BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Richard III Society American Branch - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20250824T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 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:20251019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 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:20251207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 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:20260215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 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:20260419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 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:20260517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 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:20260614T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 CREATED:20250917T150944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T183352Z UID:10000016-1781438400-1781443800@r3.org SUMMARY:The Duke of York & Wakefield: Shocking New Insights DESCRIPTION:What really happened at Wakefield? \nTraditional accounts of the Wars of the Roses describe the Duke of York losing his head\, and the Earl of Rutland his life\, after a martial conflict with the forces of Henry VI in Wakefield\, Yorkshire. These deaths were a pivotal moment in English history\, as they paved the way for Edward IV and the Yorkist dynasty. Some historians say there had been a pitched battle; others say it was an ambush not far from Sandal Castle where duke was residing with his family. Exciting new research into medieval archives\, however\, reveals another interpretation that busts almost all the myths and legends about the duke’s death and the events of 30 December 1460. \nPaul Lindsey Dawson will talk about his research and how it shows the duke was not killed in Wakefield but rather Pontefract\, under circumstances very different from a pitched battle. He will also talk about his new biography on the Duke of York\, which reveals him to be a man with profound flaws that threw England into turmoil and cost him his own life. \nDawson is an archaeologist\, historian\, musician and horseman. Specializing in the long 18th century\, 1688-1832\, his focus of research is on the interplay of religious and political dissent with notions of state and nationalism. He is perhaps better known for a ground breaking series of books on the Army of Napoleon\, Waterloo and the French experience of World War 2. URL:https://r3.org/event/the-duke-of-york-wakefield-shocking-new-insights/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The_Murder_of_Rutland_by_Lord_Clifford_by_Charles_Robert_Leslie_1815.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 CREATED:20260225T134420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T134731Z UID:10000020-1787486400-1787491800@r3.org SUMMARY:Picturing the Future: Prognostications and Readers in an Age of Uncertainty DESCRIPTION:Beginning in 1400\, English men and women gained increasing access to practical medical and scientific knowledge\, first in vernacular manuscript collections\, and later in inexpensive\, printed books. More than two hundred years of engagement with this knowledge—much of it very old—in recipes\, prognostications\, almanacs\, and other pragmatic texts\, gradually encouraged readers to see themselves as adjudicators and even progenitors of knowledge in their own right. This talk explores how 15th century readers developed creative means of using an unusual genre of manuscript to manage their health\, understand their environment\, and even predict the future. Through analysis of a small group of folding almanacs\, this talk will show how communities of monastic readers developed a shared visual language for making sense of an uncertain and unpredictable world. We will see how this visual language spread more widely to those who sought to impose order in society that was unsettled by war\, dynastic feuding\, and religious conflicts. \nDr. Melissa Reynolds is a historian of later medieval and early modern European medicine and science\, with research interests in the history of material texts and the history of the body in relation to its environment. She is an Assistant Professor in the History department at Texas Christian University and was formerly a postdoctoral fellow in the Society of Fellows at Princeton University and the Wolf Humanities Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Her first book\, Reading Practice: The Pursuit of Natural Knowledge from Manuscript to Print\, published by the University of Chicago Press in 2024\, was awarded the John Ben Snow Prize from the North American Conference on British Studies\, and was recently shortlisted for the William H. Welch Medal from the American Association for the History of Medicine. She is currently at work on a new project\, exploring the relationship between commerce\, environment\, and conceptualizations of the body in later medieval and early modern England. \nIn 2013\, Dr. Reynolds won a Schallek Award from the Richard III Society-American Branch while she was working on her PhD at Rutgers University in New Jersey. \n \n  URL:https://r3.org/event/picturing-the-future-prognostications-and-readers-in-an-age-of-uncertainty/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Melissa-Reynolds.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 CREATED:20260130T152638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T152638Z UID:10000019-1792324800-1792324800@r3.org SUMMARY:Margaret of York: Medieval Powerbroker DESCRIPTION:Dr Lacey Bonar Hull\, popular podcaster and educator at The History Desk substack\, will speak about Richard III’s sister\, Margaret\, the Duchess of Burgundy and a stalwart enemy of Henry Tudor. Despite being a woman\, Margaret fearlessly blazed her own destiny as well as that of the Burgundian state. \nStay turned – details forthcoming! \nWilliam Caxton offering book to Margaret of York\, MS at Huntingdon Library\, US (public domain) URL:https://r3.org/event/margaret-of-york-medieval-powerbroker/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Zoom Book Talk,Zoom Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Margaret_of_York.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTSTAMP:20260403T113706 CREATED:20250804T154517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T154517Z UID:10000015-1793318400-1793577599@r3.org SUMMARY:General Membership Meeting in New Haven\, CT DESCRIPTION:Save the Date!!! The Board of Directors has set the next GMM for October 30 through November 1\, 2026. \nThe venue of the meeting will be the Omni Hotel in New Haven\, CT\, which is right on the edge of Yale University’s campus. We are currently planning a very special event at the Beinecke Library\, pictured above\, one of the largest and most important collections of medieval manuscripts in North America. More details of the program will be announced in early 2026\, so keep an eye out then. \nYale Campus in New Haven\n  URL:https://r3.org/event/general-membership-meeting-in-new-haven-ct-2/ CATEGORIES:In Person Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://r3.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Beinecke-library-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR