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Non-Fiction Papers
Biographical: Richard III
Appearance (Remains, 'Deformities') and Portraits
Deformity and Character: Dr Little’s Diagnosis of Richard III
Accardo, Dr P J
From: The Journal of the American Medical Association Vol 244
Published: 19th December 1980
19th century obstetrician accepting of the traditional list of Richard III’s ‘deformities’ suggests that they were caused by hemiplegia resulting from a difficult birth, and speculates on the influence of deformity on character.
Shakespeare’s Richard III and the Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome
Aird, Catherine and McIntosh, R A C
From: The Practitioner, Vol 220
Published: April 1979
Suggests that More and Shakespeare based their descriptions of Richard III on a contemporary sufferer from this syndrome.
At Last, Face of Richard III Finally Revealed to the World, plus Life and Death of the Car Park King
Anon
From: The Universe (Catholic Sunday newspaper)
Published: 10th February 2012
‘At Last, Face of Richard III’ focuses on the facial reconstruction, illustrated with a colour photograph of Michael Ibsen standing next to the reconstructed bust. ‘Life and Death’ is a brief explanation of who Richard was and how his traditional reputation is now being questioned.
Picture of the Week
Anon
From: British Medical Journal, Vol 346
Published: 9th February 2013
Image (Copyright of University of Leicester) of Richard’s skeleton in situ in the grave, accompanied by brief explanation of the fact that – notwithstanding Tudor tradition and previous medical speculation including that in the BMJ in 1977 (see Rhodes article below) – he was found to have had scoliosis rather than a ‘hump’, and no withered arm.
Richard III: Case Closed?
Anon
From: Current Archaeology, Issue 299
Published: February 2015
Explains how the Greyfriars Warrior was firmly identified as Richard III despite the lack of correspondence between his Y-chromosome DNA and that of modern-day Plantagenets (Beauforts).
The Scoliosis of Richard III, Last Plantagenet King of England: Diagnosis and Clinical Significance
Appleby, Jo, et al
From: ‘Case Report‘ section of The Lancet, Vol 383
Published: May 2014
Report on the results of the reconstruction of Richard’s spine based on CT scans of each of the vertebrae.
Richard III
Ashbee, Jeremy; Holt, Thelma; Scarfe, Gerald
From: Scarfe at the National Portrait Gallery, the book of the Gerald Scarfe NPG exhibition
Published: 2003
Gerald Scarfe’s cartoon of Richard III illustrates two short pieces on the king by Ashbee and Holt. Accompanied by a short review by Geoffrey Wheeler from Ricardian Bulletin, Winter 2003.
The Man Himself
Baldwin, David
From: Typescript, advance copy of Chapter Ten of his biography of Richard
Published: 2012
Speculation on Richard’s ‘deformities’, just predating the discovery of his skeleton.
Richard III: The Full Story of the King under the Car Park
BBC History Magazine
From: BBC History Magazine, Collector’s Edition
Published: March 2015
A 114-page special edition to mark Richard’s reburial. It contains articles – some new, some previously published in BBC History Magazine – by (in alphabetical order): Robert Bartlett the Plantagenets), Alexandra Buckle (her find of a fifteenth century reinterment manuscript), Christine Carpenter (Richard’s usurpation), Glenn Foard (the battle site), Stephen Gunn (Henry VII), Michael Hicks (update of his earlier article arguing that Richard’s marriage was incestuous), David Hipshon (the Harrington-Stanley dispute), Pauline Kewes (Shakespeare’s play), Dan Jones (the Wars of the Roses), Leanda de Lisle (the Princes), Mark Omrod (evidence from the bones) and Chris Skidmore (Richard’s personality, and a timeline of his life). In addition, there are the interviews with Philippa Langley and Michael K Jones on the discovery of Richard’s remains, and with Michael Hicks who questions the identification of the skeleton.
Dropped Shoulder?
Bowler, A
From: Heritage Today
Published: December 2002
Brief letter from a descendant of one of Richard’s sisters referring to a type of congenital dropped shoulder that runs in his family. Accompanied by a letter from osteologist Bill White commenting on Bowler’s description of the dropped shoulder.
King Richard III and his mitochondrial halogroup J1c2c3
Brinkman, David N; Logan, Ian S
From: J Genealogy and Family History, Vol 1, No 1
Published: 2017
Learned paper on identifying possible descendants of the immediate family of Richard III. There is some background on previous work concerning Richard III, and genetics in general, but the technical results are biased towards seven groups of possible American descendants as the paper relies on data from three American databases that have restricted access to the public.
Napoleon and Richard III
Broome, Dorothy M
From: Notes and Queries
Published: January 1961
On a letter of 1815 by Lady Charlotte FitzGerald noting a resemblance between Richard III and Napoleon.
Was Richard III a Coeliac?
Dale, Dr Gordon
From: The Crossed Grain (journal of the Coeliac Society)
Published: October 1983
Suggests that Richard’s irritability, deformity and ‘indigested and deformed’ body (as described by Shakespeare) may have been caused by coeliac disease, an autoimmune response to gluten.
The Man Himself: Richard III’s Appearance
Hammond, Carolyn
From: Ricardian Bulletin
Published: Winter 2003
Quotations from the main early sources.
King Richard III. Historical and Gynaecological-teratological Aspects to the 500th Anniversary of his Coronation
Hobert, Sylvia
Typescript
Published: 1983
Article by German doctor of medicine reviewing various modern theories as to the condition that could have caused Richard’s ‘deformities’. The author concludes, however, that since the medical writers in question relied on Shakespeare’s description of Richard’s physique their theories have little historical relevance.
King Richard Rides Again!
Johnston, Jenny
From: Daily Mail Weekend Magazine
Published: Saturday 16th August 2014
Interview with Dominic Smee, published on the eve of the Channel 4 documentary in which Dominic volunteers himself as a body double to assess the effect of Richard’s scoliosis on his fighting ability.
Richard III’s Disfigurement: a Medical Postscript
Jones, Emyr Wyn
From: Folklore, Vol 91
Published: November 1980
Survey of writings on Richard’s alleged deformities/illnesses, including the significance of being born with teeth.
Letter on Responses to the National Gallery Portrait of Richard III
Lindseth, Live Bressendorf
From: Ricardian Bulletin
Published: March and June 2001
Letter by Norwegian communications manager on her use of the National Portrait Gallery image of Richard in her seminars. Without being told the identity of the sitter, participants were asked to assess his personality from the painting. Accompanied by a response from Geoffrey Wheeler published in the June 2001 Bulletin.
Richard’s Back: Death, Scoliosis and Myth Making
Lund, Mary Ann
From: Medieval Humanities
Published: April 2015
Discusses the link between Richard’s death and his myth as ‘crookback’, the contorted process of historical myth making and the treatment he may have received for his scoliosis.
Richard III: Legitimate Questions
Mortimer, Ian
From: History Today, Vol 65, Issue 2
Published: February 2015
The article sets out to counterbalance the purely statistical approach taken by the media to identifying the break in the line of paternity between Richard III and the modern-day Beauforts, by considering the historical likelihood of the illegitimacy of various descendants of Edward III.
Correspondence on the Dating of the National Portrait Gallery Portrait of Richard III
Piper, David; Wigram, Isolde
Letters
From: March-April 1961
Correspondence regarding the portrait. Conclusions since invalidated by tree ring dating (see article by Fletcher under Biographical: Other: Miscellaneous).
