The Tale of “Richard IV” the Bricklayer
Worth buying yourself an ordnance survey map and having a good mooch about Eastwell there are some lovely walks in and around the village. Perhaps you are looking for some accomadation well you can now stay in Eastwell Manor as it is a spa and hotel or you can always book “Richard’s Cottage”.
If you want to learn more then why not one of these interesting works.
Lost Prince by David Baldwin this one is interesting as it puts forward a theory that Richard Plantagenet might well be Richard Duke of York one of the Princes in the Tower.
Kent Lore: A Heritage of Fact and Fable by Alan Bignell
Richard Plantagenet a legendary tale, a poem by Thomas Hull
Kents Strangest Tales by Martin Latham
The King’s England, County by County, Covering 10,000 Towns, Villages and Hamlets of the English Counties by Arthur Mee
Desiderata curiosa: or, A collection of divers scarce and curious pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history by Francis Peck
Richard III American Branch views on Richard of Eastwell
BBC News: "Is a son of Richard III buried in Eastwell in Kent?"
Kent online on potential tomb raiders
The Imperial Magazine from 1820 discusses the story
The Last of the Plantagenets: An Historical Romance by William Heseltine