The Latest Breaking News from Richard III

Queen's two birthdays explained - and why Prince Charles might only have one

The Prince of Wales may get to enjoy the same tradition that his mother did thanks to a very British rule which was introduced to give the monarch two birthdays

Daily Mirror · Aug 29, 2022

Royal row erupts over Steve Coogan film about Richard III

Archaeologists fear they are ‘villains of the piece’ in movie, co-written by Coogan and directed by Stephen Frears, about search for British monarch

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

‘I had goosebumps!’ – the finder of Richard III’s remains in a car park is celebrated in a Steve Coogan film

As the astonishing story of the king’s bones being discovered in Leicester hits the screen, we meet the sleuth whose extraordinary tenacity – despite chronic illness – located the monarch

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Boris the Third: new play tells story of clown who became king

Adam Meggido’s comedy considers the PM’s blustering school performance as Richard III, drawing potent parallels to his current political position

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022

A walk through historic York to a great local pub: the Phoenix Inn

Rich in medieval and Roman history, this walk around the city walls ends up at a good old local

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2022

Stars of summer: Florence Shaw, Claire Rushbrook, Arthur Hughes and Patricia Allison

Some of the actors and musicians in the summer’s most exciting new shows, from Grace Jones’s Meltdown to a radical Richard III, give us a taste of what to expect

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022

Sad! Is Donald Trump just too boring for a grand Shakespearean makeover?

Bertie Carvel is brilliant in The 47th, Mike Bartlett’s ingenious play about the former US president, but the real parallel is not with the Bard’s kings but his hollow braggarts

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

‘In France, I’d be a sex symbol’: Eddie Marsan on looks, lucky breaks and playing angry men

Over a bowl of chips in a local café, actor Eddie Marsan revels in his East End culture, and the challenges of finding a human side to aggressive male characters

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022

James Butler obituary

One of Britain’s leading figurative sculptors whose subjects ranged from Richard III to Jomo Kenyatta

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022

Plans for 63 homes next to Market Bosworth golf club turned down at appeal

Market town is famous for its proximity to the Battle of Bosworth where Richard III was defeated

Birmingham Post · Mar 17, 2022