Physical Deformity of Richard III
Rhodes, Philip
From: British Medical Journal, No 6103, with correspondence from Nos 6107 & 6111
Published: 24th-31st December 1977, and 28th January & 25th February 1978
Discussion of possible medical causes for Richard’s alleged deformities, with follow-up letters.
Richard III and the Men who Died in Battle
Richard III Society
From: BBC History Magazine
Published: March 2015
Advertisement feature by the Society highlighting Richard’s concern for the men who died in battle, as evidenced by his reburial of the Towton dead in consecrated ground and his endowement of prayers for the souls of men killed in his service at Barnet and Tewkesbury.
The Man Himself: Bone Density, Richard III, Rafael Nadal, and Exercise-induced Osteogenesis
Stride, Peter
From: Ricardian Bulletin
Published: September 2009
Suggests that Richard may have suffered from osteogenesis caused by overtraining.
Richard III and the Knave of Cards: An Illuminator’s Mode in Manuscript and Print, 1440s to 1990s
Sutton, Anne & Visser-Fuchs, Livia
Booklet reprint of article published in The Antiquaries Journal Vol 79
Published: 1999
The authors show that the lantern-jawed, middle-aged Garter knight depicted as an English courtier in an illustration of Wavrin’s chronicle is not a portrait of Richard of Gloucester as often claimed, but a stock figure.
Portraits of Richard III
Tudor-Craig, Pamela
Typescript text of a lecture given to the Society
Presentation: 8th April 1965
Descriptions of the various surviving portraits of Richard.
Richard III: A Study in Medical Misrepresentation
Tulloch, Isabel
From: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol 102, No 8, plus notes on the text by Geoffrey Wheeler
Published: 2009
Suggests that Richard may have suffered from Sprengel’s deformity, which affects the development of the scapula
A Werish Withered Arm
Unwin, David
From: Diagnostica, No 9, with copies of other correspondence on this theory
Published: May-June 1968
Taking Thomas More’s account on trust, the author suggests a possible medical connection between Richard’s withered arm and his request for strawberries at the council meeting before Hastings’ execution.
This New Evidence Must Be The Beginning
Various
From: BBC History Magazine
Published: March 2015
Views from various individuals on what the discovery of his remains – and the ensuing debate – have taught us.
The Physical Deformities of Anne Boleyn and Richard III: Myth and Reality
Warnicke, Retha M
From: Parergon, New Series, No 4
Published: 1986
Comparison of the stories about the deformities of Richard and Anne Boleyn suggests that both sets of tales were invented by their enemies.
Alterations to Portrait in the Royal Collection, Windsor
Wheeler, Geoffrey
Two x-ray versions of the portrait
Published: 1973 & 1978
Copy of the Windsor portrait from Terry Jones’ book Medieval Lives, showing alteration to the shoulder line: annotated by Geoffrey Wheeler. Also a copy of the x-ray image of the same portrait as supplied to Geoffrey Wheeler in 1978.
Richard III – Portrait and Myth
Wheeler, Geoffrey; Piper, David
From: The Ricardian, No 42
Published: September 1973
Geoffrey Wheeler has put together extracts from a radio talk and book produced by David Piper, former Assistant Keeper of the National Portrait Gallery, to accompany the NPG Richard III exhibition. (The concern expressed over whether this image of Richard was ‘imaginary’ has, now, of course, been demonstrated to be unfounded).
Books
Prayer Taken From Richard III’s Book of Hours in Lambeth Palace Library
Sutton, Anne F; Visser-Fuchs, Livia
From: The Hours of Richard III
Published: 1990
Transcript of the Latin text of the prayer, with English translation.
Coronation
Coronation Oath of Richard III
Du Boulay, F R H
From: Registrum Thome Bourgchier, Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi, A. D. 1454-1486 (The Register of Thomas Bourgchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1454-86)
Published: 1957
Text of Richard’s coronation oath, as set down in Archbishop Bourchier’s register.
The Coronation of a King (extract)
Johnstone M F
Photocopied extract from the above book
Published: 1902
Seven page description of Richard’s coronation.
The Coronation of Richard III
Richard III Society of Canada
Booklet
Published: 1983
Commemorating a quincentenary re-enactment of the coronation of Richard III.
Alice Claver, Silkwoman of London and Maker of Mantle Laces for Richard III and Queen Anne
Sutton, Anne F
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Article first published in The Ricardian Vol 5, No 70, September 1980. Study of the woman who supplied the gold fringes and lace ribbons for Richard and Anne’s coronation.
The Coronation Robes of Richard III and Anne Neville
Sutton, Anne F
From: Costume, No 13
Published: 1979
On the three outfits worn by the King and Queen for the processions before and after the coronation and for the anointing ceremony.
William Underwode, Blacksmith of London and Maker of Spurs for Richard III
Sutton, Anne F
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed J Petre
Published: 1985
Article published in The Ricardian, Vol 5, No 70, September 1980. What is known of the man who made the spurs worn by Richard at his coronation.
Graphology and Horoscope
GRAPHOLOGY
Coronation Oath of Richard III
Du Boulay, F R H
From: Registrum Thome Bourgchier, Cantuariensis Archiepiscopi, AD 1454-1486 (The Register of Thomas Bourgchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1454-86).
Published: 1957
Text of Richard’s coronation oath, as set down in Archbishop Bourchier’s register.
The Coronation of a King (extract)
Johnstone, M F
Photocopied extract from the above book
Published: 1902
Seven page description of Richard’s coronation.
Handwriting Analysis of Richard III
Long Island Handwriting Research Association
Typescript
Published: 1967
Responses of members of the Association to a sample of Richard’s handwriting, identified to the only as that of a well-born fifteenth century Englishman.
Richard III
Slavin, Dorothy M
From: Journal of Graphonanalysis, with further correspondence and explanatory material from the author
Published: July 1979
Character analysis based on examination of samples of Richard’s handwriting.
HOROSCOPE
Note: We know that Richard was born on 2nd October 1452, and therefore had Libra as his Sun Sign, but we do not have the tie of day, only Rous’ comment that Scorpio was his Ascendant sign (i.e. the dawn horizon was passing through the Sign of Scorpio at the time he was born). Rous, however, gives an incorrect date of birth for Richard (21st October), so that if he had calculated Richard’s Ascendant sign for himself using this date it may be incorrect. Even if correct, this still leaves a two hour window for the birth.
Richard III of England, a Speculative Astrological Analysis
Munslow, Kenneth E
Typescript
Date: December 1967
Interpretation based on a reconstruction of Richard’s birth chart using Rous’ information that he was Scorpio Ascendant. The time of day taken by Munslow for Richard’s birth is 9.15am (the chart indicates that this was the time when the Ascendant was at the exact mid-point of Scorpio). It is not clear whether Munslow corrected for the difference in calendar.
Three Plantagenet Horoscopes
Ryan, Dorothy
Resume of a talk
Presentation: 18th November 1959
On the conjectured horoscopes of Edward IV, George of Clarence and Richard III. Although seemingly unaware of Rous’ comment, the author had based Richard’s time of birth (8.05am) on his character and come up with Scorpio in the Ascendant. She seems to have corrected for the calendar difference.
King Richard III: Monster or Victim?
Williams, E Lyla
From: Astrological Monthly Review, Vol 54, No 9
Published: September 1991
An examination of Richard’s birth chart and the light that it can shed on his personality. Also unaware of Rous’ comment, Williams has assumed from Richard’s appearance that he was a Capricorn Ascendant. She has also allowed for ten to eleven days’ difference between the fifteenth-century calendar and our own although the true difference is only nine days.
