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King Richard III’s voice recreated using state-of-the-art technology
A voice for King Richard III has been created using state-of-the-art technology, giving him a Yorkshire accent. A digital avatar of the medieval king went on display in front of history buffs at ...
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Richard, My Richard: Philippa Gregory's 'nuanced portrait' of Richard III is heavy on the history
In her first play, historical novelist Philippa Gregory "seeks to offer a nuanced portrait of the last Plantagenet king", in contrast to Shakespeare's "depiction of a deformed outsider who settles ...
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Richard III
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was crowned in the Abbey as Richard III on Sunday 6th July 1483. The day before he and his Queen Anne (Neville) rode in procession from the Tower of London to Westminster.
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Richard III tree planted at battlefield
The sapling has been planted on the site of Bosworth Battlefield in Leicestershire A sapling from an oak tree in the grounds of King Richard III's birthplace has been planted in the place where he ...
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Richard III
Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. After the battle Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without pomp. In 2012 ...