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Now is the Winter of History’s Discontent: Richard III’s Revised Remains, Part III

A portrait of King Richard III by an unknown artist.  Note the raised right shoulder indicating the monarch’s severe scoliosis. *Originally written on February 8th, 2013 Part the Third: This Son of York made Glorious….Last Summer On August 25th, 2012, the same date in 1485 when the body of King Richard III was buried, according […]

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Now is the Winter of History’s Discontent: Richard III’s Revised Remains, Part II

You, Sir, are worse than Hitler….at least according to Shakespeare and film renditions of his play, such as this 1995 Nazified version with Ian McKellen as Richard III. (britannica.com) *Originally written February 7th, 2013 Part the Second – My Kingdom For A Car Park? Alongside Macbeth and Titus Andronicus, Richard III stands to be one […]

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Now is the Winter of History’s Discontent: Richard III’s Revised Remains, Part I

The Coat of Arms of a ruler much maligned – Richard III, last of the Plantagenet Kings *Originally written February 6th, 2013 Part the First: The Historical Play Recounting Richard III’s Remains “Now is the winter of History’s discontent Made glorious last summer by this son of York” Stop the presses, folks! It appears that […]

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