Links with Leicester, including the original tomb
King Richard’s Grave in Leicester
Baldwin, David
From: Transactions of Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol 60
Published: 1986
Detailed examination of the information on Richard’s original place of burial, the tomb, and its subsequent fate.
Richard III: The Leicester Connection
Baldwin, David
Booklet, 31 pp
Published: 2013
A well-illustrated guide to Richard’s connections with Leicester. Broken down into short sections on Richard’s visits, local myths and legends concerning hi, Leicester in 1485 and the Battle of Bosworth, Richard’s burial and rediscovery the 2013 exhibition, the Visitor’s Centre (not opened at the time of publication), and the case for re-interment in Leicester Cathedral.
Who Was James Keyley?
Bayliss, Jan
From: Newsletter of the Church Monument Society, Vol 28, No 2
Published: Spring 2003
Two page article on the man to whom Henry VII paid £10 ‘for King Richard tombe’.
Alleged Epitaph of Richard III
Buck, George
From: The History of the Life and Reign of Richard III
Published: 1647
The epitaph said to have been inscribed on Richard’s first tomb.
King Richard’s Tomb at Leicester
Edwards, Rhoda
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed J Petre
Published: 1985
A two page article on the commissioning of the tomb in 1495-6. First published in The Ricardian Vol 3, No 50, September 1975.
The Burial Place of Richard III
Hammond, P W
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed J Petre
Published: 1985
Brief piece first published in The Ricardian, Vol 4, No 59, December 1977. Overview of the evidence for the Grey Friars as Richard’s place of burial.
Royal Epitaphs: Richard III, ob. 1485
Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph
From: Chronicles of the Tombs: A Select Collection of Epitaphs
Published: 1888
Transcript and translation of the epitaph (allegedly) placed on Richard’s tomb by order of Henry VII.
The Grey Friars, Leicester
Strange, Audrey
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed J Petre
Published: 1985
Article first published in The Ricardian, Vol 3, No 50, September 1975. On the history and layout of the vanished friary and its role as the burial place of Richard III.
Correspondence Relating to the Travelling Bedstead at One Time Exhibited in Leicester as Having Belonged to Richard III
Various
Letters
Dates: 1956, 1962 & 1972
Correspondence between the Society and the owners of the bed regarding the authenticity of the same.
Notes and Correspondence Relating to Richard’s Tomb in Leicester and the Skeleton Found in the River Near Bow Bridge in 1862
Various
Envelopes containing photocopied pages from books plus typed copies of correspondence
Dates: Letters dated 1935 & 1956
Extracts from books and Society correspondence. The most important item is a letter sent to the Society’s founder Dr Saxon Barton in 1935 by the Secretary of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society dismissing the story of the remains having been thrown into the Soar and giving information on the history and general position of the Greyfriars site and the pillar in Robert Heyrick’s garden.
The Archaeology
Richard III and St Ninian
Akers, Stuart; Pendlington, Sandra
From: The Court Journal (Scottish Branch Magazine), Vol 20
Published: Autumn 2016
The story of St Ninian of Whithorn in Galloway, and Richard III’s devotion to his cult.
Richard III’s Last Resting Place Revealed?
Anon
From: ‘News Dispatches’ round up of Military History Monthly
Published: November 2012
Brief overview of the exciting find in the Leicester car park, written whilst DNA confirmation was still being awaited.
Perimortem Trauma in King Richard III: A Skeletal Analysis
Appleby, Jo et al
From: The Lancet
Published: 17th September 2014
Report on the injuries caused to Richard’s bones at Bosworth and what these appear to tell us about his last moments. Also attached is an editorial comment by Heather Bonney of the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum.
Alive and Well in Canada – The Mitochondrial DNA of Richard III
Ashdown-Hill, John
From: The Ricardian, Vol 16
Published: 2006
An explanation of what mitochondrial DNA is, how it can be used to establish a genetic link over long spans of time, and how the author traced Joy Ibsen, a modern-day bearer of Richard III’s mitochondrial DNA, thus enabling Richard’s remains to be identified should they ever be found.
King Richard’s Bones and Britain’s Future – Lion, Hart and Boar
Boardman, Terry
From: New View (magazine of the Rudolph Steiner Society)
Published: Spring 2013
A New Age reflection on the significance of the finding of Richard’s bones, in the context of 2012 as a year of revelation and potential turning point in the national consciousness.
‘The King in the Car Park’: New Light on the Death and Burial of Richard III in the Grey Friars Church, Leicester, in 1485
Buckley, Richard et al
From: Antiquity, No 87
Published: 2013
Report by the team from the University of Leicester that recovered and analysed Richard’s remains.
Now Who’s the Winner of Our King’s Descent?
Farmer, Ben
From: Leicester Mercury
Published: 11th May 2005
Newspaper article describing John Ashdown-Hill’s quest to use mitochondrial DNA to prove that neither set of bones dredged from the River Soar, and said to be those of Richard III, belonged to the King.
A Saintly Rescuer for a Shakespearean Villain: The Hours of Richard III and Saint Ninian
Harrap, David A
From: Article published on the website of the University of Freiburg
The author analyses the evidence for Richard’s devotion to St Ninian and concludes that it cannot have arisen out of a desire to conquer southern Scotland as argued by Jonathan Hughes in The Religious Life of Richard III, but it can tell us much about the nature of his personal piety.
Finding Richard III: Behind the Scenes at the Grey Friars Dig
Hilts, Carly
From: Current Archaeology, Issue 294
Published: September 2014
Illustrated interview with project leader Richard Buckley. Buckley describes to the author how the project came about, the actual excavation, and how the remains were found and identified.
Reconstructing Richard III: Discovering the Man behind the Myth
King, Turi
From: Current Archaeology, Issue 277
Published: April 2013
Article by Turi King, lecturer in Genetics and Archaeology at the University of Leicester and a member of the team assigned to studying the Greyfriars remains. She describes the process of identifying the bones as belonging to Richard III, and what they tell us about his anatomy and the manner of his death at Bosworth. Several colour illustrations.
Identification of the remains of King Richard III
King, Turi, et al
Nature Communications
Published: 2nd December 2014
This is the definitive paper covering the announcement that the bones found on the Greyfriars site are those of Richard III. In the large supplement, (56 pages), the 17 authors present detailed evidence in support of this conclusion. The entire document is available as an ‘open source’ document on the internet.
Was the Skeleton in the Car Park Really Richard III?
McFarnon, Emma
From: ‘History Now’ section of BBC History Magazine
Published: April 2014
McFarnon bases her article on interviews with Michael Hicks, Professor Biddle of Oxford University, Philippa Langley and ‘a spokesperson from the University of Leicester’. Hicks and Biddle are unconvinced that the remains have been properly identified (Hicks arguing that other descendants of Joan Beaufort may have shared her mtDNA and died at Bosworth), but Langley and the Leicester University spokesperson point out that the identification was based on many factors besides the mtDNA match.
The Intestinal Parasites of King Richard III
Mitchell, Piers D et al
From: The Lancet, Vol 382
Published: September 2013
On the discovery of roundworm eggs in the soil where Richard’s pelvis had lain.
Where Now for Richard III?
