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Saturday, December 1, 2018

The Real Richard III

From The Daily Mail:
Steve Beer, who owns fine art gallery The Medieval Gallery in Dunster, Somerset is set to host a major event on December 1, called 'Picturing Richard's World'. Featuring artwork displays and talks by experts, he says it may 'radically overturn' the image most people have of the controversial king. Mr Beer said: 'This event offers a rare opportunity to see artistic interpretations of the latest scientific evidence and modern historical research. 'Richard III has been demonised by generations of historians, artists and playwrights as the sinister, physically misshapen figure who murdered his nephews - the Princes in the Tower. He told MailOnline the new exhibition is a 'complete re-writing of this part of history'. (Read more.)

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