Tag Archives: Richard III

THEY say the sun shines on the righteous. If so, the controversial reputation of King Richard lll was vindicated on Sunday, March 22. It was a glorious day for a funeral as the remains of our last Plantagenet king were taken back to Bosworth Field, the scene of his final fateful battle. There were so many of us at the …

More Than a King and a Car Park: The Supporting Cast of Fifteenth Century Leicestershire. As one of our most beloved playwrights tells us, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” A fair commentary indeed; I am sure most of us would agree, and I am even more sure that when we think of …