BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Richard III Society American Branch - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Richard III Society American Branch X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://r3.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Richard III Society American Branch REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20251115T161942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T161942Z UID:10000018-1779019200-1779024600@r3.org SUMMARY:Why the Haste with Hastings? DESCRIPTION:Join us for another engaging Social Hour\, where members can discuss the 1483 execution of Sir William Hastings. Why was he accused of treason? What happened at that fateful council meeting? Was there a proper legal basis to the charge against him? Historians have widely different interpretations and we will delve into them in an open discussion led by our chair\, Susan Troxell. Pour yourself a cup of coffee\, tea\, or other favorite beverage\, and let’s explore one of the most controversial events in Richard’s life. \nMaterials will be distributed in advance to help focus our discussion.  This is not a formal lecture\, but an opportunity to talk to other members of the American Branch and share your thoughts on Hastings’ demise. URL:https://r3.org/event/why-the-haste-with-hastings/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Social Hour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Coat_of_Arms_of_Sir_William_Hastings_1st_Baron_Hastings_KG-e1763223412619.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250925T143436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T192612Z UID:10000017-1776600000-1776605400@r3.org SUMMARY:Annette Carson Demystifies Richard III DESCRIPTION:In her new book\, Richard III Unspun\, Annette Carson continues to shine a spotlight on the months following the death of Edward IV\, a time during which centuries of spin have painted his actions as motivated by a grab for the throne. In previous books and talks\, citing evidence in contemporary documents\, she has demonstrated that he was actually forced into reacting\, with legitimate and long-standing legal powers\, to a series of unanticipated moves by hostile actors. Annette’s latest talk is designed to bring these investigations to life by illustrating the ‘how\, when and why’ of two well-recorded incidents: the arrests at Stony Stratford\, and the Hastings conspiracy. These events are often taken together and viewed as perplexing by Ricardians. But each incident will be shown to be the culmination of cynical plans to oust Richard from his position in the government\, carried out by different factions who faced being toppled from their easy lives of corruption and venality. \n \nAnnette Carson is a non-fiction writer with a preference for history and biography. She has written on the history of aviation and contributed on the subject in Encyclopaedia Britannica. In 2001 she published an acclaimed biography of the late giant of the guitar\, Jeff Beck. She is well known to Ricardians for her book Richard III: The Maligned King (first published 2008\, updated in 2023 with an extra chapter on the reappearance of the princes)\, and she was a member of the team led by Philippa Langley that found his grave in 2012.  \nRichard III Unspun is her sixth Ricardian book\, the last one being a new and accurate translation of the important 1483 report by Domenico Mancini\, placing it within the context of modern research. In 2021–2023 she set aside her own work to produce Dr Arthur Kincaid’s History of King Richard the Third (1619) by Sir George Buc\, working from Arthur’s files during his last illness. \nArthur applauded her book on Richard as Lord Protector and High Constable as ‘an absolutely vital book for Ricardian studies’\, and wrote of her analysis of the Stony Stratford incident that it ‘confirms my sense that you are the most important writer on Richard today. It (along with Protector and Constable) makes absolute sense of something previously muddled and worrying’. \n  \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Version 1.0.0\n \n \n \n \n \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://r3.org/event/annette-carson-demystifies-richard-iii/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Annette_J._Carson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250723T130855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T131156Z UID:10000013-1771156800-1771162200@r3.org SUMMARY:The Battle of Towton - Britain's Bloodiest? DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging talk about the Battle of Towton which ushered in the Yorkist dynasty. \nWhat happened on Palm Sunday in March 1461 was a significant event in English history. With the resounding victory of the Yorkists over the Lancastrians\, Edward IV was able to solidify his claim to the crown and reorganize government. However\, this battle remains deeply misunderstood. From its snowy weather to its massive troop strength to its appalling mortality rates\, the battle has fostered countless legends and misconceptions. Dr David Grummitt will take us through the true history of Towton\, using original sources and the latest in scholarly research. \n  \nDr. Grummitt is a Staff Tutor at The Open University (UK) and has written extensively on the Wars of the Roses. He was a Senior Research Fellow on the 1422-1461 section of the History of Parliament Trust\, before taking up a lectureship at the University of Kent. He now works at the Open University and continues to publish extensively on the fifteenth century. In 2024\, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Richard III Society (UK). In 2025\, Oxford University Press published his latest book\, The Wars of the Roses: War and Martial Culture in England\, 1455-1487. \n \n  \n  URL:https://r3.org/event/the-battle-of-towton-britains-bloodiest/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The_Battle_of_Towton_by_John_Quartley.