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Shakespeare's Richard
04:20
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Master William you have shown
A tyrant of the English throne
A hunchback with a withered arm
His reputation has been harmed
Master Shakespeare for your queen
With sonnet and drama you did dream
Morton's tale you had read
By Thomas Moore you were misled
Shakespeare's Richard to see and hear
A villain to loath King Henry to cheer
Plantagenet tragedy
History rhyme and mystery
Master Shakespeare for your queen
With sonnet and drama you did dream
Morton's tale you had read
By Thomas Moore you were misled
Shakespeare's Richard to see and hear
A villain to loath King Henry to cheer
Tudor rewritten history
Richard's charge the death of chivalry
Master William you have shown
A tyrant of the English throne
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The Ragged Staff 1470
02:25
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Instrumental
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Tewkesbury Tale
04:37
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An old man told me of deeds he had done
Of Tewkesbury field fourteen seventy one
King Edward the Fourth and his brothers too
One Richard of Gloucester his lord that he knew
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
He fought by his side
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
A man now despised
Twas after Barnet's morning mist
King Edward's army he did dismiss
Then came the news of a queen from France
For the fate of her son she would take a chance
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
A man now despised
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
He spoke with pride
Margaret of Anjou she had returned
Of this grave news King Edward had learned
A call to arms in the cousins war
And a frantic march to battle once more
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
He spoke with pride
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
He fought by his side
The Duke of Somerset close by her side
Queen Margaret of Anjou she did decide
To march from the West into Wales
With Jasper Tudor she might prevail
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
He fought by his side
To you this tale I will provide
When he spoke of Duke Richard
He fought by his side
At Tewkesbury field the armies engaged
And Edward the fourth unleashed all his rage
Somerset smashed in Lord Wenlock's head
And Margaret's son was killed when he fled
And so ends this tale of Tewkesbury
Where Richard of Gloucester fought so bravely
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Clarence took a thousand archers
I took a thousand more
We sailed across the sea to Calais
Not such a distant shore
No honour in the treaty
No honour in the gold
I didn't join them on the bridge
The gold it feels so cold
King Edward took his men at arms
And I took mine as well
I was thinking of Agincourt
When for France we set sail
No honour in the treaty
No honour in the gold
I didn't join them on the bridge
The gold it feels so cold
My brothers took their share of wealth
and I took mine for sure
A heavy heart I still have
When that day I recall
No honour in the treaty
No honour in the gold
I didn't join them on the bridge
The gold it feels so cold
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To Fotheringhay
04:11
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My dear trusted Richard I charge you this day
Bring our father and brother to Fotheringhay
To the church near our castle of Fotheringhay
The church near our castle at Fotheringhay
And I will make certain the chapel of rest
For the reinterment invite royal guests
Matins at midnight and mass at each dawning
Four hundred poor men with torches in mourning
My dear trusted Richard I charge you this day
Bring our father and brother to Fotheringhay
To the church near our castle of Fotheringhay
The church near our castle at Fotheringhay
The Duke of York's effigy in purple ermine
The royal progress each sign will determine
Mark out the way the procession will follow
My subjects shall share in the depth of our sorrow
My dear trusted Richard I charge you this day
Bring our father and brother to Fotheringhay
To the church near our castle of Fotheringhay
The church near our castle at Fotheringhay
And I will assemble the great of the land
Ambassadors envoys and all I command
Nine Bishops to pray for our father and Edmund
Lay them to rest and to God we do send them
My dear trusted Richard I charge you this day
Bring our father and brother to Fotheringhay
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Confort et Liesse
02:56
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By Hearsay
03:30
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By hearsay she heard of his riding to town
For she feared Lord Gloucester would steal her son's crown
This thing to prevent Earl Rivers tried
To ambush and kill him before he arrived
Of treacherous men she would quickly name
She felt Lord Hastings was largely to blame
For giving him warning of her true intent
To comply with her wishes they were not content
King Edward her husband was buried and gone
In mourning and sorrow she did not linger long
In his codicil the protector he named
Of her anger at this she was not ashamed
By hearsay I'm told the ambush did fail
Earl Rivers arrested so that is the tale
To sanctuary she did run and hide
Her next plan of action she would later decide
Her next plan of action she would later decide
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Royal Progress
04:46
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Upon his royal progress he travelled through the land
From London to Reading and on to Nottingham
Long live our good King Richard they shouted to the sky
With cries of acclimation as the new king rode by
Upon his royal progress he travelled through the land
From Gloucester to Tewkesbury and on to Nottingham
His royal coronation was just two weeks ago
But of a foul conspiracy he was yet to know
To see his royal progress for miles they did walk
To greet their new King Richard when he arrived in York
Of Buckingham's betrayal he would soon be told
The schemes of Bishop Morton would very soon unfold
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Blind John plays the sackbut
No sight since his birth
He sees the music in his head
The notes are filled with mirth
In the court of King Richard the Third
The loveliest music I've ever heard
A choir like a host of angels
Sing in harmony for the guest
A knight from far Silesia
Another song he does request
In the court of King Richard the Third
The loveliest music I've ever heard
In the shadows there is treason
Lord Stanley takes his leave
A message for the lady Margaret
From her son she will receive
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Fortune's Wheel
03:47
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The Goddess Fortuna spins the wheel
And our good fortune she may steal.
