A Mob and a Boy
The next morning, June 15, 1381, Richard took the sacrament and rode out to face the rebels. Continue reading A Mob and a Boy
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Catesby’s Gunpowder Plot
Henry Garnet (or Garnett) was born some time around July 1555 at Heanor in Derbyshire, the son of Brian Garnet (or Garnett) and Alice (née Jay). He had at least five siblings: two brothers, Richard and John, and three sisters, Margaret, Eleanor, … Continue reading Catesby’s Gunpowder Plot
Toothpicks & Oranges
The Tower of London, sitting forbiddingly on the Thames, is a small village within impregnable walls. It has served as a palace, a fortress, and, more ominously, a prison. Here a young Catholic named John Gerard suffered for his faith … Continue reading Toothpicks & Oranges
Little John
“Good Queen Bess” used fines, gallows, gibbets… Continue reading Little John
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