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250221T132745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T155842Z UID:10000008-1765108800-1765114200@r3.org SUMMARY:The Medieval Christmas DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeaker: Toni Mount. Author and Researcher\nTo Register\, Email: membership@r3.org\nAt 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 America? \nToni Mount is a 40-year member of The Richard III Society\, a long-standing member of the society’s research committee and a regular contributor to the Ricardian Bulletin. She is a history teacher and the author of several best selling history books including Everyday Life in Medieval London and How to Survive in Medieval England. her speciality being the lives of ordinary people from the middle ages. Her Masters degree was in medieval medicine and her latest book\, The Colour of Darkness\, is her next medieval murder mystery. \nWe are happy to announce that the Scottish Branch of the Richard III Society will be joining us for this special presentation\, so please make sure you grab a seat as space will be limited. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n  URL:https://r3.org/event/the-medieval-christmas/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/medieval-xmas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250527T165337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T145939Z UID:10000012-1760875200-1760880600@r3.org SUMMARY:Did Richard III do it or not? Let's talk! DESCRIPTION:It seems like a new development in the search for the Princes in the Tower is reported in the news media every month. Philippa Langley continues to produce archival evidence suggesting the Princes were smuggled out of England and disguised as Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck. Other historians\, however\, have produced evidence which they say proves Richard III had the Princes killed during his reign. What do you think? Is the evidence compelling? Is the news media distorting the importance of these findings? What kind of evidence would you need to see to put the matter to rest and say “case closed”? \nWe invite all members of the American Branch for this informal discussion\, led by chair Susan Troxell\, when we will survey the recent news articles about the Missing Princes Project\, as well as the controversy over the “gold chain” of Edward V which came to James Tyrell’s family in the early 16th century. \nThis Zoom event aims to encourage connection and discussion between American Branch members. There is no formal lecture. We want to hear from you\, no matter your expertise or familiarity with “history’s greatest unsolved mystery.” URL:https://r3.org/event/did-richard-iii-do-it-or-not-lets-talk/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Social Hour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The_Princes_in_the_Tower.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250416T134632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T140052Z UID:10000011-1756036800-1756042200@r3.org SUMMARY:Richard III's Voice: A Scientific Reconstruction DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeaker: Yvonne Morley-Chisholm\nTo Register\, Email: membership@r3.org\nWhat started for Yvonne Morley-Chisholm\, voice teacher and specialist vocal coach\, over ten years ago as an after-dinner entertainment to compare Shakespeare’s character with what we know of the real man\, developed quickly into a research project with a unique focus: to explore the possibility of recreating a literal voice for a long-dead King. Experts from various fields came together in a pioneering collaboration to build the vocal profile\, the results of which made international news. \nIn addition to experts in Historical Human Reconstruction and Linguistics/Original Pronunciation\, other professionals were recruited  to help flesh out the vocal profile including experts from the fields of otorhinolaryngology (ear\, nose and throat)\, speech and language therapy\, dentistry\, ethology (human behavior from a biological perspective)\, genetics\, physio-therapy\, forensic-psychology\, archaeology as well as researchers and historians using contemporary materials: documentation created during Richard’s lifetime including the music\, literature and the religious practice of this King. \nThe work to date provides important educative value to scholars and to the public at large in understanding more about the last Plantagenet King of England. \nIn effect\, King Richard III has spoken for himself. \n  URL:https://r3.org/event/richard-iiis-voice-a-scientific-reconstruction/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Yvonne-Morley-Chisholm-and-Prof-Caroline-Wilkinson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250215T133316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250726T223142Z UID:10000006-1753617600-1753623000@r3.org SUMMARY:Medieval Manuscripts in North America DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeaker: Lisa Fagin Davis. Executive Director\, Medieval Academy of America\nTo Register\, Email: membership@r3.org\nHave 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 how American collectors\, some of whom were wealthy eccentrics or used dubious means\, amassed libraries of medieval texts that continue to attract scholars around the globe to their study. She will also touch on the ethical implications of collecting objects from another country. \nLisa Fagin Davis received her PhD in Medieval Studies from Yale University in 1993. She has catalogued medieval manuscript collections at Yale University\, the University of Pennsylvania\, Wellesley College\, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston\, the Boston Public Library\, and several private collections. Her publications include: the Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library\, Yale University\, Vol. IV (with R. G. Babcock and P. Rusche\, Tempe\, 2004); The Gottschalk Antiphonary (Cambridge University Press\, 2000); numerous articles in the fields of manuscript studies and codicology; and the monograph\, La Chronique Anonyme Universelle: Reading and Writing History in fifteenth-century France (a translation\, critical edition and detailed study of a fifteenth-century French world chronicle\, published by Brepols Publishers in 2015). \n  URL:https://r3.org/event/medieval-manuscripts-in-the-new-world/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lisa-fagin-davis.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250215T131901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T132106Z UID:10000005-1745769600-1745775000@r3.org SUMMARY:Ricardian Cocktail Party DESCRIPTION:To Register\, Email: membership@r3.org\nPlease 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 2015 trip to England\, and we invite you to share yours too. Even if you just watched it on TV or YouTube\, we want to hear your impressions and memories! So\, have a glass of malmsey\, hippocras\, or your favorite (non)alcoholic drink in hand as we share an hour of reminiscing and connecting with each other. \nLimited to 100 Members URL:https://r3.org/event/ricardian-cocktail-party/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Social Hour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/george-malmsey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250215T181123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T130953Z UID:10000004-1742731200-1742736600@r3.org SUMMARY:Meet Author Annie Garthwaite DESCRIPTION:  \nSpeaker: Annie Garthwaite\, Author of “Cicely”\nTo Register\, Email: membership@r3.org\nThis 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 as England’s king. Praised for tautly drawn plot\, “jump off the page” characters\, and historical detail\, many reviewers are asking whether the new Hilary Mantel has arrived. \nAnnie Garthwaite grew up in a working-class community in the northeast of England where\, inspired by an enthusiastic history teacher\, she became a Ricardian and joined the Richard III Society in 1977. She went on to study English at university before embarking on a thirty-year international business career\, having promised herself that\, at age 55\, she would ‘give up the day job’ and write the story of Richard III’s mother. That promise has been fulfilled with her two novels. Her debut Cecily was published by Penguin in 2021 and named a ‘top pick’ by The Times and Sunday Times on publication\, a ‘Best Book of 2021’ by independent bookshops and Waterstones. It has recently been optioned for TV. Annie’s second novel\, The King’s Mother\, was published by Penguin in July 2024 and was immediately named ‘Book of the Month’ by The Times. \n  URL:https://r3.org/event/meet-author-annie-garthwaite/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cicely-novel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T164240 CREATED:20250416T125453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T125453Z UID:10000010-1737892800-1737898200@r3.org SUMMARY:Richard III's Parliament DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Matt Lewis\, Author\, Podcast host\, and former Chair of the Richard III Society\nTo Register:  membership@r3.org \nHave you ever heard that Richard III invented the concept of universal bail? That he was a protector of the emerging field of moveable-type printing? That his laws regarding property conveyancing are still considered legal landmarks? Or have you heard that he tyrannically bullied lawmakers and cynically adopted a progressive program just to make himself more popular? How much of this is fact or fiction? Join us for an engaging discussion with Matt Lewis\, former chair of the UK Richard III Society\, who will talk about what happened at the king’s first and only parliament. \nMatt Lewis is an author\, historian and podcaster. He has written biographies of Richard III\, Richard Duke of York\, Henry III\, and Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine\, along with other non-fiction books including The Survival of the Princes in the Tower. Matt is co-host of History Hit’s Gone Medieval podcast\, host of the Echoes of History podcast\, and appears in documentaries focussing on the medieval period. His main area of interest is the Wars of the Roses\, and particularly King Richard III. \n  URL:https://r3.org/event/richard-iiis-parliament/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR