Press Coverage 2021

♕ Press Coverage 2021 ♕

(Newest articles at the top.)

Royal Central: Did Richard III actually save the boy king he’s accused of killing?, by Lydia Starbuck (December 29, 2021) –
Was King Richard a murderous psychopath or a holier than holy king, who ruled for the benefit of his people? The search for answers occupies historians and researchers and debates are fought heatedly. What a nice change it is, to find new thought-provoking input into this long-lasting debate.
Philippa Langley, the central figure in finding King Richard III in the carpark in Leicester, has a new theory and clues of what happened to Prince Edward, who would have become King Edward V, if fate had not interfered, and whom King Richard III supposedly had killed.

British Comedy Guide: Steve Coogan movie The Lost King begins filming, by Comedy.co.uk (April 23, 2021) –
The movie about the search for King Richard III starts filming. The ‘famous’ carpark will be reconstructed for the filming in Newtongrange’s National Mining Museum Lady Victoria Colliery in Scottland.

The Northern Echo: Barnard Castle boars date back to King Richard III, by Andrew White (January 31, 2021) –
King Richard III left his mark on Barnard Castle and his time.
Get a look at his sign, the boar, at the website of St. Mary’s Church, Barnard Castle: www.stmarysbarnardcastle.org.uk/

BBC History Revealed: Alternate history: what if Richard III had won at Bosworth? – Professor Emeritus Michael Hicks interviewed by Jonny Wilkes, by Jonny Wilkes, Professor Emeritus Michael Hicks (January 12, 2021) –
Though I find it a rather mute occupation for historians to speculate what could have been, as in my opinion only the future is possibility, while the past is selection and interpretation, I still mention this newest article about King Richard III here for completeness sake.