Richard III
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I’ve written before about stage versions of Josephine Tey’s wonderful novel The Daughter of Times, and now I’m delighted to say that the production at the Charing Cross Theatre has opened: “….This new play, based on Josephine Tey’s acclaimed crime novel, opens tonight [24 July 2025] at the Charing Cross Theatre and will run for…
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Richard III and the Peasants’ Revolt….?
The Rage, a movie drama by Paul Greengrass, about the Peasants’ Revolt in 14th-century England, has received the maximum £2m grant from the regional Bavaria fund FFF Bayern “….and will begin filming in Germany this autumn as a Germany-UK co-production between Munich-based Supernix and London outfit Electric Shadow Company….” Filming will be in Bavaria, but…
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Here is the second part of our interview with Dominic Smee, continuing from yesterday’s post. JL: How did your experience change your outlook on your scoliosis? After the documentary, has your life changed and in what ways? DS: These days, I have learnt to embrace my scoliosis as part of who I am instead of…
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This is the fourth in our series of interviews with notable people associated with Richard III. Dominic preferred to write his replies and they are very long and detailed, so we have decided to publish in two parts. Don’t let the length of it put you off – it’s really worth reading! Dominic Smee: My…
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With thanks to Kim Harding It is very easy to take the first steps on a ‘Beginner’s Guide to Heraldry’, when you are hugely aided by the heraldry guide provided online by the Mortimer History Society. Easily-accessed guides and quizzes at every stage help the newbie learn all about shields and arms and how to…
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Oh, lawks, now the Bard’s Richard III is a pirate! Whatever next? I suppose no one has yet had him arrive on stage in a UFO. Have they? Must check….because maybe I can sell the idea to some ambitious avant-garde director. 😄 Unfortunately, according to the Tanks website, (Cairns, Queensland, Australia) this seafaring event has…
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The usual old twaddle about Richard III….
The quoted paragraphs below are actually from an article about US politics (https://tinyurl.com/ruw9zrnj), and they are a masterclass in how to twist (medieval) history from this side of the Atlantic. I make no comment about US politics, but I do regard these paragraphs as bumf. For those who aren’t familiar with the word, it’s used…
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This is the eighth You Tube video that the Richard III Society has posted, debunking some of the myths regarding Richard. They are quite short, between five and just over ten minutes long. This is the eighth one:
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Archaeology Today reports that the remains of St Leonard’s, a medieval hospital, have been discovered while repairing a sink hole in York. It dates from the 12th or 13th centuries and wasn’t destroyed until H8 got his hands on it during the Reformation, so Richard III would certainly have known of it. Read more about…
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On 2 April this year I posted about a stage version of Tey’s wonderful The Daughter of Time, see https://murreyandblue.co.uk/2025/04/02/the-daughter-of-time-see-the-play-of-the-book/. It was showing at the Knutsford Little Theatre from the end of April to the beginning of May. Now a play-of-the-book has reached a London venue, the Charing Cross Theatre, and will be showing from…
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