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Dorothea Preis

@doropreis.bsky.social
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Interested in history, particularly medieval history, and baking bread. Have lived in Germany, the UK, and now in Australia. MA University of Bonn.

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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
While Simon is not exactly a #RicardianPets, Elizabeth tells me that he is quite a re-enactor and clearly a Ricardian.
A stuffed teddy bear wears a jaunty purple hat with a feather. His clothing is pseudo medieval-ish and he wears one of the Richard III Society buttons prominently on his jerkin.Simon the bear as a scribe. He wears a medieval pair of glasses and holds a quill pen. He wears a pin that is a white rose.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Crocheted 'cakes' by Marianne Seiman, contemporary crochet artist (via Instagram) #Womensart #Sunday
A photo looking slightly down on a table top covered in plates with colourful crocheted  items resembling different kinds of cakes
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Dorothea Preis @doropreis.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I have a choice between Saxon (where I was born) and Frankish (where i grew up). If I bring in my parents, I can add Warnian and West Baltic. Very complicated.
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Cathleen Sarti @cathleen-sarti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Have you ever thought about the fact that queens were some of the richest persons in their realms? Our Special Issue of Essays in Economic & Business History looks at 14th to 16th century queens as business owners, investors, administrators, or all around badass CEOs. www.ebhsoc.org/journal/inde...
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Vol. 44 No. 1 (2026): Essays in Economic & Business History | Essays in Economic & Business History
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 04/10/2026
Australian National Botanic Gardens conservationists cloning rare ice-age gum
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There are only six of these trees left in the wild. Conservationists are cloning them
The trees are estimated to be between 3,000 to 6,000 years old but they have no future without intervention.
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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
MEDIEVAL CAMEL ALERT! Just stumbled across this delightful fourteenth- or fifteenth-century painting of Solomon receiving a camel from the Queen of Sheba by the choir of St Moriz’s Church in Rottenburg. #medievalsky #camel
Painting with King Solomon sat enthroned on the left and a somewhat dinky looking two-humped camel on the right bearing golden caskets. In the centre three angels and a priest admire the goodies.
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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A beautiful #Roman glass bottle, in green & gold with small patches of blue - a lovely thing, although I suspect the original owner would be stunned to know that it had survived nearly 2000 years, & was now on display to the public... #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Publication – La revue « Francia » fait peau neuve rmblf.be/2026/10/05/p...
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Publication – La revue « Francia » fait peau neuve
La revue Francia. Forschungen zur westeuropäischen Geschichte fait peau neuve ! Avec une mise en page modernisée et un design plus aéré, elle s’adapte désormais pleinement aux usages…
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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Richard III Society of Canada @richardiiisocca.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We just finished our AGM. Excited to see some members who can't usually make it for our Sunday mtgs via Zoom. Our thanks to @mattlewishistory.bsky.social for an excellent talk & for showing us A Taste of Loyalty.
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rather difficult not to feel a bit gloomy about the state of the country atm, so I wasn’t going to make much of a thing of this anniversary this year. And then I saw this and started to cry. Because a free and united Germany in a free and united Europe was worth it. And is worth fighting for now.
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Dorothea Preis @doropreis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We lived in the light yellow area. But that year had more mushrooms than ever in the garden, and one of the blackbirds had white patches. Coincidence? Possibly, possibly not.
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Olga Prokopis @olgaphoos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jeremy Potter on Louis XVI revising his French translation of Walpole's Historic Doubts while awaiting execution 'Presumably he found consolation in demonstrating that kings who become the victims of historical misjudgment may hope for an eventual resurrection of their good name.' #RichardIII
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margaret beaufort fan @tudorhistetc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#OTD in 1452 Richard III was born at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England to Cecily Neville and Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Posthumous portrait (Society of Antiquaries of London, 16th century).
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Exciting new finds on the English immigrants living in early 10th-c. Rome.
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margaret beaufort fan @tudorhistetc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mary I was crowned as Queen of England #OTD in 1553 at Westminster Abbey. ✨More on my Instagram: margaretbeaufortfanclub ✨
Queen Mary I enthroned (Levina Teerlinc, The National Archives, ref KB 27/1168/2, 1553).
