Educational Material

Programmes, Booklets & Magazines for Children

It Happened Today

Anon

Newspaper format

Published: Undated

Children’s newspaper dated 23rd August 1485. The result of Bosworth is the lead story. Other contents include foreign news, woman’s page, sport.

Richard III and the Wars of the Roses

Anon

Discovery pack No 10

Published: 1991

Pack containing a booklet on Richard III, the disappearance of the Princes and the Wars of the Roses, also puzzles, models to make and a facsimile document.

Richard III: A Study of the Sources

Anon

Booklet & loose inserts

Published: Undated

For use in schools. Each of the loose inserts contains a different source text. The booklet contains a brief biography of Richard, followed by questions for students to answer on each of the source texts.

The Case of Richard III and the Missing Princes

Anon

Schools Council History 13-16 Project: What is History; Part 4: Problems of Evidence

Published: 1976

Teachers’ reference material using the controversy over the disappearance of the Princes to illustrate the problems of using different types of evidence.

The Shield: The Story of Richard III Told in Newspaper Tabloids

Anon

Loose sheets in plastic wallet

Pack for children telling Richard’s story via sensationalist front-page articles in an imaginary tabloid newspaper from 1483 named The Shield.

The Wars of the Roses

Anon

BBC Radio History Work Unit booklet No. 10

Published: 1965

Booklet produced to accompany BBC Schools broadcasts on Henry VI and Eton, Warwick the Kingmaker, the Battles of Tewkesbury and Bosworth, and York Minster.

Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

Jackdaw

Jackdaw folder No. 24, ed. John Langdon-Davies

Collection of facsimile copies of documents etc. relating to Richard lll and the mystery of the Princes; aimed at older school children.

Was King Richard a Murderer?

Lederer, Paul

From: English Pages, No 5

Published: 1964-5

Article from English-language magazine for foreign children.

Altogether a Strange Daye in ye Counsaile

Look and Learn

Article from Britain’s Men of Destiny series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 7th September 1963

About Cardinal Morton, starting with his role in the council meeting of 13th June 1483.

Did This Killer Wear a Crown?

Look and Learn

Article from Murder Most Foul series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 20th November 1971

About the fate of the Princes in the Tower.

Edward of Middleham

Look and Learn

Article from Polly Masham’s The Story of the Princes of Wales series in children’s magazine

Published: 22nd March 1969

Synopsis: About Richard’s son, Edward of Middleham.

He Hanged His Dogs as Traitors

Look and Learn

Article from A Pageant of Kings series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 15th August 1964

About Henry VII.

Last Hope of the Red Rose

Look and Learn

Typed transcript of article from children’s weekly magazine

Published: June 1963

About the Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471.

Pioneer of the ‘Export Drive’

Look and Learn

Article from Mighty Monarchs series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 2nd October 1971

About Henry VII, including his interest in trade.

Richard III – Not Guilty!

Look and Learn

Article from children’s illustrated weekly magazine

Published: 1st February 1964

About Richard III and the Princes.

The Boy Who Pretended He Was King / Perkin Fights for the Crown

Look and Learn

Double article in A Tale of True Adventure series from children’s weekly magazine

Published: 26th June and 3rd July 1965

Traditional account of Perkin Warbeck.

The King of Controversy

Look and Learn

Article from A Pageant of Kings series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: August 1964

About Richard III.

The King Who Was Too Kind

Look and Learn

Article from A Pageant of Kings series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 18th July 1964

About Henry VI.

The Life and Death of King Richard III by William Shakespeare

Look and Learn

Article from children’s illustrated weekly magazine

Published: Late 1960s

Colour-picture-story version of Shakespeare’s play in twelve instalments.

The Queen Who Wouldn’t Give Up

Look and Learn

Article from the Mighty Monarchs series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 11th March 1972

How Queen Margaret drove the Lancastrian forces from Weymouth to their final defeat at Tewkesbury.

They Fought for England’s Crown

Look and Learn

Article from the Into Battle! series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 1963

About the Battle of Bosworth, 1485.

They Played Musical Chairs for the Throne

Look and Learn

Article from the Into Battle! series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: October 1963

About the Battle of Towton, 1461.

Tragedy of the Boy King

Look and Learn

Article from A Pageant of Kings series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: August 1964

About Edward V.

Triumph of the House of York

Look and Learn

Article from A Pageant of Kings series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: July 1964

About Edward IV.

Warwick the Kingmaker

Look and Learn

Article from Britain’s Men of Destiny series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: August 1965

About Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.

Jonny Quest: Winters of Discontent

Messner-Loebs, William

American comic -strip book

Published: 1987

Two twentieth-century boys go back to 1485 and meet the real Richard.

The Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower

Morrah, Dermot

From: Daily Mail

Published: 26th January 1931

Report written as if for fifteenth-century newspaper.

Richard III

Nichol, Jon

A Longman’s History Unit publication

Published: 1974

The story of Richard III told through accounts of contemporaries, with questions and suggestions for activities.

Prove it! Investigations in History

Stanyon, Anne

Booklet in cartoon format

Published: 1988

Includes The Missing Princes, a summary giving both traditional and revisionist viewpoints.

Oh Tey, Can You See?

Vineyard, Ruth Anne

Booklet

Published: 1987

Teacher’s notes, worksheets, etc., for exploring the mystery of Richard III and the disappearance of the Princes using Tey’s Daughter of Time.