Ormrod, Mark
From: BBC History Magazine, with subsequent correspondence
Published: March & May 2013
Article by Professor of History at the University of York explaining how the discovery of Richard’s body contributes to our understanding of him, and of the nature of the Tudor campaign of denigration. The article is marred by the author’s confusion of scoliosis with kyphosis, leading him to believe that the King had a ‘hunchback’ and ‘walked with a pronounced stoop’. Accompanied by a collection of brief statements on the significance of the find by various individuals including Lin Foxhall, David Hipshon and Phil Stone, as well as several journalists and popular historians.
The King in the Car Park: The Discovery and Identification of Richard III
Schurer, Kevin
Transcript of talk
Presentation: 3rd November 2015
Text of talk given by Professor Schurer at Gresham College on the above date explaining the choice of dig site and the methods used to identify the skeleton.
Richard III: The Search for the Last Plantagenet King
Symonds, Matthew; Hilts, Carly
From: Current Archaeology, Issue 272
Published: November 2012
Article, based on interview with Richard Buckley, Jo Appleby and Helen Foxhall Forbes, about the Greyfriars dig and the skeleton found buried in the choir, which at the time of writing had not been conclusively identified as belonging to Richard III. Accompanied by two follow-up letters.
Richard III: King of England, Man of Leicester
Various
From: British Archaeology, No 130
Published: May 2013
Article about the dig and the analysis of the remains based on interviews with Richard Buckley, Mathew Morris, Jo Appleby, Nicholas Cooper, Turi King and Lin Foxhall. Several colour illustrations.
The Reburial
Richard III: A Medieval Relic?
Bailey, Anne E
From: History Today
Published: 8th August 2015
Compares Richard’s reburial with the excitement and pomp surrounding medieval translation of saints’ relics.
Richard III: The Leicester Connection
Baldwin, David
Booklet, 31pp
Published: 2013
A well-illustrated guide to Richard’s connections with Leicester. Broken down into short sections on Richard’s visits, local myths and legends concerning him, Leicester in 1485 and the Battle of Bosworth, Richard’s burial and rediscovery, the 2013 exhibition, the Visitors’ Centre (not opened at the time of publication), and the case for re-interment in Leicester Cathedral.
The Middleham Requiem
Davidson, Geoff
Programme
Performance: 26th March 2015
Illustrated programme of the performance, in the church of St James the Great, Leicester, of Geoff Davidson’s work, written in 1985 to commemorate the quincentenary of Bosworth.
My Kingdom for a Hearse
Gregory, Philippa
From: Radio Times
Published: 21-27 March 2015
In preparation for the TV coverage of reinterment week, the historical novelist offers readers a brief and mainly accurate review of Richard’s kingship and death. Unfortunately, the only full-page illustration shows what purports to be a 3D image of the skeleton with a dramatic scoliosis which bears little relation to Richard’s actual condition.
Now is the Wider Discontent over Stunner to York plus ‘It’s Like He Wanted To Be Found, Like He Was Ready’
Kennedy, Maev
From: The Guardian
Published: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Now is the Wider Discontent reviews the contenders for Richard’s last resting place in the light of a statement by the Chief Executive of York City Council that the council would be writing to the Ministry of Justice requesting his burial in York Minster ‘It’s like he wanted to be found’ reports an interview with Philippa Langley about the reasons for her interest in Richard III, and how she came to focus on the search for his remains.
Three Orders of Service
Leicester Cathedral
Three Booklets
Published: March 2015
Official set of the orders of service for the Compline on Sunday 22nd March for the reception of Richard’s remains, the Service of Reinterment of Thursday 26th March, and the Service of Reveal of the Tomb of Friday 27th March. The booklets may be borrowed either separately or as a single set.
The Reinterment of King Richard III: A Photographic Record
Leicester Cathedral
78 Page Booklet
Souvenir booklet of glossy colour photographs illustrating the various ceremonies of Reburial Week.
Leicester Mercury: RIII Reinterment Special Edition
Leicester Mercury
Newspaper
Published 16th March 2015
Special edition of Leicester’s local newspaper, with articles on Richard, the discovery of his remains and the plans for his reinterment.
Leicester Mercury: Commemorating the Reinterment of Richard III
Leicester Mercury
Newspaper
Published: 27th March 2015
9 page section of the newspaper, covering the reburial service and the other events of reinterment week.
The Reburial of King Richard III
Richard III Society
72 page A4 glossy magazine
Published: 2015
Souvenir booklet produced by the Society for members. Includes the texts of the various eulogies, sermons and readings given during the week and reflections on the events by people involved, as well as numerous colour photographs.
Witness to History: Reflections on the Burial of Richard III
Frost, Susan E
From: American Ancestors magazine
Published: Summer 2015
American photographer and Plantagenet descendant Susan Frost describes the events leading up to Richard’s reinterment and the reburial service itself, which she attended. Illustrated with the author’s own colour photographs.
Brief Items on the Controversy over the Site for the Reburial
Various
From: BBC History Magazine
Published: Christmas 2012
Two small items: first a letter from Robert Boswell objecting to the idea of a state funeral for someone who was ‘probably’ a child murderer; and secondly the results of the magazine online poll to canvas opinion as to where Richard should be buried.
Parliament
The Legislation of Richard III
Hanbury, H G
From: American Journal of Legal History, Vol 6
Published: 1962
Detailed examination of the Acts passed by Richard III’s 1484 parliament.
The Public Statutes of Richard III
O’Regan, Mar
Typescript
Date: 15th March 1968
List of the public statutes passed in Richard’s 1484 parliament.
The Parliament of Richard III: 1484
Publick, Chris
Text of address given to the Sydney Branch of the Richard III Society
Presented: Saturday 7th October 1989
An overview of the role and organisation of parliament in the fifteenth century, and an examination of Richard’s legislation. The author is an Australian parliamentarian.
‘He Contents the People Wherever He Goes’. Richard III: His Parliament and Government
Publick, Chris
Text of address given to Sydney Branch of the Richard III Society
Presentation: Saturday 10th February 2007
Updated version of the 1989 address (see above)
Titulus Regius
Strachey, John (ed)
Rotuli Parliamentorum, Vol 6, pages 240 to 242
Published: 1767
Text of the statute of the January 1484 parliament setting out and enshrining in law Richard’s claim to the throne.
1485 Act of Attainder
Strachey, John (ed)
Rotuli Parlimentorum, Vol 6, pages 276 to 278
Published: 1767
Text of the statute of Henry VII’s first parliament attainting Richard and various of his adherents for opposing him in arms on 21st and 22nd August 1485.
Richard III’s ‘tytylle & right’: (1) A New Discovery and (2) Correspondence
Sutton, Anne F
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed J Petre
Published: 1985
Twin articles first published in The Ricardian Vol 4, Nos 57 & 59 (June & September 1977). In the first article, Anne Sutton refutes Charles Wood’s suggestion that Richard’s title to the throne as expressed in Titulus Regius was an ‘improvement’ on the claims put forward in the summer of 1483. The second article consists of responses from Charles Wood and Charles Ross plus a further piece of evidence from Anne Sutton.
Richard III: Lawgiver for the Common Weal
Williamson, Audrey
From: The Ethical Record, Vol 84, No 1
Published: January 1979
Summary of a lecture given on 15th October 1978. A brief account of the development of English law is followed by a discussion of Richard III’s legislation and what it tells us about him.
General
The Majority of Britain, No 22: The Princes in the Tower
Alexander, Marc
From: Majesty, Vol7, No 9
Published: January 1987
Brief illustrated account of Richard’s life, revisionist in tone.
