Learn about the historical figure behind Shakespeare’s “Richard III” with host Antony Sher Sir Antony Sher unveils the life of Shakespeare’s “Richard III,” comparing the historical king’s reputation ...

In 2012, the bones of King Richard III were excavated from a parking lot in the city of Leicester, England. For years, historians and academics had searched for his final resting place following his ...

"To write a book about Richard III is to tread over well-worn and treacherous terrain," disclaims Horspool (The English Rebel), history editor of the Times Literary Supplement, in this excellent ...

Read John Watkins' article "What Richard III Can Teach Us Today." Since the recent discovery and ID of Richard III's bones under a Leicester parking lot, historians have been debating his legacy. Was ...

Richard III's last moments were likely quick but terrifying, according to a new study of the death wounds of the last king of England to die in battle. The last king of the Plantagenet dynasty faced ...

The discovery of the remains of Richard III beneath a car parking lot in the English city of Leicester in 2012 sparked excitement around the world. Now those bones are to be reburied following a ...

Sometimes you pick the historical figure you choose to admire, but other times the historical figure picks you. In 1970, while taking a class at the Shakespeare Institute at the University of ...

Richard III has long stood accused of murdering his nephews in 1483, but some experts doubt it. A new piece of evidence has them as divided as ever. The uncrowned King Edward V and his younger brother ...

When Richard III’s remains were discovered beneath a parking lot in 2012, it sparked one of the most fascinating historical investigations of our time. In this video, we uncover the secrets revealed ...