Richard Iii in a sentence

Ashdown-Hill, The Last Days of Richard III Both of Richard's illegitimate children survived him, but they seem to have died without issue and their fate after Richard's demise at Bosworth is not certain.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the chapters on Richard III, nearly half the book, are the most convincing — analysing in shrewd detail how Richard uses a mixture of bullying, charm, posturing and brass-necked cheek to get what he wants.

Baldwin, Richard III, p.101 On 10/11 June Richard wrote to Ralph, Lord Neville, the City of York and others asking for their support against "the Queen, her blood adherents and affinity" whom he suspected of plotting his murder.

Churchill, George B., Richard the third up to Shakespeare, Alan Sutton, Rowman & Littlefield, 1976 The anonymous play The True Tragedy of Richard III (c. 1590), performed in the same decade as Shakespeare's work, was probably an influence on Shakespeare.

Edward V and his 10-year-old brother Richard were imprisoned in the Tower of London and their uncle made himself king as Richard III.

Hicks, M. A., Richard III, Stroud 2001, p. 117 Shortly after, the citizens of London, both nobles and commons, convened and drew up a petition asking Richard to assume the throne.

Hicks, M. A., Richard III, Stroud 2003, p. 82 It is possible that the grant of Middleham seconded Richard's personal wishes.

Ross, Richard III, p. 19 It was said that, having left England in such haste as to possess almost nothing, Edward was forced to pay their passage with his fur cloak; certainly Richard borrowed three pounds from Zeeland's town-bailiff.

There is no confirmation for the view – as fictionalised in William Shakespeare 's Richard III (Act 3, Scene 5) – that Richard made any claims about his brother's legitimacy, as his claim was based on the supposed illegitimacy of Edward IV's children.

A couple of my mates have played this role, but then lots of people have also played Richard III.

All this for the magical feeling she gets when she wanders into a parking lot (aka car park), where a painted R might be intended to communicate "reserved" but to her points to only one possibility: Richard III lies here.

But it was in London while she was appearing in Shakespeare’s Richard III, that Liz was invited to do an audition on Zoom to play Dracula.

Ever fancied following in the footsteps of King Richard III?

Organisers have also teamed up with Holland House in Cropthorne for four events - John Donne, Gloucestershire Observed, Richard III: From Car Park to Reburial, and SS Suevic: A Tale of Shipwreck and Survival.

They believe the traditional accounts of Richard III's two-year reign from 1483 to 1485 aren't accurate.

A Weber piano that Lord Olivier played at home, a Bafta best actor gong for Richard III and props of crowns worn by him in various Shakespearean performances are also being sold.

Out front, Liam hunched over the microphone stand, hands clasped behind his back like a modern-day Richard III, malevolent, ambitious, eyes on the throne.

This debut play from bestselling author Philippa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl) is a tender portrait of Richard III, with the story of the ruthless era guided on stage by the women of the court.

I read it as a teenager, and it changed my assumption that Richard III had the Princes in the Tower killed – but it also changed the way I see history.

Stratford was to roll out 15 productions in four theatres, including Colm Feore's "Richard III'' as the inaugural show at the new $70-million Tom Patterson Theatre, before the closure of its theatres in March.