Old chums reunite for an album and a song about Richard III UK rock group The Blintz Band has written a song about Richard’s last battle, death, and rediscovery called ‘Ambion Hill,’ which features on their EP ‘God’s Golfball.’ The group features Kevin Bainbridge (vocals, rhythm guitar), Colin Barratt (vocals, Bass guitar) and Ian ‘Ted’ Hay (Drums & percussion.) The band’s members all grew up and met in Seaham,
Richard III film to play at Woodstock & Aspen fests While there is as yet no US wide release date for “The Lost King,” Ricardians will have a chance to see it at a few select festivals across the country. The film, a fictionalized account of Philippa Langley’s 2012 discovery of the remains of Richard III, is a featured selection at the Woodstock Film Festival in NY and the Aspen
Wales & The Wars of The Roses Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning presents an online course beginning Oct.4, 2022, “Wales and The Wars of The Roses.” This self-paced course is open to anyone regardless of location, and there are no prerequisites. Your tutor is Dr. Matthew Ward, member of the UK Branch. FOR MORE INFO Please note, this is NOT a Society-sponsored event and membership to the Richard III Society is
Bertram Fields Obituary by Susan Troxell Bertram Fields, prominent Hollywood attorney and author of Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes, passed away on August 7, 2022, aged 93, due to complications of Covid-19. Royal Blood is a lawyerly analysis of the accusation that Richard III murdered the Princes in the Tower. The book garnered commercial success and positive reviews in the Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly,
