♛ King Richard Armitage ♛

 
Richard Armitage currently had a promotion tour for “The Hobbit” in Sydney, Australia.
In one of the interview sessions with an audience, hosted by Popcorn Taxi, where fan-questions were allowed, the question of his interest in King Richard III turned up. Mr. Armitage gave the following answer (Quoted after the transcript by Groovergreen on fedoralady’s blog TheArmitageEffect):
 

Does he still plan to play Richard III on film?
RA: “Many, many plans but they are all in my mind at the moment. There is a possibility but it is a matter of when and how. Maybe I’ll be too old to do it.’’ (Collective groan of disbelief from the Armitage Army in the front rows.)

 
(Strangely the question, like another already previously mentioned elsewhere, is completely missing in the pronounced full transcript of the Q&A session on TheOneRing.net, while no gap is indicated.
But already two fans independently reported to have heard this question and his answer at this event, so it is sufficiently confirmed to have been part of the evening in Sydney on May 1st, 2013.)
 
 

♛ King Richard III ♛

• Current Archaeology Live!: The King under the car park. The search for the last known resting place of King Richard III, by Carly Hilts (01.05.2013) – Presentation about the process of the discovery and find by Richard Buckley, Archaeological Services, University of Leicester the 2nd of March, 2013:
   
  

 

• Helen Rae Rants (Blog): History Matters: More Ricardian Rubbish, by Helen Rae (03.05.2013) – Response from a Ricardian to the late article in The Guardian about the deductions about King Richard III and his life from the state of his teeths.

 

• ThisIsLeicestershire.co.uk: Richard III Society responds to “slab not tomb” decision, by Alan Thompson (06.05.2013) – The Richard III Society now takes open position against a slab and for their design of a tomb, which was designed with much sensitivity and care for the dignity of the deceased king of the late 15th century.

 

• ITV.com: Former King’s distant relative to lead march through York (06.05.2013) – A march through York took place at noon on May 6th, 2013, lead by King Richard III’s 16th grade grand niece Vanessa Roe.
  The march went from the Castle Museum at 12 noon and arrived at Museum Gardens at 2 pm.

 

• BBC: Richard III burial row campaigners march through York (06.05.2013) – With video interview with Vanessa Roe, a 16th generation great niece of King Richard III.

 

• The York Press: Marchers mass in York as row over Richard III hots up, by Richard Catton (07.05.2013)

 

• ThisIsLeicestershire.co.uk: Richard III visitor centre boss sets out his vision, by Peter Warzynski (08.05.2013) – The team behind the planned visitor centre for King Richard III in Leicester.

♛ King Richard Everywhere ♛

• Savannahnow.com: Free enterprise: Crowd sourcing into the future (03.05.2013, updated 04.05.2013) – How King Richard III even can appear in unlikely topic combinations. Here interwoven with great skill.
  

  When clouds appear, wise men put on their cloaks

  (Shakespeare in “King Richard III”)

 

• University of Birmingham: Richard III: The real king of history, or marvellous theatrical villain?, by Prof. Michael Dobson (about 01.05.2013) – Please follow the link “Read full opinion” to see the full statement.

 

• Los Angeles Broadway World: BWW Interviews: Denise Devin on Researching RICHARD III for Zombie Joe’s Underground, by Ellen Dostal (04.05.2013) – A new apporach to Shakespeare’s play about King Richard III – The effect the find in Leicester already has on the interpretation of the dramatic play by Shakespeare.

 

• TheNorthernEcho.co.uk: Beer brewed in honour of king launched at annual Yorkshire Dales food and drink festival, by Joe Willis (02.05.2013) – Is there even a report if King Richard III liked beer? The current reports about him eating too much suggar do not convince me right now, not after the bad state of teeth in the late Middle Ages in general. But I certainly like a toast brought out for King Richard III with a beer King Richard III and potentially acompanied by a cheese King Richard III. What a feast!
   
  King Richard III Cheese – as it should be, pure white for the White Rose of York.

 

• BBC: Richard III burial row campaigners march through York (06.05.2013)

 
 
Please do understand, that the article lists here on KRA will not take up every topic or mention of King Richard III, but strongly select, what really contains some new information and might be of interest to historically interested and film- and Richard Armitage supporting readers of this blog.