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February 2024

Done in by the State. Did Henry III's government assassinate three senior barons?
Did Hubert de Burgh get away with murder?
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From The Devil They Came: The Rise of the House of Plantagenet
How Henry II's ancestors came to dominate the county of Anjou
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Sir Roland ap Rhys and the Barbary Ape
Does the ghost of a 17th-century pirate haunt Carew Castle with his exotic pet?
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Thoughts so far . . .
Plus, a round-up of recent articles
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January 2024

Sir John Perrot: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's Alleged Bastard
Was the enigmatic Elizabethan courtier really the virgin queen's illegitimate half-brother?
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Tales From The Tower: Samuel Pepys's Treasure Hunt
Does a hoard worth hundreds of thousands remain buried beneath the Tower of London?
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Strange Stories From The Chronicles: Mock Suns, Red Rainbows and Bloody Rain
Did the 13th-century chroniclers really witness multiple suns, monochrome rainbows and rain the colour of blood in England and France?
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Strange Stories From The Chronicles: Blood-Red Eclipses and The Five Moons Over York
Did the medieval chroniclers really see strange phenomena in the skies above England in 1200?
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The Dolgellau Chalice
Has part of the Honours of Gwynedd been found?
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The Mystery of the Welsh Crown Jewels
What became of the Honours of Gwynedd?
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The Mystery of Owain Glyndŵr's Final Days
What became of the final native-born Prince of Wales
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