Richard III
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Sorry this is too late to attend, but it sounds as if it would have been very dramatic… “….Dartmouth Castle will once again serve as a striking backdrop for open-air theatre as The Inn Theatre Company stages its summer production of Richard III . The company is performing one of Shakespeare’s history plays for the first time,…
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There have been several posts on this blog about theatrical productions of Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time. This book is, as all Ricardians know, a seminal work that stands up for Richard III’s innocence regarding the disappearance of his nephews, the so-called “Princes in the Tower”. Some of the posts have heralded the play,…
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Maria Grazia Leotta is a staunch Ricardian and she timed her first work of fiction in English to coincide with the Anniversary of Richard’s tragic death. Although this is her first solo English work, she has previously contributed to short story anthologies and had poems published. Not only that but she is also the author…
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“….What ‘shocking’ chapters of real royal history influenced Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding and Cersei Lannister’s walk of shame….?” So begins the article you can read at this link: https://tinyurl.com/5n95tjts. The “walk of shame” is said to have been inspired by a similar walk by the woman known to history as Jane Shore. Her real…
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It’s all going to be happening in Cirencester next month when the Cirencester History Festival is held, as you can read here https://tinyurl.com/bddup7fr. Tickets will be on sale, along with the release of the full events programme, on Friday 5 September 2025. “….A star-studded lineup featuring famous broadcasters, bestselling authors and experts on world affairs…
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“….Richard II is one of the Bard’s history plays, the others being Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV Part 2 and Henry V….” (From https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-weekend-witness-south-africa-9we6/20250726/281646786186296) Wot, no Richard III! 😮And this glaring omission when heading the given list of leading actors in these plays is Benedict Cumberbatch, who played—ta-ra!—Richard III! Well, the Pressreader writer of…
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Following Philippa Langley’s successful visit to Malvern a few weeks ago, the Malvern Community Partnership has arranged a coach trip to St Matthew’s Church, Coldridge in Devon on Thursday, 25 September. Those who are interested in the history of Richard III and the “Princes in the Tower” will want to see the all-important stained-glass window…
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Here is the latest news from A Taste of Loyalty, who are crowdfunding to produce a short film based on Matthew Lewis’s novel ‘Loyalty’. This will be a taster and they are hoping it will raise enough interest for them to finally create a full-length film of Richard III’s life. Here is their latest news:…
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A short while ago (June 2025) I wrote that the wonderful Philippa Langley was coming to Malvern to give talks as part of the annual Midsummer Malvern event. Well, now she has been and if you go to this link you can read all about it: https://tinyurl.com/2p9jzkz2 The first talk was at Little Malvern Priory,…
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