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margaret beaufort fan @tudorhistetc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#OTD (yesterday) in 1399 Henry Bolingbroke began his reign as King Henry IV.
Illuminated miniature (National Archives, DL 42/1, c. 1402).
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Now available in Open Access.
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ruins of the bakehouse and horse mill in the south range of Middleham Castle, North Yorkshire. Additional domestic and service facilities were added to the castle in the 16th century, including a bakehouse in the south range and a pastry kitchen in the west range. The circular horse mill
The image shows the stone ruins of Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire. featuring the circular track of an old horse mill in the courtyard.
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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ImPRESSed Yet? I am thrilled to announce that Impressive Textiles: Premodern Printing on Fabric will be published October 27 in print and Open Access with @acmrs.bsky.social, thanks to 30 textile and print scholars, and 1 groundbreaking exhibition @newberrylibrary.bsky.social! #CoverReveal 1/5
Cover art for Impressive Textiles: Premodern Printing on Fabric!
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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪
A photograph of eight rectangular biscuits (cookies) arranged in two rows on a square white plate. The plate is framed on all sides by a trailing vine pattern in green with pops of red. The biscuits are mostly in shades of ivory, cream, yellow, and grey, with a burst of vivid red and blue in one corner of the arrangement. Moving across the top row of biscuits from left to right, the designs include: neat lines of handwritten names in an early modern parish register; a section of a hand-drawn map from 1561 featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, with street names like ‘Carter Lane’ visible in a tiny spiky font; an extract of text from a funerary monument printed in an early modern book, ending ‘So transitory is our glory’; a section of embroidery from a funeral pall featuring metallic silver armour, crossed gold keys, and two hands holding up a crown. The biscuit designs on the bottom row include: horses prancing past shopfronts on Cheapside in the mid-sixteenth century; a receipt written in early modern secretary hand, which is difficult to read; a portrait of a stern-looking women dressed in a ruff, pearls, and sober dark clothing; swirling calligraphy and dense secretary hand featuring on a will dating from 1638.
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margaret beaufort fan @tudorhistetc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#OTD in 1553 Mary Tudor, soon to be Mary I, arrived at the Tower of London to prepare for her coronation. ✨More on my Instagram margaretbeaufortfanclub ✨
Mary I entry to London (John Byam Liston Shaw, 1910).
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Medieval Military Medicine @medmilmedicine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Brothers Jerome and Robert wished the king had shouted “spoiler alert” before suddenly revealing the ending of the book they were copying   -   12th & 14th centuries, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 066A, f. 67r
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Jess Harwood Art @jessharwoodart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today’s comic in @australia.theguardian.com - in celebration and defence of Multicultural Australia! I wouldn’t be here without it, and I love it 😻 (but don’t hear that many people cheering it on recently).
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Dr Tiggy McLaughlin @amalasuentha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meet Brother Ingulf, the cheese-loving cellarer of St. Maximinus, inspired by @noahwblan.bsky.social Noah's paper on how much cheese Carolingian monks ate, in a new blog post: tiggymclaughlin.com/2026/09/24/m... #medieval #medievalsky
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Meet Brother Ingulf
Photo by Zoe Richardson on Unsplash Next in the series introducing characters from Breaking the Silence, which is OUT NOW, I’m going to tell you about one of my favorites, Brother Ingulf the …
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Dr Matt Firth @mattfirth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What was the Danegeld, and what legacy did the English payments to the Vikings leave? I'm in The Conversation discussing exactly that (in under 800 words!). #medieval #medievalsky
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The English paid off the Vikings for almost a century. But was the Danegeld such a bad idea?
It’s easy to say now that paying the Vikings to go away ‘didn’t work’. But this obscures the fact paying off one Viking band didn’t ensure another would stop coming.
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On this day in 1459, the battle of Blore Heath took place. Dr Simon Payling discusses the battle, exploring what happened as the earl of Salisbury’s Yorkist forces faced up to those led by the Lancastrian Lord Audley.
