BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Richard III Society American Branch - ECPv6.15.20//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:20260419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T133000 DTSTAMP:20260429T041422 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:20260429T041422 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:20251019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T133000 DTSTAMP:20260429T041422 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:20260429T041422 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:20250126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T133000 DTSTAMP:20260429T041422 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