Dr. Compton Reeves presents original research at 2025 International Congress of Medieval Studies. American Branch Research Officer and former Chair, Dr Compton Reeves, presented a paper at the 2025 ICMS in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in a session sponsored by The Yorkist History Trust. His paper addressed the work of Paul Murray Kendall, whose 1955 biography of Richard III won many accolades and still remains a standard text about this king. Kendall
Recipients of the Schallek Awards announced by the Medieval Academy of America. We are pleased to congratulate the following winners of the 2025 Schallek Awards: Mikkaela Bailey (The Catholic University of America), “Belongings and Belonging in Medieval East Anglia: Guild, Parish, and Society, 1350-1530” Eliza H. Feero (Northwestern University), “Re-Forming the Body: Muslim Dismemberment and Identity Change in Late Medieval and Early Modern English Literature” Izzy GT Howard (University of
2024 GMM Report Over 50 members gathered virtually and in person in Santa Fe for the biennial General Membership Meeting. For many, this was their first trip to the Southwest and to New Mexico, but of course, the most anticipated part was re-connecting Ricardians who otherwise live thousands of miles away. Members began arriving at the hotel on Friday night, but the big day was Saturday, November 2nd, which kicked
Voice of Richard III — WORLD PREMIERE – ‘LIVING’ AND SPEAKING RICHARD III Imagine if you could see and hear King Richard III speaking his own words. Imagine if you could see him breathing, thinking and effectively ‘brought back to life’. On Sunday 17 November 2024 at York Theatre Royal, state-of-the-art technology will reveal for the first time: a moving, breathing, ‘living’ face of a long-dead king speaking his own
