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The fate of the princes: Cartesian anxiety and narrative closure in Thomas More’s History of Richard III

Olga Hughes September 29, 2026

The curious similarity between England’s last medieval king and one of the early martyrs of Henry VIII’s reign lies in...

Olga Hughes August 30, 2022

Back in 2017, all we knew about an upcoming film on the search for Richard III’s lost grave was a...

Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...

Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...

Olga Hughes April 30, 2022

Please note that the historical figure King Richard III will be referred to as ‘Richard III’, and Shakespeare’s character Gloucester/King...

When the remains of Richard III were formally identified in 2012, it led to new discoveries about his life and...

When Richard III decided that his coronation would take place only ten days after the day he had taken possession...

Pamela Furmidge February 17, 2020

To modern eyes, the coronation of a British monarch is one of spectacle. The processions through the streets of London,...

Olga Hughes May 30, 2017

I was walking on a local beach known for its dinosaur fossils, playing with pebbles and sea weed, thinking...

In 2004, following the request of colleagues in Belgium, I discovered the mtDNA sequence of King Richard III and his...