The Fight that Won the English Crown

World of Wonder

Article from the Battles of Destiny series in children’s weekly magazine

Published: 25th April 1970

About the Battle of Bosworth, 1485.

Educational Material for Adults

Richard III in the 1980s

Bennett, Linda

Booklet produced by H & A John (Booksellers) Ltd

Published: 1984

‘It is the object of this catalogue to list, and briefly to annotate, both historical and fictional works currently in print about Richard…’

Richard III – His Life in Fact and Fiction

Carter, Brenda

North Yorkshire county Library booklet, 12 pp.

Published: 1976 or shortly after

Synopsis: ‘A selected list of books on Richard III in the stock of the County Library. . . .’

Introduction to Archives

Emmison, F G

Booklet

Published: 1964

Overview of the main types of archive, and the basic sources for the study of people and places. Illustrated with photographs of original documents.

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 or summaries) and illustrations.

A Beginner’s Guide to Research

Falvey, Heather

Richard III Society booklet

Undated

A practical guide to undertaking research into the fifteenth century, including considerations to be taken into account when choosing a project, skills needed and how to acquire them, where to look for information and how to record and organise it.

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.

The Historian at Work

Galbraith, V H

BBC booklet

Published: 1962

Provides an overview of the nature of historical evidence and the main repositories of the extant documents, as well as the skills the historian may require.

A Critical Commentary on Shakespeare’s Richard III

Haeffner, Paul

Booklet

Published: 1966

Intended for those studying the play.

Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

Jackdaw

Jackdaw folder No. 24, ed. John Langdon-Davies

Collection of facsimile documents, etc., relating to Richard III and the mystery of the Princes.

Q.E.D.

Jones, Peter

Extracts from Sunday Telegraph

Published: September-December 1995

Teach yourself Latin in 15 lessons.

Richard III, Shakespeare and History

Leas, Susan E

From: English Journal, Vol. 60, No. 9

Published: December 1971

Guide for teachers on using the play to give students a critical awareness of how history can be distorted.

Richard III 1452-1485

Love-Taylor, G

Islington Libraries booklet, 24pp.

Published: 1974

‘A selection of books, both fact and fiction, about Richard, his associates, his times and his successors. . . .’

Richard III Society: Speakers’ Notes

Richard III Society

Booklet

Published: 1997

Information useful to someone unused to public speaking or not an expert on the period. Contains notes on giving a public talk; background historical information on the Wars of the Roses, Richard’s life and the controversies surrounding his reign; and lists of further reading and slides available for loan from the Society.

English Medieval Handwriting

Rycraft, Ann

Folder

Published: 1973 (2nd edition)

Facsimile documents, with transcripts and notes on reading medieval handwriting.

School and University Essays and Projects

My Kingdom for a Good Reputation! or, Who Was the Real Richard?

Crawford, Mona

Essay for Dr. Schaeffer

1988

Was Shakespeare correct in his assessment of Richard, or not?

‘To Be Great Is to Be Misunderstood.’ How far does this apply to King Richard III of England?

Gale, Richard

‘A’-level dissertation

Undated, but after 1995

Argues that Richard was not the monster of Tudor myth, was loyal to Edward IV and an effective administrator, but that in taking the throne he was motivated by ruthless ambition rather than fear of the Woodvilles.

Was Richard III as Malevolent as Shakespeare Painted Him?

Gardner, Claire

26-page typescript

1990

Sympathetic study, probably part of university course, divided into sections and referenced.

To What Extent Was Richard III a Victim of Tudor Propaganda?

Harvey, Tamsin

Unpublished essay, 8 pages

2001

Considers fifteenth and sixteenth century sources and concludes that it is difficult to attribute Richard’s evil reputation to deliberate Tudor propaganda since some contemporary sources are also hostile.

The Princes in the Tower

Lill, Marianne

School research assignment by 17-year-old New Zealand student, 43 pages

1996

Reviews the background to the disappearance of the Princes, the cases against Richard III, Buckingham and Henry VII, and the evidence regarding the identities of Perkin Warbeck and the owners of the Tower bones.

Was Richard III a Villain?

Miles, Frank G.

Typescript of student article published in the University of Hull History Department magazine

Undated

An analysis of the Tudor myth.

Explain the Careers of Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck and How They Affected the Monarchy

Mount, Toni

Unpublished essay for the course The Power Behind the Throne for the Certificate in Combined Studies, University of Kent

November 1997

Brief summary of the careers of the two pretenders and the trouble they caused Henry VII.

How Did the Legend of Richard the Third as a Cruel and Evil King Develop and to What Extent Is There any Reality behind the Myth?

Parkes, Kelly

‘A’ level history dissertation

1995

Typewritten dissertation discussing the persisting appeal of the Tudor myth, and the political purposes of the stories of Richard’s deformity and his murder of the Princes.

Richard III: Shakespeare’s Villain or one of England’s Most Able Kings?

Saunders, John

29-page tutorial paper

Undated but circa 1977

An examination of the real Richard, with footnotes and bibliography.

How Does Shakespeare’s Use of Sources Influence His History Plays?

Sear, Adam

Printed dissertation in leaflet form

15 July 1991

Student’s second-year assignment for Renaissance Drama. The question is answered with reference to Richard III and Henry V.

Banner image of King Richard III’s Book of Hours (MS 474f.7v) reproduced by kind permission of Lambeth Palace Library.