In Defence of the King
Allsop, David
From: Heritage Today
Published: September 2002
The author questions, rather than denies, the traditional interpretation of Richard’s deeds, stressing his popularity in the North. Illustrated with colour photographs of Middleham Castle.
The Monarchy 1066-1966
Anon
Illustrated exhibition catalogue
Published: October 1966
Catalogue of an exhibition held at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, of items such as seals and early portraits illustrating English monarchs.
Richard III as Seen by Another Foreign Traveller, Nicolas Von Poppelau
Armstrong, C A J
Appendix to the second edition of The Usurpation of Richard III by Dominic Mancini
Published: 1969
A brief account of Von Poppelau, his visit to England and his opinion of the English and their King.
Richard III: Rewriting the Past
Ashdown-Hill, John
From: BBC History collector’s edition Medieval Kings and Queens
Published: 2017
Challenges six of the most contentious claims about Richard III.
Seeking the Real Richard III
Ashdown-Hill, John
Booklet, 17 pages
Published: 2004
Discusses the traditional charges against Richard one by one.
‘Yesterday my lord of Gloucester came to Colchester…’
Ashdown-Hill, John
From: Essex, Archaeology and History, No 36, pp 212-217
Published: 2005
The author discusses the probable dating of a surviving draft letter from Sir John Howard referring to Gloucester’s arrival in Colchester the previous day.
Richard III: Was He Really All That Bad?
Astrachan, Anthony
From: Geo, Vol 6
Published: April 1984
Shakespeare’s villain may have been the victim of propaganda.
An Indenture between Richard Duke of Gloucester and the Scrope Family of Masham and Upsall
Attreed, Lorraine C
From: Speculum Vol 58, No 4
Published: 1983
A discussion of the indenture of 1476 whereby the widowed Lady Scrope placed her under-aged son Thomas, the sixth Lord Scrope of Masham, in Richard’s service.
From ‘Pearl’ Maiden to Tower Princes: Towards a New History of Medieval Childhood
Attreed, Lorraine
From: Journal of Medieval History, Vol 9
Published: 1983
Suggests that medieval society placed a high value on the lives of children, and that Richard III earned opprobrium for his supposed treatment of his nephews.
Richard III
Balchin, Nigel
From: British History Illustrated, Vol 1, No 6
Published: October 1975
Was Richard the villain and tyrant depicted by Shakespeare?
Diriment Impediments, Dispensations and Divorce: Richard III and Matrimony
Barnfield, Marie
From: The Ricardian, Vol 17, pp 84-98
Published: 2017
Discusses the major controversies surrounding Richard III’s marriage, from the canonical significance of the dispensation found by Peter D Clarke in the Vatican Archives to the reference to possible divorce in the 1474 parliamentary settlement and the rumours of early 1485 that he planned to marry his niece.
White Boar and Red Dragon
Beahrs, Virginia Oakley
From: British Heritage, Vol 6, No 5
Published: August/September 1985
Account of conflict between Richard III and Henry Tudor and what led up to it.
Britain’s Kings and Queens: 63 Reigns in 1100 years
Bellew, Sir George
Pitkin Booklet
Published: 1970
Contains potted biographies of Richard III and other kings of the period.
The Calendar of State Papers, Venice (extracts)
Brown, Rawdon (ed)
From: Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Vol 1
Published: 1864
Items of contemporary correspondence relating to Richard.
A General History of England (extract)
Carte, Thomas
Pages 818-821 of the above work
Published: 1750
A defence of Richard’s character.
Myth and Counter-Myth: the Many Faces of Richard III
Champion, Larry S
From: A Fair Day in the Affections: Literary Essays in Honour of Robert B White Jr., ed Jack D Durant and M Thomas Hester
Published: 1980
Discusses differing views of Richard in literature, especially those of More, Tey and Shakespeare.
A Short History of England (extract)
Chesterton, G K
Typed extract from Chapter 10 of the above work
Published: 1917
Reflection on Richard’s personality and his place in time.
A Hog under the Law
Cooper, Ashley & Stephen
From: History Today
Published: November 2013
A negative assessment of Richard asking. Lacks a proper grasp of some of the legal issues.
King Richard III (1452-1485), the Man and the Legend: Résumé of the Career of Richard III and the Subsequent Calumnies against Him
Coates, J I
Typed essay
Undated
A sympathetic study.
Cornwallis’ Paradoxical Defence of Richard III: A Machiavellian Discourse on Morean Mythology?
Condren, Conal
From: Moreana, Vol 24, No 94
Published: June 1987
Compares and contrasts the works of Cornwallis, Machiavelli and Thomas More.
Brief Guide to the Kings and Queens of England and Great Britain. Part 1: Saxons – Normans – Plantagenets
Cook, D V
No 15 of Raleigh Press’s Brief Guide series, ed. E R Delderfield
Published: Undated
Brief biographies of monarchs from Egbert to Richard III, including a one page entry on Richard III.
Richard, Son of Richard: Richard III and Political Prophecy
Coote, Lesley; Thornton, Tim
From: Historical Research, Vol 73, No 182
Published: October 2000
Suggests that Richard’s decision to take the throne and his view of his kingship may have been influenced by political prophecy.
The Encomium of Richard III
Cornwallis, Sir William
Typed transcript
Date: Undated
Transcript of the manuscript of The Encomium (an early defence of Richard III in the form of a paradox) in the Duke of Devonshire’s collection at Chatsworth.
The Praise of King Richard III
Cornwallis, Sir William
The 1617 edition as printed in Somers Tracts (ed. Sir Walter Scott), Vol 3, pp 316-325
Published: 1810
Printed version of The Encomium
Days of Blood and Roses
Crookston, Peter (author); Woolley, Janet (illustrator)
From: Heritage Today
Published: September 1997
A brief comparison of Shakespeare’s Richard with the historical one, crime by crime.
Richard III: The Only Monster or the Noblest Victim to Sit on the English Throne?
Dennis, V A
Handwritten paper, plus typed copy, 9 pages
Date: Undated, but circa 1969
An exploration on the Tudor myth.
Richard III and the Church of York
Dobson, R B
From: Kings and Nobles in the Later Middle Ages: A Tribute to Charles Ross, ed. R A Griffiths and J Sherborne
Published: 1986
Study of Richard’s links with York Minster before and after 1483.
Richard III: Myth and Reality
Dockray, Keith
Headstart History Booklet
Published: 1992
The author reviews the historiography and then offers his own tentative interpretation of the events in Richard’s reign.
The Political Legacy of Richard III in Northern England
Dockray, Keith
From: Kings and Nobles in the Later Middle Ages: A Tribute to Charles Ross, ed. R A Griffiths and J Sherborne
Published: 1986
Studies the responses of the major northern families to the accession of Henry VII.
Richard III and the Yorkshire Gentry
Dockray, Keith
From: Richard III: Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P W Hammond
Published: 1986
Study of the Yorkist families who became part of Richard’s affinity.
Prosecution and Defence of Richard III
Dunlop, R (ed.)
Photocopy of 25 page booklet
Published: Undated, but circa 1925
Quotations for and against from contemporary and later writers.
The Itinerary of Richard III 1483-1485
Edwards, Rhoda
Society Booklet
Published: 1983
44 page diary of Richard’s known whereabouts from 7th April 1483 until 22nd August 1485 based on original sources. Maps of the itineraries are included.
