Speaker: Matt Lewis, Author, Podcast host, and former Chair of the Richard III Society To Register: membership@r3.org Have 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
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: Yvonne Morley-Chisholm To Register, Email: membership@r3.org What 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
