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Mistress Margaret Mautby Paston meets the Queen 1453

Posted on 27th March 2022

Celebrating with a Giveaway Paperback Publication of The Royal Game on 31st March 2022. Mistress Margaret Mautby Paston meets the Queen 1453 In April 1453 Queen Margaret (of Anjou),…

Who Were The Pastons?

Posted on 15th February 2021

To Celebrate The Royal Game. A Tale of Courage and Resilience. Of Power and Danger. The Fabulous Pastons The Pastons were to be found living in Norfolk in the…

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A Fifteenth Century Valentine

Posted on 9th April 2012

John Paston III and Margery Brews: was this the first-ever Valentine? Here is a short – but heart-felt – Valentine from the Fifteenth Century In the fifteenth century, England…

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