Richard III and the North of England
English, Barbara
University of Hull Regional and Local History Publications folder
Published: 1985
Folder of facsimile documents (including transcripts of summaries) and illustrations.
Richard III: A Case for the Defence
Foster, Derek
From: Yorkshire Post Colour Magazine, No 26
Published: 2nd October 1982
A survey of the controversy, with interviews, shows ‘there is a growing feeling that Richard may have been maligned.’
Richard III and the City of York
Freedman, Rita (compiler); White, Eileen (compiler)
Folder & Booklet
Published: 1983
Introductory booklet, and folder of illustrations and facsimiles of documents with transcripts.
King Richard III: A Study based on Contemporary Sources
Fry, Catherine
Typescript
Date: Undated, but circa 1967
Brief biography based entirely on contemporary sources.
Plantagenet Defended: A Vindication of King Richard III
Fry, Plantagenet G R Somerset
Booklet
Published: 1955
A defence against the traditional charges.
Mysteries of History (extracts)
Fry, Plantagenet Somerset
Typed copy of Chapter 8 plus extract from the introduction of the above book.
Published: 1957
Revisionist discussion of the crimes attributed to Richard III.
Richard III’s Battles
Ginders, Alan
Summary of talk
Presentation: 1965
Medieval warfare, and the battles of Barnet, Tewkesbury, and Bosworth.
King Richard III and Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge
Glamorgan Archives Service
Published: 27th February 1984
Discusses the history and significance of a charter addressed by Richard to the Bishop of Llandaff on 21st February 1484 granting the wish of the residents of Cowbridge, Glamorgan, to have a chaplain to say mass and administer the sacraments in the chapel there. (Note – Accompanied by a photograph of the document and seal (MS DCI228) taken and uploaded on to the Glamorgan Archives website in February 2013, plus an extract from Old Cowbridge, Borough, Church, and School (Lemuel John Hopkin-James 1922).
O Mosteiro de Jesus de Aveiro (The Monastery of Jesus of Aveiro) (extracts)
Gomes Dos Santos, Domingos Mauricio
Two extracts from the above work
Published: 1963 & 1967
(1) Extract from Vol 1 (1963), in which the author discusses the negotiations in 1485 for Richard III to marry Princess Joanna of Portugal and Elizabeth of York to marry Manuel, Duke of Beja. An English translation by Barrie Williams is available to borrow.
(2) Extract from Vol 2 (1967), consisting of the section of the memoirs of Joanna’s nun companion Margarida Pinheiro relating to Joanna’s response to her proposed marriage to Richard. An English translation by Antonio Marques is also available to borrow.
Dorset in the Life and Times of Richard III
Hairsine, Patricia
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Slightly amended version of an article first published in The Ricardian, Vol 4, No 58, September 1977. On Richard’s connections with Dorset, including his route through the country after Buckingham’s rebellion.
Oxford University and the Life and Legend of Richard III
Hairsine, Robert C
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Article first published in The Ricardian, Vol 4, No 53, June 1976. A detailed examination of ‘some of the records of the University of Oxford and its colleges which are relevant to the study of the life of King Richard III.’
The Illegitimate Children of Richard III
Hammond, P W
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Amended from an article first published in The Ricardian, Vol 5, No 66, September 1979. A summary of what is known about John of Gloucester and Katherine Plantagenet, and a critical examination of the legend of Richard of Eastwell.
Car Park Justice: The Legal Reforms of Richard III
Hannay, A J
From: BPP Law School’s Publication, Issue 8
Published: Autumn 2013
Article by graduate student of the BPP Law School ridiculing Ricardians as cult members. Using as his vehicle an error in a Society press release, the author inadvertently goes on to introduce to the reader several errors of his own.
The Mystery of Richard III
Harriss, Gerald
Hatfield House Booklet No 3
Published: 1952?
Brief account of Richard’s life, concluding that ‘there is strong presumption that they (the Princes) died in 1483-4.’
Descent, Partition and Extinction: The Warwick Inheritance
Hicks, M A
From: BIHR, Vol 52, No 126
Published: 1979
Discussion of the division of the Countess of Warwick’s lands between the Dukes of Clarence and Gloucester.
The Last Days of Elizabeth, Countess of Oxford
Hicks, M A
From: EHR, Vol 103, No 406
Published: January 1988
Based on witness depositions made during the reign of Henry VII, Hicks argues that Richard persuaded the Countess to convey her lands to him under duress.
Richard III: More Spun Against than Spinning?
Hicks, Michael A
From: BBC History Magazine
Published: July 2000
By using ‘spin’ to gain the throne, Richard opened a Pandora’s box and found the same tactics used against him.
Richard as Duke of Gloucester: A Study in Character
Hicks, M A
Borthwick Paper No 70
Published: 1986
Examines Richard’s career and character before he became king.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the North
Hicks, M A
From: Richard III and the North, ed. Rosemary Horrox
Published: 1986
Richard’s creation of a northern power base in 1471-1483.
Romsey and Richard III
Hicks, M A
From: Hampshire Field Club Local History Newsletter, Vol 1, No 7
Published: April 1983
Typescript copy of an article describing Richard’s 1480 Chancery suit over his attempted purchase of the Hampshire manor of South Wells in Romsey.
Richard III: The Truth May Yet Be Discovered
Hilton, Lisa
From: The Independent Newspaper
Published: 16th September 2012
Positive article on Richard III’s life, published in the wake of the discovery of the Greyfriars remains. Shows an incomplete understanding of some of the controversies.
Treachery: What Really Brought Down Richard III
Hipshon, David
From: BBC History Magazine
Published: March 2009
Suggests that Richard may have lost Bosworth not because he was unpopular but because the Stanleys saw him as a block to their local ambitions.
Richard III and the East Riding
Horrox, Rosemary
From: Richard III and the North, ed. Rosemary Horrox
Published: 1986
About the East Riding families who were connected with Richard III.
Who, or What, Was Humpty Dumpty?
Jesson, Brian
Typescript
Undated
Suggests that the Humpty Dumpty rhyme originally referred to Richard’s death at Bosworth.
How to Be a Successful Monarch
Jones, Dan
From: BBC History Magazine
Published: September 2015
A light-hearted article in which Jones lists various requirement for a successful reign, illustrating each of these with an example of a monarch who got it right and one who did not. Richard III is used as an illustration of a monarch who failed to promote a positive image of himself.
Richard III and the Stanleys
Jones, Michael
From: Richard III and the North, ed. Rosemary Horrox
Published: 1986
Richard’s relations with the Stanley family.
Richard III and Lady Margaret Beaufort: A Reassessment
Jones, Michael
From: Richard III, Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P W Hammond
Published: 1986
A re-appraisal by the co-author of The King’s Mother, of Margaret Beaufort’s aims and actions during Richard’s reign.
Canonical Implications of Richard III’s Plans to Marry his Niece
Kelly, H A
From: Traditio, Vol 23
Published: 1967
Concludes that Richard’s marriage to his niece would not necessarily have been prohibited by the Church.
Multi-isotope Analysis Demonstrates Significant Lifestyle Changes in King Richard III
Lamb, Angela L; Evans, Jane E; Buckley, Richard; Appleby, Jo
From: Journal of Archaeological Science
Published: August 2014
Uses the results of isotope studies of samples from Richard’s femur, rib, and teeth to track changes in location and diet over time.
What Was Richard III: A Brief Defence
Lamb, V B
Typescript
Undated
A six page defence of Richard’s actions.
