Online event - NPG Gallery Talk: King Richard III

Today's talk is going to be delivered by my friend and colleague Jean from the National Portrait Gallery - this is a very popular public talk and gives some interesting insights into the end of the Plantagenet's!

Richard III (1452 – 1485) was King of England, from 1483 until his death two years later during the Battle of Bosworth, at the hands of Henry Tudor’s supporters. Richard’s posthumous reputation was shaped by the Tudors, first by Sir Thomas More and then by William Shakespeare’s iconic characterisation of the him - as a devious ruler and manipulator of human weakness in his quest for power. Several scholars and supporters have subsequently tried to rehabilitate his reputation. This portrait, in which he appears to be placing a ring on the little finger of his right hand, has been seen by some as evidence of his cruel nature and by others as evidence of his humanity.

In 2012, Richard III’s remains were famously discovered beneath a Leicester car park, during an archaeological excavation. He was reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015.

To attend in the first instance RSVP. You do not need a Zoom account. But to stop Zoom bombers (persons hijacking the event - doing weird things). All you have to do is click on the location link and enter the meeting password: 824732 - Please log in around 5 minutes before it starts.

We have a form of etiquette, for example when you first enter the 'meeting room' you will be muted, I will unmute you as we start. However, when you are not speaking it is recommended that you mute yourself - this is so that others do not get a lot of background noise.

Why not have a virtual drink together too - glass of wine or beer - Coffee 'n' Cake ;)