The Goddess Fortuna spins the wheel
And our bad luck she may seal.
The Goddess Fortuna spins the wheel
And sees your fate chasing at your heel.
The Goddess Fortuna spins the wheel
See the cards that she will deal.
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White Surrey
04:36
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His standard proudly on display
The burnished armour shines
Richard upon White Surrey
His knights fall in behind
My horse, my horse my White Surrey
For York and England my White Surrey
My horse, my horse my White Surrey
For York and England my White Surrey
The medieval cannons blast
At Henry Tudor's men
Richard upon White Surrey
Facing death again
My horse, my horse my White Surrey
For York and England my White Surrey
My horse, my horse my White Surrey
For York and England my White Surrey
The horses reaching gallop
The lances coming down
Richard upon White Surrey
Thunder on the ground
My horse, my horse my White Surrey
For York and England my White Surrey
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12. |
The Boar Lay Slain
04:19
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The boar lay slain on Bosworth Field
Too brave to flee, too proud to kneel
And then a dragon claimed the land
With poisoned tongue and crooked hand
And those who welcomed him would rue
When the red drake took his due
And then they laboured neath his claw
As greed and lies replaced the law
The boar lay slain on Bosworth Field
Too brave to flee, too proud to kneel
And then a dragon claimed the land
With poisoned tongue and crooked hand
Five centuries would pass before
The resurrection of the boar
As scholarship and loyalty
Free him from earth and calumny
The boar lay slain on Bosworth Field
Too brave to flee, too proud to kneel
And then a dragon claimed the land
With poisoned tongue and crooked hand
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The Rose of Tudor
05:42
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She knew her father had died in shame
A lasting slur on the Beaufort name
And her grandfather he was bastard born
The truth concealed distorted not worn
Secret ambition and deep desire
So strong her feelings a holy fire
The rose of Tudor risen from the earth
For the hope of her son at his birth
Margaret Beaufort she did foresee
For her son Henry on bended knee
For her red rose she did claim
To bring glory to Tudor's name
Secret ambition and deep desire
So strong her feelings a holy fire
The rose of Tudor risen from the earth
For the hope of her son at his birth
She lived to see her grandson crowned
At dissolving the monasteries he was renowned
An evil man on a tyrant's quest
For his six wives he is known best
Driving ambition and deep desire
So strong her feelings a holy fire
The rose of Tudor risen from the earth
False hope for a grandson at his birth
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Yorkist Archer
04:06
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The Road to Middleham
03:18
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My grandfather he was an archer
For Edward the Fourth he did fight
In the snow in a battle called Towton
He spoke of many arrows in flight
My father he too was an archer
In the army of Richard the Third
Both died at the battle of Bosworth
Fighting bravely so I have heard
And me I too am an archer
With my bow I was at Flodden field
And though in my heart I'm a Yorkist
For the Tudors I have surely killed
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The Legendary Ten Seconds Torquay, UK
The Legendary Ten Seconds started off as the solo music project of Ian Churchward during the time when he was the lead guitar player of The Morrisons who were featured on John Peel's radio one show back in 1987. In 2013 Lord Zarquon joined Ian's music project and since then the line up has gradually expanded and various guest musician's and vocalists have helped out in the recording studio. ... more
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