♕ Press Coverage 2014 ♕

 
 
Selection of articles published about the search and discoveries about King Richard III and the search for the king in Leicester 2014:
(Articles of the year 2012 can be found here.)
(Articles of 2013 are collected here.)
 
(As most articles mix topics, no further sub-groups are built, but the articles are listed in chronological order. Newest articles at the top.)
 
 

• BBC History Extra: Leicester skeleton is Richard III’s, leading archaeologist insists, by Emma McFarnon (April 14, 2014) –

  Mike Pitts, leading archaeologist and editor of ‘British Archaeology’, is convinced that the skeleton found in Leicester is of King Richard III. The remaining possible doubt is so slim and with all the diverse researches done, negligible.
  

• Herald Scotland: Plaque to mark spot where Richard III project devised (April 12, 2014) –

  A plaque will commemorate Philippa Langley and her search for King Richard III in Leicester.

• Pukaar News: Richard III Ticket Prices Make History Accessible For All (April 11, 2014) –

  The Richard III Museum in Leicester will open in summer 2014. Opening date will be announced in May 2014.

• Matt’s History Blog: Why Would Richard III Do It?, by Matt Lewis (April 10, 2014) –

  Interesting article about the potential motives and interested parties in killing the Princes in the Tower. With a poll, where you can decide whom you trust (or rather don’t trust) in this whole historical scheeming.

• Gloucestershire Echo: Richard III’s funeral crown to go on show at Tewkesbury Abbey, by Robin Jenkins (April 9, 2014) –

  The funeral crown for King Richard III, commissioned by Dr. John Ashdown-Hill, will be shown to the public prior to its final use.

• Cotswold Journal: Richard III returns to Sudeley Castle (April 7, 2014) –

  King Richard III on his ‘royal tour’ through England returns to his former home Sudeley Castle.

• ITV.com: Two ‘kingly’ attractions to open in York (April 5, 2014) –

  Monk Bar and Micklegate Bar host two new attractions about York’s royal connections. Monk Bar presents King Richard III, while Micklegate Bar his nemesis, King Henry VII.

• Gloucestershire Echo: Richard III’s ‘head’ returns to Sudeley Castle, near Winchcombe (April 4, 2014) –

  Sudeley Castle once again hosts King Richard III. The exhibition there was opened by Philippa Langley, who revealed more detail about her progress with her screenplay about King Richard III:

  Ms Langley has also written a screenplay about the real Richard III, and is in discussions with a UK-based director and Hollywood producers.

• Yorkshire Post: TV documentary aims to clear up myths surrounding Richard III (April 3, 2014) –

  Channel 4 documentary tries to reconstrue King Richard III’s fighting abilities by testing battle moves with a 26 year old body double suffering from the same form of scoliosis.

• BBC History Extra: Leicester skeleton is Richard III, says History Extra poll result, by Emma McFarnon (April 3, 2014) –

  Prof. Michael Hicks and Prof. Martin Biddle can’t convince BBC History Extra readers with their doubts about the skeleton discovered in Leicester. Over 85 % are convinced that King Richard III has been found and support the University of Leicester’s conclusion.

• BBC News: Leicestershire actor Richard Armitage in The Hobbit trilogy (April 2, 2014) –

  Interview by Geeta Pendse (Video)
  Is it really true?

  “The actor said he would be interested in playing the role of King Richard III if a film is made about his life and death.”

• The Conversation: Don’t panic, the car park skeleton is almost certainly Richard III, by Iain Banks (April 2, 2014) –

  A well put together account of arguments to qualify Prof. Michael Hicks’ statements against the University of Leicester.

• Leicester Mercury: Richard III: Leicester Cathedral given blessing to redesign king’s final resting place, by Peter Warzynski (April 1, 2014) –

  Preparations for King Richard III go on in Leicester Cathedral …

• BBC News: Richard III Leicester cathedral plans get green light (April 1, 2014) –

  Leicester prepares for King Richard III. Cathedral preparations go on …

• Voice of Russia UK: Doubts over skeleton of Richard III ‘discovered’ in Leicester – Radio interview with Prof. Martin Biddle, by Brendan Cole (March 31, 2014) –

  Radio interview about the autenticity of King Richard III’s skeleton. Prof. Martin Biddle casts doubts over the identification researched and revealed by the University of Leicester in a variety of acribic and detailed researches.

• Royal Central (Blog): Preview of final episode of ‘The Plantagenets’, by Jessica Hope (March 31, 2014) –

  Broadcast of the last episode of “The Plantagenets. The Death of Kings”. Professor Robert Bartlett will introduce the bloodiest time of the dynasty,
  (Monday, 31 March 2014, at 9 p.m.)

• The Guardian: Are they Richard III’s remains? To ask the question is to miss the point, by David Shariatmadari (March 30, 2014) –

  The article has a new approach to the whole discussion about King Richard III. Is the skeleton his or not?
  In the end the article failes to convince me in its main argumentation. The church relics, Mr. Shariatmadari compares King Richard III’s skeleton with, in our times are scrutinized and evaluated with new methods and the belief in their validity is suspicious to contemporaries. Their value mostly seen solely in a historical context. So exactly what worked for them for centuries, won’t work for King Richard III any longer, at least not in a wider and generally accepted way.

• Gloucester Echo: The arts diary: Richard III exhibition, Gloucester Museum, by Colin Davison (March 29, 2014) –

  Impressions of seeing King Richard III’s head reconstruction, currently exhibited in Gloucester Museum.

• The Almagest (Online): Last Remaining Part of King Richard III at Leicester Car Park, by Christopher Harper (March 29, 2014)

• Yorkshire Post: Battle to bring king home gathers pace (March 29, 2014) –

  Famous supporters, among them comedian Steve Coogan, are in favour of a York burial for King Richard III.