by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Act III - The Stress Test, Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, FP Act III — The Stress Test, Medieval (1066–1485)
Visitors entering Leicester Cathedral often pause near a simple stone tomb set into the floor of the choir. The inscription bears only a name: Richard III. For centuries Richard’s reputation has been anything but simple. Few English monarchs have inspired such...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Act III - The Stress Test, Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, FP Act III — The Stress Test, Medieval (1066–1485)
At Warwick Castle the past occasionally interrupts the present. During our visit, one of the guides suddenly shouted across the courtyard: “A Warwick! A Warwick!!” Another voice answered the call, and within seconds two figures were racing up the castle walls,...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Act III - The Stress Test, Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, FP Act III — The Stress Test, Medieval (1066–1485)
Few English kings left such a paradoxical legacy as Henry VI. He was deeply religious, thoughtful, and devoted to learning. Unlike many medieval rulers, he preferred prayer and scholarship to warfare or political intrigue. His personal piety was widely admired, and he...
by Helen Kain | Mar 8, 2026 | Act III - The Stress Test, Carousel Fascinating People, Fascinating People, FP Act III — The Stress Test, Medieval (1066–1485)
Visitors entering St George’s Chapel, Windsor walk across a floor beneath which generations of English monarchs lie buried. Among them rests one of the most formidable kings of the fifteenth century: Edward IV. Tall, charismatic, and a gifted battlefield...
by Helen Kain | Jun 29, 2025 | Castles & Stately Houses, Medieval (1066–1485)
It was quiet the day we visited Lincoln Castle. The sun bounced off the high curtain walls, the grass in the old motte was lush and soft, and the Victorian prison—now a museum—hummed faintly with the sounds of schoolchildren and subdued commentary. But make no...
by Helen Kain | Jun 29, 2025 | Carousel Ideas & Systems, Medieval (1066–1485)
There’s something thrillingly unassuming about Lincoln’s copy of the Magna Carta. For such an iconic document, it’s not much to look at—just a modest sheet of medieval vellum covered in cramped Latin script. But don’t let its size fool you. This unpretentious...