Richard III and the Princes in the Tower
Langdon-Davies, John (ed.)
Jackdaw Folder No 4
Published: 1971
Collection of facsimiles of documents, etc., relating to Richard III and the mystery of the Princes.
Richard III – Usurper or Lawful King?
Levine, Mortimer
From: Speculum, Vol 34
Published: 1959
Examines the validity of Richard’s claim to the throne.
The Last Plantagenet
Lodge, Henry Cabot
From: Scribners Magazine, Vol 21
Published: February 1897
Revealing the real Richard behind Shakespeare’s villain.
Richard III and James III: Contemporary Monarchs, Parallel Mythologies
MacDougall, Norman
From: Richard III, Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P W Hammond
Published: 1986
Comparing the careers and subsequent reputations of these two kings.
Richard III: A Doubtful Verdict Reviewed
Markham, Clements R
From: EHR, Vol 6, No 22
Published: April 1891
Attacks Gairdner’s view of Richard.
Discussion of Richard’s Admiralty Seal
Ilustration of an Unpublished Seal of Richard Duke of Gloucester
Milles, Rev Dr Jeremiah, Dean of Exeter
From: Archaeologia, Vol 7
Published: 1783
Illustration of Richard’s Admiralty seal, and text of the presentation on same given by Dr Milles on 5th April 1781.
Remarks on an Admiralty Seal of Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Perceval, Charles Spencer
From: Archaeologia, Vol 46
Published: 1881
Paper, presented on 25th January 1872, correcting some of Dr Milles errors.
The Character of Richard III
Myers, A R
From: History Today, with subsequent correspondence
Published: August & October 1954
A modern historian’s view of Richard as basically good until the chance of the crown brought out ambition and ruthlessness.
Richard III and Historical Tradition
Myers, A R
From: History Today Vol 53, No 178
Published: June 1968
A review of the historiography.
Suche nach den Falschen Bosen: eine Spate Lanze fur Tiberius and Richard (Search for the Wrong Villians: A Late Lance for Tiberius and Richard)
Nimtz, Hans-Joachim
From: Frankfurter Neue Presse, with subsequent correspondence and English translations
Published: 1983
Comparison of Tiberius and Richard III, whose bad reputations rest on the testimony of later writers who wished to vilify them.
Richard III: A Brief Life
O’Regan, Mary
Booklet
Published: 1999
20 page biography.
Richard III and the Monks of Durham
O’Regan, Mary
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Article first published in The Ricardian Vol 4 No 60, March 1980. Richard as benefactor of Durham Cathedral, focusing on his visit there in 1484 and his offering of his parliament robe.
Richard III and York
Palliser, David
From: Richard III and the North, ed. Rosemary Horrox
Published: 1986
Richard’s relations with the city of York.
North, South and Richard III
Pollard, A J
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Slightly revised version of an article given at the Richard III Society’s seminar at Trinity College, Oxford, on 4th April 1481, and first published in The Ricardian, Vol 5, No 74, September 1981. Explores the effect of anti-northern prejudice on Richard’s kingship and reputation.
St Cuthbert and the Hog: Richard III and the County Palatine of Durham 1471-85
Pollard, A J
From: Kings and Nobles in the Later Middle Ages, ed R A Griffiths and J Sherborne
Published: 1986
Deals with Richard’s relationships with the bishops and political elite of the palatinate, showing his growing influence in the area.
The Middleham Connection: Richard III and Richmondshire 1471-1485
Pollard, A J
Booklet based on a public lecture at York University
Published: June 1983
Studies Richard’s acquisition of the lordship of Middleham and his relationship with those of his northern followers who were connected with the lordship.
The Tyranny of Richard III
Pollard, A J
From: Journal of Medieval History, Vol 3, No 2
Published: June 1977
Deals with Richard’s ‘tyranny’ in replacing the natural rulers of the southern counties by his northern adherents.
Richard III and the Office of Arms
Ramsay, Nigel
From: The Yorkist Age, Harlaxton Medieval Studies, Vol 23, ed. H Kleineke & C Steer
Published: 2013
A study of Richard’s contribution to the professional practice of heraldry. Includes his possible influence on the practice of heraldry as Constable of England and his grant of incorporation to the officers of arms as king. The text of ordinances for the officers of arms appearing to date from Richard’s term as Lord Constable is given as an appendix.
Richard III’s Legacy: Good King Richard?
Richard III Society
From: BBC History Magazine, Vol 13, No 12
Published: December 2012
Advertisement feature by the Society setting out the positive innovations of Richard’s reign. Illustrated with thumbnail copy of the Antiquaries’ portrait and a much larger reproduction of Graham Turner’s modern painting Challenge in the Mist depicting Richard at the Battle of Barnet.
New Light on the Reign of Richard III
Richard III Society
From: History Today, Vol 65, Issue 2
Published: February 2015
A two page piece publicising the Society’s funding of the project to publish summaries of the 240 extant inquisitions post-mortem for Richard’s reign.
The Riddle of Richard III
Richards, Jeffrey
From: History Today, with subsequent correspondence
Published: August 1983 and January 1984
Rejects most crimes attributed to Richard but concludes that he probably did order the murder of the princes.
Richard III, Richard Nixon and the Brutality of Fifteenth-century Politics: A Discussion
Richmond, Colin
From: Estrangement, Enterprise & Education in Fifteenth Century England, ed. S D Michalove & A C Reeves
Published: 1998
Draws parallels ‘between the usurpation of Richard III – especially, perhaps, the murder of the princes – and…Richard’s defeat at the battle of Bosworth’ on the one hand, and the Watergate burglary and the consequent impeachment of President Nixon on the other.
The Battle of Bosworth: Dawn of the Tudors
Rimmer, Ian
From: All about History, Issue 32
Published: November 2015
Not so much an account of the Battle of Bosworth as of the dynastic conflicts that led to it, including concerns over the fate of the Princes. Lavishly illustrated.
Shakespeare was Quite Wrong
Rogers, Byron
From: In Britain
Published: October 1978
Brief reassessment of Richard’s life and reign.
Some ‘Servants and Lovers’ of Richard in His Youth
Ross, Charles
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
First published in The Ricardian Vol 4, No 55, December 1976. On the significance, for an appraisal of Richard’s character, of his endowment of prayers for the souls of his ‘gentilmen and yoman servanders and lovers’ who had died by his side at Barnet and Tewkesbury.
Good King Richard – ‘Richard is Himself again’
Selby, D M
From: Proceedings of the Sydney University Arts Association, Vol 1, No 2
Published: March 1959
Defence of Richard
King Richard’s Armour
Shaffery, Peter
From: Antique Arms and Militaria, Vol 2 Nos 11 & 12, and Vol 3, Nos 1 to 3
Published: August to December 1980
Series of five articles describing, and investigating the background of, a misshapen pen suit of armour mistakenly said to have belonged to Richard.
Inside the Mind of Richard III
Skidmore, Chris
From: BBC History Magazine
Publication: July 2014
Light-hearted look at Richard’s character.
Who Would Have Been King after Richard III if Henry Tudor Had Not Triumphed at Bosworth?
Skidmore, Chris
From: ‘Got a Question?’ section of BBC History Magazine
Published: April 2014
Short piece setting out Richard’s own marriage plans and claiming that he had recognised Lincoln as his heir should he die childless.