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‘He knewe the slaightes, stratagems, and the pollecies of warlike affaires’: Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury, and the battle of Blore Heath
On 23 September 1459 the battle of Blore Heath took place. In today's blog, marking the anniversary of the battle, Dr Simon Payling from our Commons 1461-1504
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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Trust recently awarded funding to @katybennett.bsky.social to attend the "English Frances" conference at the Centre Culturel International de Cerisy-la-Salle, Normandy. Dr Bennett has written about her experience for our blog: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2026/09/22/e... #MedievalSky #Skystorians
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“English Frances”: Conference Report
The Trust On…”English Frances”: Conference Report by Dr Katy Bennett The Yorkist History Trust recently provided a grant in order to allow Dr Katy Bennett to attend the conference…
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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The next 3 Society talks have been announced. Graham Evans on the Battle of Edgcote, David Grummitt on Towton & @seanc1509.bsky.social on Elizabeth of York's role in securing Tudor Power.Members only but there is plenty of time for you to join the Society and attend! richardiii.net/membership/j...
Richard III Society Upcoming Zoom Lectures
Graham Evans, the Battle of Edgcote 24 July 1469
Saturday, 10 October 2026 14:00 BST

David Grummitt, Richard III, Towton and the Mythology of a Battle
Saturday, 21 November 2026 14:00 BST

Sean Cunningham, Borrowed loyalty and Hidden Influence: Queen Elizabeth of York’s role in securing Tudor power after 1485

Saturday, 12 December 2026 14:00 BST
Free for Society Members To Book: visit https:/members.richardiii.net/events

To join us, visit https://richardiii.net/membership/join-the-society/
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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
'When Teatre Raval asked Meta why its publicity had been blocked, it was told “any mention of civil rights, feminism or social reform are usually classified as ‘social topics’ by our automatic system” and are filtered out."' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The unveiling of a new plaque to commemorate Prince Edward of Middleham took place on 8th September (the 543rd anniversary of his investiture as Prince of Wales). The plaque was unveiled at a special short service at the Church of St Mary and St Alkelda in Middleham. 1/2
White rose covering of the plaque before the unveilingThe plaque says Richard III Society, Edward, Prince of Wales (1476 - 1484) Beloved son of King Richard III and Queen Anne Neville, Born and died at Middleham (aged 7) May have been buried in this church Requiescat in Pace
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margaret beaufort fan @tudorhistetc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#OTD (yesterday) in 1179 Hildegard of Bingen passed away in Bingen am Rhein, County Palatine of the Rhine, Holy Roman Empire at age approximately eight-one. ✨More on my Instagram: margaretbeaufortfanclub ✨
 Illumination from Hildegard’s ‘Scivias’ (Miniature from the Rupertsberg Codex of Liber Scivias, 1151).
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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"In some places Rome does not fall at all. In others, such as Italy, there are multiple, sometimes repeated farewell parties, where the guests do not want to leave and the host does not switch the music off." How do we think about the Fall of Rome today? www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end
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Francesca Tinti @francescatinti.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At long last, my article on Languages, Identities and Communication in the Age of Bede has come out in the EHR. And it is open access! academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
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Languages, Identities and Communication in the Age of Bede*
Abstract. This article seeks to address the underexplored role of language as a marker of identity in the early medieval period by focusing on England in t
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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How do we think about the "Fall" of Rome today? What can we do to frame it in a more productive way? Our new open access article tries to tackle these questions and offer a new view of the scholarly narrative of the end of Rome. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end
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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our latest Ricardian Podcast is live! Matthew Lewis & Nathen Amin discuss the historical standing of Richard III today. Is he still regarded as a villain by historians, how has opinion changed in the past 50-100 years and what is the new consensus? Listen along wherever you get your podcasts.
Photo of Matt Lewis looking straight at the camera with  a brick wall behind him.Photo Of Nathen Amin looking off to the side.
