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Researching & Reassessing Richard III
Welcome to the website of the Richard III Society. We have been working since 1924 to secure a more balanced assessment of the king and to support research into his life and times.
The rediscovery of his grave and reburial in Leicester Cathedral has raised the king’s profile and provided us with new opportunities to make the case for a reappraisal of his life and role in history.
In the belief that many features of the traditional accounts of the character and career of Richard III are neither supported by sufficient evidence nor reasonably tenable, the Society aims to promote, in every possible way, research into the life and times of Richard III, and to secure a reassessment of the material relating to this period, and raise awareness of the role in history of this monarch.
Richard III now: How is Shakespeare’s ultimate villain seen today?
Historians Matt Lewis and Nathen Amin join The Ricardian Podcast host Alec Marsh to discuss the historical standing of Richard III today.
Is the last Plantagenet king who fell at Bosworth in 1485 still regarded by historians as a villain – one who murdered his brother, Clarence, his wife, Anne and his nephews, the Princes in the Tower? Did he really conspire against Edward IV and want to marry his niece, […]
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