Apparently at Middleham Castle in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire there is a
sculpture representing a basilisk on the back of King Richard who reigned from
1483-1485. Richard died at the battle of Bosworth in 1485. The link here shows
an excellent panorama of the castle.Richard was sent to the castle as a small
boy.The figures are allegorical,the white boar being heraldic. The tail of the
basilisk or cockatrice curls over Richard`s right shoulder. The white boar is at
Richard`s feet whilst the basilisk`s tail meets a demon`s head. Richard III is
not the same Richard as Richard I ( Richard the Lionheart.)
Monday, July 24, 2017
MUIRHEAD`S MYSTERIES: King Richard III and the basilisk
Continuing my very very very occasional series on `British monarchs and strange
animals`(in the sense that this is only the 2nd blog in 7 years on this
theme!),I came across a British Heritage leaflet a while ago titled `Middleham
Castle Sculpture What Does the Sculpture Represent?`
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There have been all sorts of alarums and excursions today, but the most
important thing is that my granddaughter Evelyn, together with her parents
Olivia and Aaron are somewhere up the motorway near Bristol. I truly cannot
think of anything else to say on the matter.
But now, here is the news:
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
John Lennon Meeting David Peel Interview -- 1972
Godsticks Documentary - The Making Of Emergence
Steel Pulse all that you didn't know about Hinds a...
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: DELIRED CAMELEON FAMI...
Gonzo Weekly #244/5
THE SUMMERTIME SPECIAL DOUBLE BUMPER HOLIDAY ISSUE
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THYLACINES IN THE NEWS
Tasmanian Tiger on the Horizon?
The Tasmanian Tiger, also known as Thylacine, has
been shrouded in mystery since it was declared Extinct in the late 1930s. The
last known ...
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Sunday Mail, Letters to the Editor, July
23
I WAS interested to read the article on the supposed
sighting of a thylacine on the Yorke Peninsula (“Could this be a
thylacine?”, Sunday Mail, 9/7/17).
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New Kangaroo Island fossil traces reveal
existence of Tassie devils, thylacines and giant wombats
GIANT wombat like creatures, flightless birds and
Tasmanian devils and tigers roamed together around Kangaroo Island, a new fossil
footprints site on ...
Fossil footprints reveal Kangaroo Island's
diverse ancient wildlife
Dr Camens said there was no chance the Tasmanian tiger
might still be prowling parts of the mainland or Kangaroo Island. "If we've got
thylacines still ...
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BIGFOOT NEWS IN BRIEF
Real or Fake? The Yellowstone Webcam Bigfoot Footage
Cryptozoology
News on Youtube takes a look at the famous Yellowstone webcam bigfoot
footage. The video surfaced in December of 2014, and took ...
Boy
films bigfoot in backyard
Boy
films bigfoot in backyard. Here is the video that will be discussed on
tonights show: “11 year old uses his HD flip camera to capture the best
image ...
White
Bigfoot Video Enhanced
Residents
of this small Pa town are concerned of recent sightings and strange noises being
heard at night of what appears to be some sort of Bigfoot ...
'The
Back 80' Documentary Explores Ohio Bigfoot Sightings
In
the same-vein as documentaries Minerva Monster and Beast of Whitehall, The Back
80 explores the compelling, unnerving encounters of one Ohio ...
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Young
Bigfoot Gets Brave and Stands Out In Open
Robert
Dodson chases after a young bigfoot that he caught standing outside his
building when he came out. This particular one seems to be losing it's ...
CRYPTOLINK: Sea Serpent Stories
A word about cryptolinks: we are not responsible for the content of cryptolinks, which are merely links to outside articles that we think are interesting (sometimes for the wrong reasons), usually posted up without any comment whatsoever from me.
Is there something monstrous beneath the waves? The fascinating history of sea serpent sightings ...
From the Loch Ness Monster to the infamous Kraken,
enormous sea-dwelling creatures have captured the imaginations of generations of
seafarers ...
Legend of the 'Sioux Sea Serpent'
Legend of the 'Sioux Sea Serpent'
Ever heard the legend of the “Sioux Sea Serpent?”
Apparently we have our own local version of Scotland's Loch Ness Monster. Back
in 1887 a group ...
FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES
What has Corinna's column of Fortean bird news got to do with cryptozoology?
Well, everything, actually!
In an article for the first edition of Cryptozoology Bernard Heuvelmans wrote that cryptozoology is the study of 'unexpected animals' and following on from that perfectly reasonable assertion, it seems to us that whereas the study of out-of-place birds may not have the glamour of the hunt for bigfoot or lake monsters, it is still a perfectly valid area for the Fortean zoologist to be interested in.
Well, everything, actually!
In an article for the first edition of Cryptozoology Bernard Heuvelmans wrote that cryptozoology is the study of 'unexpected animals' and following on from that perfectly reasonable assertion, it seems to us that whereas the study of out-of-place birds may not have the glamour of the hunt for bigfoot or lake monsters, it is still a perfectly valid area for the Fortean zoologist to be interested in.
- Climatic stability resulted in the evolution of mo...
- Molting feathers may help birds deal with environm...
- Birds avoid crossing roads to prevent predation
- Ravens can plan ahead, similar to humans and great...
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ON THIS DAY IN - 1923 - The Treaty of Lausanne, which settled the boundaries of modern Turkey, was concluded in Switzerland.
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Dogs could sniff out Parkinson’s disease years bef...
Plan bee: parliament to produce honey to sell in s...
Exceptionally rare 'pale tiger' photographed in th...
Large invasive lizard spotted near Palm Bay school...
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AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day.