The Green Hare History Magazine
History is wonderful and there is so much of it! Our magazine is dedicated to bringing you articles that explore, explain and question the past. So take a step back in time with us.
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Magazine articles
Tudor Women: Elizabeth Fitzhugh (1462-c1505): marriage, widowhood and remarriage
The beginning of the Tudor era bore witness to two of its most formidable women, Elizabeth Fitzhugh (1462-c1505) and her daughter-in-law, Maud Green. Both were
Mary I and her deteriorating eyesight
Mary I of England is often remembered for her phantom pregnancies, but her poor eyesight was one of her longest and most debilitating illnesses.
‘Edward the prince and excellent yowth’: the birth, life and death of Edward of Lancaster
Today marks the 551st anniversary of the Battle of Tewkesbury, the final battle of the second phase of the Wars of the Roses. In terms
Charles III or George VII: a brief history of regnal names
Regnal names can be tricky to choose, but when you have been known by your family and the world as Charles for 73 years, why
The Prisoners of Pevensey Castle
Built as a Roman fort, by the fifteenth century Pevensey Castle was being used as a state prison. We look at some of the most
Ignatius Sancho (c1729-1780): composer, writer, mentor and friend
When a two year old boy named Ignatius Sancho arrived in England in 1731, an orphan and a slave, it would have been hard for
How Anne Hyde changed the course of history
Had Anne Hyde lived beyond 13 March 1671 she would have been Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, and yet she remains relatively forgotten, lost
