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History is full of strange people who have managed to occupy their own corner of the odd. Back in the 15th century, Roger Bolingbroke was considered to be a well-respected man of learning, a well-known Oxford scholar serving as a cleric, magister, and part of the household of Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, acting as the personal clerk to the Duke’s wife, Duchess Eleanor Cobham. In addition to this, Bolingbroke was into astrology and alchemy, even giving horoscope readings for Eleanor, and while dabbling in such things in that era was a bit dangerous, it was mostly kept on th...

Might Richard III have recovered his reputation and could he have consigned the Tudors to historical obscurity?

Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 by Hoai-Tran Bui There’s the temptation every year to say, “This was a bad year for movies,” which is rarely ever the case. But 2020 certainly flirted with that idea, with the pandemic pushing many studio films to next year and making all other films nearly impossible to watch without a press badge at a film festival. More than anything, it was a weird year for movies, a year where entertainment became a safe haven from the horrors of reality and where we all flocked to films that either comforted us, or numbed us, or dared us to find the awful par...

Robyn Goodfellowe is not afraid of wolves. And despite the strict rules that govern her new life in a new town, she just wants to go out hunting with her father. After sneaking outside the walls of Kilkenny, Ireland, with her trusty falcon and crossbow, Robyn quickly learns she isn’t as prepared for the realities of the task as she believed. Leading the pack of wolves that reside in the forest are Mebh Óg MacTíre and her mother Moll — the last of the magical Wolfwalkers. And meeting Mebh changes Robyn’s opinions about wolves forever. According to directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart,...

Gold coin of Oliver Cromwell struck in 1656 is to be auctioned for an estimated £150,000 By Daily Mail Reporter 01:19 28 Dec 2020, updated 01:23 28 Dec 2020 118 shares On the reverse is a crowned shield and both sides have Latin on the edges  Coin is believed to be one of only 12 in existence and is to be sold next month  A 364-year-old gold coin bearing a portrait of Oliver Cromwell is to be auctioned for an estimated £150,000. The 50 shilling piece showing a side-portrait of the Lord Protector was struck in 1656 by Thomas Simon, Cromwell's chief e...