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The Tragedy of Richard III, often referred to as simply Richard III, is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), probably written around 1592-94. #History #WarsOfTheRoses #ElizabethanTheatre #RichardIII #Shakespeare'sPlays #WilliamShakespeare #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24441-en/

I am overly irked by the perpetual misunderstanding and/or misapplication of the line "Now is the winter of our discontent..." from #Shakespeare 's #RichardIII.

I am a lot of fun at parties.

Ich habe gerade den Film "The lost King" gesehen - super! Nach einer wahren Geschichte: Philippa Langley macht sich auf die Suche nach dem Grab von Richard III und entdeckt es unter einem Parkplatz in Leicester. Die Uni #Leicester und deren überwiegend männliche Archäologen reklamieren die Entdeckung für sich - und in der Realität verklagt einer sogar die Produzenten wegen der unrealistisch ... (1/2)

#RichardIII #TheLostKingMovie #TheLostKing #LostWomenOfScience

A walk around Bosworth battlefield, Leicestershire. Bosworth was the final battle of "The war of the Roses" in 1485 which started The Tudor dynasty with the death of Richard III. #bosworth #battleofbosworth #waroftheroses #tudors #leicestershire #richardIII

February 2025
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KEIN TIER. SO WILD. (NO BEAST. SO FIERCE.)
dir Burhan Qurbani, 2024

The winter of her discontent.

#Berlinale75 #Shakespeare #drama #tragedy #RichardIII #crime #family #womanhood #power #love #MiddleEast #Berlin

The 1995 #film version of #Shakespeare 's #RichardIII introduces a big band ballad version of #ChristopherMarlowe 's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", in case you're wondering why I've immediately fallen in love with it.

The play that changed my life: Sing Sing’s Clarence Maclin on lessons from Sophocles in prison https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/feb/25/sing-sing-clarence-maclin-sophocles-shakespeare-prison #Awardsandprizes #RichardIII #Sophocles #USprisons #Theatre #Culture #Oscars #Stage #Film

Now then! At Christmas time I was at the Guildhall in York. Come along with me to see this amazing Medieval building!

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #ScotsGaelic #History #York #Guildhall #Medieval #ChristmasMarket #RichardIII #WWII #WW2 #Yorkshire #VisitYork

Shin sibh, a charaidean! Aig àm na Nollaig bha mi aig Talla nan Comann-cheàrd ann an Eabhraig. Thigibh còmhla rium gus togalach nam Meadhan-aoisean fhaicinn!

#Gàidhlig #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #ScotsGaelic #History #York #Guildhall #Medieval #ChristmasMarket #RichardIII #WWII #WW2 #Yorkshire #VisitYork

“The fate of the princes in the Tower is one of the most controversial episodes in British history. [Tim Thornton and Tracy Borman have] made some discoveries that could potentially give us a new understanding of what happened to the princes more than five centuries ago.”

https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/princes-tower-killer-revealed-james-tyrrell/

Rhyming slang for ”Richard the Third” seems ever more apt.

#RichardIII
#BritishHistory

How many people here have read (and enjoyed!) Josephine Tey's book "The Daughter of Time" ?

The Castle Players in Barnard Castle recently performed her play "Dickon" in St Mary's Church, Barnard Castle. They sold out four performances, one of which was recorded.

Thanks to the Richard III Society for providing the YouTube link!

#JosephineTey #Dickon #Play #Richard3 #RichardIII #PrincesInTheTower
@histodons @RichardIIISociety

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NTtVYbG_7c

Hi-tech recreation of Richard III’s voice has a Yorkshire accent https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/technology-used-to-recreate-richard-iiis-voice-with-yorkshire-accent #RichardIII #Technology #Monarchy #History #Science #UKnews

Video of the reconstruction is at https://news.sky.com/story/king-richard-iii-given-yorkshire-accent-using-state-of-the-art-technology-13255791. I do wonder, though, that he’s a tad too intelligible to be speaking 15th-century English. #RichardIII #history #science #linguistics https://halo.nu/@theguardian_science/113501027799875690

Technology used to recreate Richard III’s voice with Yorkshire accent https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/17/technology-used-to-recreate-richard-iiis-voice-with-yorkshire-accent #RichardIII #Technology #Monarchy #History #Science #UKnews

Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/17/mystery-surrounds-800-year-old-leicester-burial-pit-containing-123-bodies #Infectiousdiseases #Archaeology #RichardIII #Leicester #Science #UKnews

What happened to the "Princes in the Tower", Edward V & Richard, Duke of York? Were they really killed by #RichardIII? After discovering Richard's lost remains, Philippa Langley proceeds to solve the greatest #coldcase of #EnglishHistory!

Find her book: https://opac.sub.uni-goettingen.de/DB=1/XMLPRS=N/PPN?PPN=189361459X

Holding the book "The Princes in the Tower" in front of the little cafeteria tower of SUB Göttingen

Elizabeth Heard (born c.1775) was an English #stageActress. She was born in #London the daughter of William Heard, a #physician and #playwright, and his wife #AnnHeard, an actress. Elizabeth made her stage debut at the #TheatreRoyalDruryLane as a #childActor in 1782, where he mother was employed. She often played young male roles such as the #DukeOfYork in #RichardIII and #PrinceArthur in #KingJohn. As well as appearing as a member of the company at Drury Lane.

If you're a Ricardian (or perhaps just Richard-curious), this online book launch for the Richard III anthology, A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince, is on 20 October.

Authors will be chatting about their work and Richard. I've send some posts for the convenors to use during the event, about my story, 'Borrowed Robes'.

Pick up a copy if you're intrigued. Proceeds to UK Scoliosis research and support.

https://www.facebook.com/share/cmFnWhCmhDmSbnQP/

#RichardIII #RichardTheThird #anthology #scoliosis

Image of the cover of A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince (of a knight in yellow and red insignia, jousting), over a painting of a man in armour and a red cap on a white horse. The text below says #kindle and #print

2 Oct1452 King Richard III was born
2 Oct 2024 'A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince' launches in his honour!
Short stories by authors inspired by #RichardIII
Foreword by RobertLindsay
Proceeds to Scoliosis Support & Research UK
In paperback & ebook

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D66XPM8J

My story, 'Borrowed Robes' is an alternative universe story of a theatre rehearsing Shakepeare's play about the Good King Richard.

@bookstodon #anthology #KingRichardIII #