Richard III
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If you go to this article from the Washington Examiner, you’ll see why yet again the brilliance and erudition of university professors leaves me speechless. Not a Leicester University archaeologist this time, but a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Managing Faculty Director for the Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice in…
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… but this one is by Ursula K. leGuin, better known as a science fiction writer, before her 2018 death: Richard Loyalty bound him. Not deft, not flexible. Stanley betrayed him. Why did he fight so hard to die so sorely hurt? Did he foresee the hump, the murders, and the theft, the withered hand,…
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Well, if you follow this link—https://maxmymoney.org/the-difference-between-insane-and-genius-10-bad-guys-who-werent-actually-bad-but-misunderstood/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Difference%20Between%20Insane%20And%20Genius%E2%80%9D%2010%20%E2%80%98Bad,Richard%20III%3A%20Victim%20of%20Propaganda%20…%20More%20items *— you have to scroll down to Number 8 to read this: “….Richard III, the much-maligned figure in Tudor history, may have been unfairly demonized, according to one historian. The Tudors’ portrayal of Richard III was influenced by their political agendas and physical deformity, making it difficult to discern…
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All that Ricardians and Yorkists need to know about this article is the following: “….Richard III (1483-1485): He was the brother of Edward IV. His ruthless method of removing all opposition and the alleged murder of his nephews made his rule very unpopular….” Ruthless? Richard? If he had been, Margaret Beaufort would have been…
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We all know the story of Richard III apparently spending a night at the White Boar Inn in Leicester, on his way to his fate at Bosworth. We know of his bed, with its supposed hidden treasure, and that the inn prudently decided to rename itself the Blue Boar, to avoid Tudor wrath (of which…
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At first glance you’d think this article by Peter Hitchens of the Mail Online is going to be in praise of Tony Blair, especially when you also see the above photograph. But the former Prime Minister only comes into it to illustrate how at least one modern myth sprang up. The article goes on the…
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Well, this only such-and-such actors can play such-and-such roles has reared its silly head again. I thought the whole point of being an actor was to play (and immerse yourself in) numerous different roles, but now we have Michael Sheen pronouncing that only Welsh actors should play Welsh roles, see here. Eh? Why, pray? Aren’t…
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Salon Privé, a magazine with interesting articles about some of “our” historic figures….
“Princes”, Arthur “Tudor”, Cecily Neville, Edward of Lancaster, executions, Geoffrey Plantagenet, George Duke of Clarence, Henry VIII, Isabel Neville, Jane Shore, Jasper “Tudor”, Lord Bonville, Margaret of Anjou, Richard III, Richard of Shrewsbury, Salon Prive, Sir Thomas Kyriell, Tewkesbury, Wars of the Roses, Westminster AbbeyA new (to me) magazine has come to my attention. Salon Privé Magazine was founded in 2008 and very definitely “coffee table material”. Anyway, the publication came to my attention when an article about George of Clarence popped into my inbox. The article was factual and impartial, which made a pleasant change. And Richard, Duke…
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I am currently reading the new edition of The History of King Richard the Third by Sir George Buc. This is a massive tome, by any standards, and certainly, no light read. I have barely begun to absorb the contents, but one interesting discussion in the (very large) introduction is about the famous letter which…
