Richard III

(First, thanks to Joan for discussing this with me over at the Richard III Society’s private Yahoo group.) On a number of places on the Internet, including both the Richard III Society and the Richard III Foundation websites, it’s stated …

In a particularly hagiographic passage in Richard the Third, Paul Murray Kendall writes, “[O]ften Richard scattered small gifts like a benevolent agent of Providence . . . to Anne Caux, ‘once the nurse of Edward IV,’ he gave £20 yearly …

Of all the myths that modern writers have created about Richard III, one of the most pervasive is that he was a frail, sickly child who was lucky to have reached adolescence. It pops up in a number of older …

First, if you happen to follow me on Twitter, please don’t open any direct messages purporting to be from me. They were sent by a hacker, not by me. I very seldom send direct messages on Twitter, and I never …

The other night, “The Simpsons” did an episode which featured Homer attempting to build a diorama of Westminster Abbey. Anne of Cleves showed up briefly, which reminded me that some time ago, “The Simpsons” presented its own version of Henry …