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Historical Fiction: Richard III
The menacing Richard III portrayed by artists and in literature may reflect more of Tudor political machinations than of the man who was Richard of Gloucester. Labeled villain by Shakespeare in “The Tragedy of Richard III, “an “elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog,” (Act 1.iii), many authors and historians since have built stories based on Richard’s guilt,… Continue reading
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Richard III, part deux: Return of the Return of the King!
My friends and colleagues will tell you I’m a bit of a bone nut – osteophile? – witness the lifelike replica of a Roman Gladiator’s skull that grins on my desk. Plus I’m a Shakespeare fan, so I was totally jazzed over the recent revelation that a skeleton found under a Leicester car park had… Continue reading