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A Taste of Loyalty – A New Richard III Film

2 weeks ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Was Richard III really the monster Shakespeare painted him to be? Or have centuries of myth and propaganda hidden the man he truly was?

Join me as I talk to the creative team behind “A Taste of Loyalty”—a powerful new short film (inspired by Matthew Lewis’s novel “Loyalty”), which explores one of the most pivotal (and misunderstood) moments in Richard III’s life.

I interview Matt Lewis, historian and novelist; Thomas Dennis, director, screenwriter, and the man portraying Richard III; and Tiffany Lunn, composer and musical visionary for the film.
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November 7 – Richard III is attainted

2 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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On this day in Tudor history, 7th November 1485, the late King Richard III and his supporters were attainted by King Henry VII’s first parliament.

In the act of attainder, Richard was referred to as Richard, late Duke of Gloucester, and as a usurper. The list of others attainted for fighting against Henry at Bosworth included the late John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and his son, Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey.

Find out who else was included and whether Parliament’s actions were unusual…
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7 November – Henry VII attaints Richard III and his supporters, and Catherine Howard confesses

3 years ago Author: Joel Ridgway
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On this day in Tudor history, 7th November 1485, Henry VII’s first parliament attainted King Richard III and his supporters.

As well as Richard, who was referred to as Richard, late Duke of Gloucester, and a usurper, the list of those attainted for their treason in fighting against the king at Bosworth included the late John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and his son, the Earl of Surrey.

Find out who else was included and whether Parliament’s actions were unusual, in this talk…
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7 November – Richard III and his supporters are attainted

4 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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On this day in Tudor history, 7th November 1485, Henry VII’s first parliament attainted King Richard III and his supporters.

As well as Richard, who was referred to as Richard, late Duke of Gloucester, and a usurper, the list of those attainted for their treason in fighting against the king at Bosworth included the late John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and his son, the Earl of Surrey.

Find out who else was included and whether Parliament’s actions were unusual, in today’s talk.
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King Richard III Quiz

4 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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As it was the anniversary of King Richard III’s birth on Friday (2nd October), I thought I’d test your knowledge of this English king, the last of the Plantagenet rulers and a man who was, of course, killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 while he was fighting against the troops of Henry Tudor, who became King Henry VII.

How much do you know about King Richard III?

Well, you can test yourself with this fun quiz. Good luck!
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Joan Beaufort and Richard III – Nathen Amin – Expert Talk

4 years ago Author: ADMIN Tim
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This month we have Nathen Amin back as our expert speaker. Nathen’s knowledge on the Beaufort’s is amazing and this talk takes us to an area most wouldn’t have thought about … Joan Beaufort and Richard III.
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Live chat transcript – Dr Sean Cunningham – Richard III and Henry VII

5 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Thank you to Sean and all those who joined us for the wonderful Q&A session on Richard III and Henry VII. It was a fun and interesting chat. Here is the transcript for those of you who weren’t able to attend.
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Richard III and his supporters are attainted – 7 November 1485

5 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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On this day in 1485, just over two months after King Henry VII’s forces had defeated those of King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, Henry VII’s first parliament attainted Richard and his supporters.

Here is an account from Rapahel Holinshed’s chronicle. I have altered the spelling to make it easier to read:

“For the establishing of all things, as well touching the preservation of his own estate, as the commendable administration of justice and preferment of the common wealth of his realme, he called his high court of parliament at Westminster the seventh day of November, wherein was attainted Richard late duke of Gloucester, calling and naming himself by usurpation, king Richard the third.
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Was there really no chaplain available for Richard III before the Battle of Bosworth?

7 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Thank you to William (Bill) for asking this question. His full question was: “Paul Murray Kendall’s book Richard The Third states that there was no chaplain available for services in the King’s army before the Battle of Bosworth. What does this mean? It seems incredible that Catholic soldiers would not hear Mass before going forth to battle.”

I forwarded the question to author and historian Nathen Amin, and in the meantime, I did some digging. I knew that Michael Jones said the same in his book Bosworth and that the information came from “The Crowland Chronicle”. I looked it up and found this bit in the chronicle:
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Watch The Welshman Who Killed Richard III Now!

9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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You can watch last night’s programme “Y Cymro a Laddodd Richard III” (The Welshman Who Killed Richard III) on the S4C website.
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Was Richard III Killed by a Welshman?

9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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If you have access to Welsh channel S4C then do tune in tomorrow night, Sunday 8th, at 8pm for Y Cymro a Laddodd Richard III (The Welshman Who Killed Richard III). Dr Susan Fern, who spoke to us last month about this very subject, was involved with the filming and it looks like it will be a very interesting programme.
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7 November 1485 – Richard III and supporters attainted

9 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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On 7th November 1485, at King Henry VII’s first Parliament, the late King Richard III and twenty-eight of his supporters were attainted, i.e. declared guilty of treason by bill of attainder.
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26 March 2015: The Reinterment of Richard III – Links to keep you updated

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Today sees the reinterment of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral.

