Richard III Soc CA

The Canadian Branch of the Richard III Society. Info at Now at & @[email protected].

[Richard III Soc CA @RichardIIICA]

You can find us at @richardiiisocca.bsky.social & @[email protected]. We do not use this account.

[PLS @poculiludiques]

🚨 The wait is almost over! 🚨
🎭 June 7 (June 8 if it rains): the full York Cycle is back for the 1st time in 27 years!
🌅 From sunrise "Creation" to midnight "Last Judgment"
🎟️FREE & open to all!
👟 Come for an hour or the whole epic!
#YorkPlays2025 #FreeEventsTO #MustSeeTO

[KRad @kradmacher]

It's finally just around the corner! If you're in Toronto June 7, drop by. It's all free and open to the public. It's first time in 27 years since we did this back in 1998.

[PLS @poculiludiques]

It's been two+ years in the making. We suffered a devastating loss due to fire, and yet here we are already.
Just one month until the wagons roll once again!
#yorkplays2025 #medievaltheatre #medievaltwitter

[PLS @poculiludiques]

Save the Date: York Plays 2025! 🎭
On June 7, 2025, PLS will stage the full York Corpus Christi cycle for the first time in 27 years! 50 plays, live music, & more—free and open to the public!

Join us for a once-in-a-generation event! More info in the next tweet 👇

[Daily Richard III @RIII_Itinerary]

Richard visited in 1469 and wrote a letter from here to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to ask for a loan against the income from his lands so he could support his brother. He was 16

[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

Medieval Wakefield Day
Saturday 3rd May 2025
10:30am-4.00pm

A visit to the medieval chantry chapel at Wakefield, followed by a guided tour of Sandal Castle and the 1460 battle of Wakefield.

N.B. Advance booking is required. Visit 'Events' in our bio for further details.

[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

29th March 1461: Battle of Towton.
The royal dynasty changes from Lancaster to York, as Edward IV eventually emerges victorious from a long and bloody fight for the crown.
Further details at Battlefields Hub in our bio.

Photo: Battle monument, looking towards the Yorkist lines

[Ivlia @Jewel_Lia]

Finally visited St. Mary’s Lead today. It was bathed in a gorgeous, early evening light. Hard to imagine that one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on England’s soil, The Battle of Towton was fought a mile or so from this place in 1461

[Richard III Soc CA @RichardIIICA]

@LeicsCathedral @HeritageFundUK Picture of a young girl putting the crown created for John Ashdown-Hill and donated by him, on the tomb of Richatd III.

[Richard III Soc CA @RichardIIICA]

It’s International Women’s Day. Which one of these women would you like to meet? #IWD

[Richard III Soc CA @RichardIIICA]

@KRIIICentre @LeicsCathedral When members of the Richard III Society filled the Cathedral for a special service. There, before his coffin.

[Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval]

It’s the final week of our #MedievalWomen exhibition and we have some fantastic news!

Manuscripts from our Medieval and Renaissance Women digitisation project are now available to consult online.

Check out today's blogpost to learn more.

https://t.co/BEvoR7fNC5

[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

17 February 1461. 2nd Battle of St Albans
Despite Yorkist defensive preparations for battle north of St Albans, Margaret of Anjou's Lancastrians surprise Warwick's men by entering and capturing the town from the west and attacking them from the rear. The Yorkists flee.

[Richard III Soc CA @RichardIIICA]

@JulesHumphrys We remember Sir Isaac fondly.

[Julian Humphrys @JulesHumphrys]

Visited Winchester Cathedral yesterday. Here's the memorial to Sir George Prevost who defended Canada against US aggression during the War of 1812.

[Richard III Soc CA @RichardIIICA]

@Jewel_Lia We look forward to your pictures.

[LambethPalaceLibrary @lampallib]

Project Update!

This week, we proudly opened our exhibition, Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar, to the public! 🎉

A huge thank you to the #NationalLottery #HeritageFund for their essential support in making this possible.

#UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #ThanksToYou

[Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval]

In February 1477, Margery Brews dictated the earliest known Valentine's letter in English, to her suitor John Paston III. 💘💘💘

Margery's letter is on display in our #MedievalWomen exhibition. Learn more about its fascinating story in today's blogpost.

https://t.co/rhSjORD8Lm

[Emily Steiner @PiersatPenn]

Piping

#Wednesdayvibe #medieval
Badge displaying a boar playing a bagpipe, 1375-1450, found in Amsterdam (Van Beuningen Family collection, inventory number 1460). Thanks to the Leiden Medievalists Blog