Five Leaders
Smithies, Alan
Typescript, 6 pages
Undated, but probably early 1960s
Article comparing Richard III with Oliver Cromwell, the Duke of Wellington, Viscount Montgomery, and Julius Caesar.
Outline of a Character: An Analysis of the Mind of Richard III
Smithies, Alan
Typescript, 50 pages
Publication: 1976
Prompted by reading Alison Hanham’s Richard III and His Early Historians, Includes endnotes and index.
Richard III Returns to Tewkesbury
Smithies, Alan
From: Tewkesbury Abbey News
Published: February 1968
Imaginative account of Richard’s visit to Tewkesbury during his progress in Summer 1483.
Richard III – Villain or Hero?
Smithies, Alan
Typescript, 10 pages
Date: May 1966
A refutation of the chapter on Richard III in Andrew Ewart’s book The World’s Wickedest Men.
The Contribution Made to the Concept of English Monarchy by Richard of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III
Smithies, Alan
Typescript, 37 pages
Date: May 1962
Traces Richard’s approach to, and experience of, government throughout his career to set the context for the reforms he introduced as monarch.
Die seele des Konigs Richard III von England (The Soul of Richard III of England)
Stadelmann, Heinrich
From: Psychiatrisch-neurologische Wochenschrift, Vol 40 pp100-105
Published: 1938
Article by Dresden psychiatrist assessing Richard’s personality based on the Tudor tradition. English translation included.
Murder Foul and Royal – A Reply
Stone, Dr P T
From: History For All, Vol 2. Issue 4
Published: August/September 1999
Response to an article in the previous issue suggesting that Richard probably murdered the Princes. Phil Stone shows More’s account to be an implausible fiction and suggests other possible explanations for the boys disappearance.
Wardens of the Marches of England Towards Scotland 1377-1489
Storey, R L
From: EHR, Vol 72, No 285
Published: October 1957
Details of the Wardens and their contracts, with a complete ist of the Wardens between 1377 and 1489.
‘A Curious searcher for our Weal Public’: Richard III, Piety, Chivalry and the Concept of the ‘Good Prince’
Sutton, Anne F
From: Richard III, Loyalty, Lordship and Law, ed. P W Hammond
Published: 1986
The qualities expected of a ‘good prince’ and how Richard fulfilled them.
Richard III’s ‘Castle of Care’
Sutton, Anne F
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Revised version of article published in The Ricardian, Vol 3, No 49, June 1975. On the meaning of the term ‘Castle of Care’ traditionally said to have been applied by Richard to Nottingham Castle.
Richard III, the City of London and Southwark
Sutton, Anne F
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Revised version of article published in The Ricardian, Vol 3, No 48, March 1975. On Richard’s relations as King with the City of London and Southwark.
The Administration of Justice Whereunto We Be Professed
Sutton, Anne F
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Revised version of article published in The Ricardian, Vol 4, No 53, March 1976. Richard as dispenser of justice.
Richard III at Canterbury
Sutton, Anne F; Hairsine, Robert C
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Article based upon a series of contributions to ‘Research Notes and Queries’ in The Ricardian, Vol 5, Nos 71,73 &75 (December 1980 and June & December 1981). A study of the records relating to Richard’s first visit to Canterbury as king.
Bishop Lionel Woodville and Richard III
Thomson, J A F
From: BIHR, Vol 59, No 139
Published: May 1986
Sheds new light on Bishop Woodville’s relations with Richard III and his possible involvement in Buckingham’s rebellion.
Richard III’s Triumphant Entry into York
Tudor-Craig, Pamela
From: Richard III and the North, ed. Rosemary Horrox
Published: 1986
Richard’s reception at York in August 1483 during his royal progress.
If Richard III had Won the Battle of Bosworth
Vinogradoff, Igor
Typescript, text of talk given at the ‘National’ (Theatre?)
Presentation: Sunday 9th August ? 1964
Extracts from history books and from Shakespeare’s play, written as if Richard had won at Bosworth.
Lord Morley’s Statements about Richard III
Warnicke, Retha M
From: Albion, Vol 15, No 3
Published: 1983
Discussion of references to Richard III in a document written about 1554 by Lord Morley, son of Richard’s standard bearer at Bosworth.
Gloucester’s Charter of Incorporation
Waters, Gwen
From: Richard III, Crown and People, ed. J Petre
Published: 1985
Revised version of article published in The Ricardian, Vol 3, No 48, March 1975. On the charter of incorporation granted to the city of Gloucester by Richard III in 1483.
The Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers of the City of London: Quincentenary, 1484-1984
Wax Chandlers, Worshipful Company of
A4 Booklet, 24 pp
Published: 1984
Booklet commemorating the charter of incorporation given by Richard III to the Mistery of the Wax Chandlers of the City of London in February 1484, and outlining the commemorative events planned for the quincentenary. Includes a full page image of the charter.
Richard of Gloucester’s Petition, 1478 and the Fate of Clarence
Wei, Chunxiao
From: Notes and Queries, Vol 57, No 3
Published: September 2011
An attempt to assess Richard’s attitude towards Clarence’s attainder from his petition in the same parliament to found and support a charity.
Shakespeare’s Most Durable Villain
Wernick, Robert
From: Smithsonian, Vol 15, No 12
Published: March 1985
Account of Richard’s reign and reputation: ‘this much maligned monarch still arouses speculation and controversy’.
The Truth about Richard III
Wernick, Robert
From: Reader’s Digest
Published: August 1985
Shortened version of the above article.
The Cult of the Wicked Uncle
Wigram, Isolde
From: Royinform (Royalist Information Service of the Royal Stewart Society) with subsequent correspondence
Published: March and April/May 1968
Defence of Richard.
The Great Wrong
Wigram, Isolde
45 page typescript
Undated
Biography of Richard, refuting the traditional charges made against him.
Correspondence with St George’s Chapel, Windsor
Wigram, Isolde; Windsor, Clerk of Dean & Chapter of
Letters
Dates: April 1958
Correspondence establishing Richard as a benefactor of St George’s Chapel.
Richard III and his Overmighty Subjects: In Defence of a King
Williams, Daniel
From: England in the 15th Century: Proceedings of the 1992 Harlaxton Symposium, ed. Nicholas Rogers
Published: 1994
An assessment of Richard’s reign as a failed attempt, in an age of self seeking and treacherous nobility, to restore impartial rule for the common good.
Richard III: Chantry Founder
Williams, Meta E
From: Notes and Queries, Vol 167
Published: July 1934
On chantries founded by Richard, and private chantries licensed during his reign.
Richard III: Murderer or Scapegoat?
Wilson, Colin & Damon
From: Unsolved Mysteries
Published: 1995
Explores the mystery of the Princes in the Tower.
Richard III, William Lord Hastings and Friday the Thirteenth
Wood, Charles T
From: Kings and Nobles in the Later Middle Ages: A Tribute to Charles Ross, ed. R A Griffiths & J Sherborne
Published: 1986
Confirmation of 13th June as the date for Hastings’ execution suggests that Richard did not start planning to take the crown until mid-June.
King Richard III
Woodward, G W O
A Pitkin Guide
Published: 1972 & 1994 editions
Concise biography, fully illustrated.
King Richard III: A Controversial Monarch
Young, Hugo
From: Sunday Times Magazine
Published: 4th July 1971
Obituary written as if for The Times of 23rd August 1485.
Banner image of King Richard III’s Book of Hours (MS 474f.7v) reproduced by kind permission of Lambeth Palace Library.