Medievalists.net » Leicester http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 New Richard III Art Exhibit Opens Today http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/06/new-richard-iii-art-exhibit-opens-today/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/06/new-richard-iii-art-exhibit-opens-today/#comments Wed, 06 May 2015 11:19:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58077 Renowned Leicester artist exhibit of the reinterment of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral opens today

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/19/places-to-see-the-king-richard-iii-visitor-centre-in-leicester/feed/ 0 Philippa Langley: The End of Richard III and the Beginning of Henry I http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:47:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57188 Amidst all the excitement, and the whirlwind that was Richard III's reburial in Leicester, I managed to catch up with one of the world's most famous Ricardians, 'the Kingfinder', Philippa Langley.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/feed/ 0 The Road to Richard: The Reburial of the Last Plantagenet http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/23/the-road-to-richard-the-reburial-of-the-last-plantagenet/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/23/the-road-to-richard-the-reburial-of-the-last-plantagenet/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:29:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57060 While there have been outcries over the pomp and circumstance surrounding Richard’s extravagant burial, there has also been a renewed sense of pride and upswing in popularity for this much maligned monarch.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/19/medieval-couple-holding-hands-700-years/feed/ 0 The Montfortian bishops and the justification of conciliar government in 1264 http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/23/the-montfortian-bishops-and-the-justification-of-conciliar-government-in-1264/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/23/the-montfortian-bishops-and-the-justification-of-conciliar-government-in-1264/#comments Tue, 24 Dec 2013 00:06:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46001 In 1266, five English bishops were suspended from office for supporting Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, in rebellion against King Henry III.

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