Many of you will have read my low-down on the events in Tudor Life magazine, but here are some of the events happening today and links to keep you updated on them…
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Richard III Cortege – Links for Photos and Videos

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Links for videos and photos of Richard III’s cortege in and around Leicester on 22 March 2015.
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Richard III Festival

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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I’ve included details of this festival, along with all the events surrounding Richard’s reburial, in the forthcoming edition of Tudor Life magazine which is a special Richard III themed issue (out later this week!), but I wanted to draw your attention to this festival so that you could book tickets and make travel arrangements.

The Richard III Festival is taking place in Gloucester, UK, between 6th and 14th March, and includes talks from the Greyfriars dig team and authors like John Ashdown-Hill. I hope that some of you will be able to go.
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Richard III Quiz

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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A fun quiz on Richard III.
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Richard III DNA Findings Video

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Claire talks about the Richard III DNA findings.
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Richard III DNA Results

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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An article on the Richard III DNA findings.
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Richard III reinterment to reignite the Wars of the Roses?

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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What are your thoughts on the Richard III reinterment arrangements and the cortege route?
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Wars of the Roses and Richard III Primary Sources

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Links to online primary sources for the Wars of the Roses and Richard III.
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Two Archbishops to help lay King Richard III to Rest

10 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Two Archbishops to help lay King Richard III to Rest – Press statement by the Anglican Diocese of Leicester in conjunction with the Catholic Diocese of Nottingham – released Sunday 7 September 2014
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The Search for Richard III Videos

11 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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A series of videos from the University of Leicester about the Richard III dig, the discovery of Richard III and the subsequent results of tests on the remains.
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October 2 – The birth of King Richard III

1 year ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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On this day in history, 2nd October 1452, King Richard III, the last Plantagenet king, was born at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire.

Richard was the youngest surviving child of Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville.

Richard claimed the English throne in June 1483, claiming that his brother Edward IV’s sons were illegitimate because Edward had been pre-contracted to another woman, Eleanor Butler, when he married Elizabeth Woodville.
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September 27 – William Hobbes, King Richard III’s physician

1 year ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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On this day in Tudor history, 27th September 1488, in the reign of King Henry VII, physician and surgeon William Hobbes died. He was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London.

Hobbes served Richard, Duke of York, and Edward IV, and was royal physician to King Richard III. He became Master of St Mary of Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam) in 1479.
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The Lost King – A new film on Richard III

3 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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There’s a new film about Richard III coming!

The Lost King will be showing in UK cinemas from 7th October 2022.

Thank you to Jo Taylor-Hitchinson for sharing this information:

“The film tells the remarkable true story of how one ‘ordinary’ woman overcame every obstacle to track down the final resting place of Richard III.
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5 January – Richard Willes – A quirky Tudor man, and Pope Clement VII and Henry VIII

3 years ago Author: Joel Ridgway
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On this day in Tudor history, 5th January 1546, in the reign of King Henry VIII, geographer and poet, Richard Willes, was born in Pulham, Dorset.

Richard Willes has been described as “One of the quirkier figures in the literary history not only of the college but of the Elizabethan period as a whole”, and he certainly was an interesting Tudor man. Find out about his literary accomplishments, and what exactly made him so “quirky”, in this talk…
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Did Elizabeth of York really have an affair with Richard III?

4 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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Thank you to Şebnem for asking “Did Elizabeth of York really have an affair with Richard III?”, something which has been popularised by the “Cousins’ War” series of novels by Philippa Gregory and the TV adaptations of them.

Is there any truth to this idea? Was Elizabeth of York in love with Richard III? Did Richard and his niece become lovers? And did Richard III poison Anne Neville, his queen?

I look at what history tells us about Elizabeth of York and her uncle, Richard III.
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Happy birthday to King Richard III

4 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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King Richard III, the last of the Plantagenet kings, was born Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, on this day in history, 2nd October 1452.

Here is an extract from my book Illustrated Kings and Queens of England on Richard III.
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Henry VII and Richard III, A deadly rivalry – Sean Cunningham – Expert Talk

5 years ago Author: ADMIN Tim
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Dr Sean Cunningham joins us this month to discuss the two kings, Richard III and Henry VII and how they ended up being deadly rivals.
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Richard III

7 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway
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As today is the anniversary of the birth of King Richard III, on 2nd October 1452, I thought I’d share an extract from my book Illustrated Kings and Queens of England and links to Tudor Society resources and further reading on Richard III.

Richard III (1452-1485)
Rule: 1483-1485
Marriages: Anne Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Issue: Edward of Middleham. 2 illegitimate children: John of Gloucester; Katherine Plantagenet.

Richard III was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle and was the youngest son of Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, daughter of the Earl of Westmorland. He became king after deposing his nephew Edward V in June 1483 and was crowned on 6 July 1483 at Westminster Abbey.
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