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🧵This remarkable 15th-century glazed earthenware tile was discovered during excavations at the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey, York, and is now held by the Yorkshire Museum. The tile is particularly unusual because it bears a moralising poem written in middle English Gothic script,
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Spectacular Roman octopus mosaic from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology
My photo shows a monochrome Roman floor mosaic depicting an octopus. The octopus is composed of small black tesserae (tiles) and has eight writhing arms with suckers and narrow curling tips. It is set against a white tesserae background. This octopus detail comes from a monochrome marine mosaic featuring Triton with a cherub and various sea creatures which include the octopus, dolphins and a cuttlefish. From the floor of the women's changing room at the Central Baths in Herculaneum.
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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A #Roman cheese press, found at Balmuildy fort on the #AntonineWall (Scotland). The cheese was put in the press & pressed down by a weight, forcing out any moisture through the holes. The resulting cheeses would have the concentric circle pattern from the press 🧀 #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
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Global Maritime History @globalmarhist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you to @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social for this fantastic post.
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Tracy Bryce @tbryce1485.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
An enlightening talk! So pleased that George's reputation is being examined and reassessed. We put too much faith in second and third-hand sources.
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As an urban geographer and map enthusiast I love this one. The origins of the word "city" in European languages. Source: buff.ly/3gWpVVT
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culina vetus (Volker Bach) @culinavetus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Marinading roasts in wine and spices looks like it has a long tradition. I think the Forme of Cury does it best, because garlic. www.culina-vetus.de/2026/09/11/w... #culinaryhistory #foodhistory #medievalsky
Illumination from the Hausbuch der Mendelschen Zwölfbrüderstiftung, Nuremberg 1527. The picture shows an elderly man in a kitchen. He is dressed in a long, blue tunic and black hood, wearing an apron and standing in front of a masonry hearth. A fire is burning on the platform in front of him with several pots standing near or in it. Metal frying pans on a rack line the back wall.
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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Early medievalists may be happy to know that Simon Keynes’s collection of maps of Anglo-Saxon England has now been made freely available via @trincolllibcam.bsky.social These were commissioned by Simon and drawn (by hand) by Reg Piggott between 1991 and 2012. archives.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php/ma...
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Maps of Anglo-Saxon England - archives.trin.cam.ac.uk
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margaret beaufort fan @tudorhistetc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
On September 8th, 1157 Richard I (also known as the Lionheart) was born at Beaumont Palace to Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
King Richard I's Great Seal of 1189.Beaumont Palace (1785).
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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today we are featuring Louis, owned by AJ, as one in our #RicardianPets series. Louis not only likes to read but is very fond of his White Boar which AJ bought on the Society website at richardiii.net/product-cate...
A small black and white dog sits on purple cloth surrounded by Ricardian Bulletins. In front of him is a white boar soft toy.
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some very wary looking sailors are trying to load an elephant onto a ship. I love the way the men on the quay are leaning away in fear and the first guy in the ship is nervously looking at his mates as if to say ‘Anyone fancy helping, lads?’ 🏛️Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe 📷Carole Raddato
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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
First look at the new Memorial Plaque to Prince Edward of Middleham, commissioned & funded by the Society, at the Church of St Mary & St Alkelda in Middleham North Yorkshire, this date being the 543rd anniversary of the investiture of Edward as Prince of Wales at York Minster in 1483. 1/2
Before the unveiling. The plaque is covered with Richard III's royal coat of arms.The plaque unveiled. It says:
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Edward, Prince of Wales (1476 -1484)
Beloved son of King Richard III and Queen Anne Neville
Born and died at Middleham (aged 7)
May have been buried in this church. 
Requiescat in Pace
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Mohamed Qassiti @mqassiti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@jwfr.bsky.social has a nice article on this Ms. works.hcommons.org/records/9qc3...
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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in the margin St. Gallen, Kantonsbibliothek, Vadianische Sammlung, VadSlg Ms. 321; Acta Sancti Petri in Augia; 13th–14th century; Premonstratensian abbey of Weissenau near Ravensburg; f.34 (www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/...)
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