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10+ misunderstood historical figures, including Richard III….

Oct 30, 2025

Alternative History, culture, history, medieval characters, Richard III, The play’s the thing, theatre

Bishop John Morton, Henry VII, John Ashdown-Hill, Matthew Lewis, Paul Murray Kendall, Philippa Langley, Richard III, Shakespeare ‘s Richard III, Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir Thomas More’s ‘The History of King Richard III’

Well, if there’s a list of historical figures on-line, you can be virtually certain that Richard III will crop up somewhere….usually as the bad guy. Well, thanks to Henry VII, Thomas More, John Morton, Shakespeare and just about any dumb historian since then. If ever there was a flock of sheep, historians of Richard III…