Richard III Society
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We have been working since 1924 to secure a more balanced assessment of Richard III and to support research into his life and times. We have a broad interest in the late 15th C.
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3/ Looking back to Black Rod's medieval origins, Dr Hannes Kleineke has examined the origins of the post, and how Black Rod's ceremonial duties were just one of many roles demanded by the job:
historyofparliament.com/2017/09/27/b...
historyofparliament.com/2017/09/27/b...
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Black Rod: the Early Centuries - The History of Parliament
Last week Parliament announced they are advertising for a new Black Rod. In today’s blog, as Dr Hannes Kleineke, Senior Research Fellow in our Commons
historyofparliament.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
3/ Looking back to Black Rod's medieval origins, Dr Hannes Kleineke has examined the origins of the post, and how Black Rod's ceremonial duties were just one of many roles demanded by the job:
historyofparliament.com/2017/09/27/b...
historyofparliament.com/2017/09/27/b...
*Raises hand(s)* We do!
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
*Raises hand(s)* We do!
It was our pleasure!
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It was our pleasure!
Verney was a Mercer & pro-Yorkist mayor of London, knighted by Edward IV in 1471. Although many 15th c wills survive, records detailing the work of executors & showing how wills were actually carried out, generally do not. This therefore offers the rare chance to answer many questions. #skystorians
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Verney was a Mercer & pro-Yorkist mayor of London, knighted by Edward IV in 1471. Although many 15th c wills survive, records detailing the work of executors & showing how wills were actually carried out, generally do not. This therefore offers the rare chance to answer many questions. #skystorians