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York researchers have revealed the recreated voice of Richard III, complete with a hint of the Yorkshire accent.
Historian and Broadcaster Rafe Heydel-Mankoo explains how the project tells us more about the 'linguistic history' of his reign.
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BREAKING: Researchers reveal the recreated voice of Richard III
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S3.68 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
Elizabeth's day would begin
With a glass of Dubonnet and gin,
Then a quick claret fix,
Martinis at six,
And round off with champagne for the win.
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S3.65 Mary of Teck @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
George was dull, Mary shy; when he met her,
Their chats could have gone a lot better.
For a true heart to heart
They must needs be apart,
And express all their feelings by letter.
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S3.64 Alexandra of Denmark @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
Bertie found German ladies a fright:
Too boring, too plain, too uptight.
So he widened his net,
And, from Denmark, he met
Princess Alix, and she was Just Right.
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S3.62 Prince Albert @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
People said Albert's Great Exhibition
Would cause bankruptcy, plague and sedition.
But this hard-working man
Made it all go to plan,
And a surplus was raised in addition.
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S3.61 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
William begged Adelaide, "Please, be mine."
Twice her age, and a father of nine,
He swore lots, loved to bet,
And was deeply in debt.
Yet they wed, and they got on just fine.
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S3.60 Caroline of Brunswick @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
George picked Caroline when broke and peeved.
On their wedding night, both felt aggrieved:
He was totally sloshed
And she hadn't washed.
Yet somehow an heir was conceived.
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Can’t stop gazing at the newly conserved painting of Anne of Cleves, my favourite of the six queens. It’s just exquisite 🤩🤩@museumLouvre #AnneofCleves
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S3.59 Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
George's wishlist and Charlotte aligned:
She was pious, unworldly and kind.
He cared not about looks
If she'd read him good books
And share games, so that he could unwind.
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S3.58 Caroline of Ansbach @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks
King George thought that he was a wiz -
His ideas and plans were the biz!
But his every design
Came from Queen Caroline,
Who convinced him that her schemes were his.
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S3.57 Sophia Dorothea of Celle
Prince George kept his wife, poor Sophia,
Locked up, no one able to to see 'er.
Her handsome young swain
Was brutally slain,
So he was unable to free 'er.
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S3.56 @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks George of Denmark
George was lazy and dull, far from trim,
Bad at English and possibly dim.
An amenable man,
He loved his wife Anne,
And she was devoted to him.
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S3.55 @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks Mary of Modena
Mary's foes said that she did deceive
Forty folk, none of whom did perceive
She'd used cushions for girth
And faked giving birth
- A fun story, but hard to believe.
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S3.54 @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks Catherine of Braganza
Charles's first date with Catherine fell flat.
She was feeling too seasick to chat.
Though pleasant and fair,
The style of her hair
Made Charles quip, "They've brought me a bat!"
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S3.53 @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks Elizabeth Cromwell
Elizabeth thought when she wed,
Rural life with her spouse lay ahead.
Then he joined the army
And she near went barmy,
Stuck home with his mother instead.
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S3.51 @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks Anne of Denmark
Anne loved music for lute, or a play,
While James liked to hunt the whole day.
Though he started to smell,
They got on quite well,
So long as he kept far away.
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S3.50 @rexfactorpod #consortlimericks Philip II of Spain
Life in England for Philip was tough.
Lacking power, he left in a huff,
When he couldn't get crowned,
And sadly had found
That his wife never got up the duff.
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Rex News: We are going to be doing a live show in Ludlow next month - Saturday 17 June at 19:00, we’ll be looking at all of the Six Wives of Henry VIII and asking the audience who they think was best. Get tickets here: ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/ev…
