjegan

  February 13, 2013

  Uncategorized

  bones, DNA, England, Leicester, Richard III