10. Is History being repeated?

Today’s headlines makes one wonder if we are reliving history. ” Police are examining new information which alleges that Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed were murdered by a member of the British military.”

Travel back to our civil war “The war of the Roses” and we see this sort of thing happening with impunity as the main protagonists work their way to the throne and off again usually by being killed by a would be successor.

Edward IV was the first king to marry for love and to marry a commoner, Elizabeth Woodville, in a secret marriage much against his cousin’s wishes Lord Warwick - known as the “King Maker”

This was a particularly bloody period in British History with Royals and nobles losing their head over personal ambition or being on the wrong side at the wrong time.

 

One of many Pewter Knights in stock

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Suits of armour were part of every nobleman’s attire. as can be seen in these figurines.