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Tag Archives: Richard III
Still looking for the truth about Richard III: who did kill the princes in the tower?
Like many thousands of others I visited Leicester on Monday 23 March 2015 to file past the coffined remains of Richard III before they are reinterred in the Cathedral on Thursday. People waited up to four hours, and many in … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Sources
Tagged excavation, Henry VI Part 3, Leicester, Princes in the Tower, reinterral, Richard III
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Richard III’s final journey
It’s almost two years since it was announced live on national TV that the skeleton discovered under a car park in Leicester was indeed that of King Richard III, killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. I watched the … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Sources
Tagged burial, FutureLearn, MOOC, Philip Schwyzer, Richard III, The King in the Car Park, University of Leicester
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Shakespeare in London
With the ending of the RSC’s London season of the two Henry IV plays, performances of Shakespeare’s plays in the capital are currently a little few and far between. Shakespeare’s Globe is taking its winter break, and the new Sam … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged London, Museum of London, Richard III, Shakespeare's Globe, Tower of London, walking tour
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Remembering Bosworth and the death of Richard III
22 August marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth at which in 1485 the ruling king of England, Richard III, was killed. With Henry VII taking the throne it was the end of the Plantagenet era and the beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Battle of Bosworth, Edward Hall, Leicester Cathedral, MOOC, Plantagenet, Richard III, University of Leicester
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Remembering Sir Laurence Olivier
Friday 11 July 2014 is the 25th anniversary of Laurence Olivier’s death in 1989. By chance I was in the RST that evening and before the performance artistic director Terry Hands delivered an onstage tribute to Olivier. At the end … Continue reading
Great Shakespeare performances: David Garrick’s Richard III
Few dates in the history of Shakespeare on stage are as significant at 19 October 1741. Then the young David Garrick (billed as “A gentlemen who never appeared on any stage”) performed the part of Richard III at Goodman’s Fields … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage
Tagged David Garrick, Hogarth, Nathaniel Dance-Holland, painting, portrait, Richard III, Stratford Town Hall, Walker Gallery Liverpool
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Shakespeare and Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous characters in literature. So compelling has Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant detective proved to be since the stories were written over a century ago that he has been brought to life in scores … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet, Martin Freeman, Richard III, Sherlock Holmes
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Taking to the streets with Shakespeare’s characters
Shakespeare celebrations in Stratford have taken many forms over the past two and a half centuries. I’ve written before about the history of holding feasts, an essential component of any party. But what’s also notable is the tradition of characters … Continue reading
Shakespeare and The White Queen: using creative license
The current television series The White Queen has been criticised for its historical inaccuracies, its glossy costumes and out-of-period settings. I haven’t read the books by Philippa Gregory, so can’t tell how much of this relates to them and how … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Sources
Tagged BBC, Henry VI Part 3, Lesley Nickell, Philippa Gregory, Richard III, The White Queen
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Shakespeare’s royal babies
Waking up this morning to the news that Kate has been admitted to hospital in the early stages of labour I cursed myself for not having a blog post about royal babies all ready to go. It has been after … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged baby, birth, Elizabeth, Henry VIII, Kate, Richard III, The White Queen
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