Thursday, February 7, 2013

Digging for a King, Richard III (1452-1485)


On Monday when the University of Leicester announced that the body exhumed from under the Greyfriars parking lot was "beyond reasonable doubt" King Richard III, you might have asked yourself what you know about the king. Was he the villain portrayed by Shakespeare or was his wicked reputation a result of Tudor propaganda?  And was he responsible for the deaths of the two princes in the Tower of London?

If you want to do some more "digging" on the king, here are some links to help you, some to works within our catalog and others to websites.



     In Our Collection:                           
     Richard III Biographies                             
     Richard III in Literature and Fiction          
     The Princes in the Tower                     
                                                               
                                                                           On the Web:  
                                                                           The Richard III Society
                                                                           Univ. of Leicester's Rich. III Discovery
                                                                           Univ. of Leicester: Rich. III Myths and Legends
                                                                           Richard III Timeline




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