Speaker: Annie Garthwaite, Author of “Cicely” To Register, Email: membership@r3.org This is a chance to meet longtime Ricardian and author Annie Garthwaite, whose books Cecily and The King’s Mother have received universal acclaim. Focusing on the life of Cecily Neville, Richard III’s mother, her novels weave together the stories of four ferocious women who were not afraid to play the political long-game in order to see their sons crowned
To Register, Email: membership@r3.org Please join us for a “virtual” cocktail party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of King Richard’s reburial. This is a social event to help members get to know each other and to share memories, photos, and videos of that historic week in Leicester. Sally Keil, former membership chair and secretary of the Branch, will give a mini-slide show of her favorite experiences and pictures from her
Speaker: Lisa Fagin Davis. Executive Director, Medieval Academy of America To Register, Email: membership@r3.org Have you ever wondered how so many European medieval objects and manuscripts found their way into American collections? Who were the people collecting these objects and what motivated them? Lisa Fagin Davis, Executive Director of the Medieval Academy of America, is a specialist on European manuscripts and will share with us the fascinating history of
Speaker: Toni Mount. Author and Researcher To Register, Email: membership@r3.org At the time of Richard III, Christmas in England was celebrated with as much enthusiasm as it is now, perhaps more so, as the belief in God and the birth of Christ were very real to everyone. But how did they celebrate without turkey, roast potatoes or Santa Claus – all yet to be discovered and imported from North
