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'His story just continues to grip people': Philippa Gregory revisits the history of Richard III for stage

by Vanessa Thorpe

The historical novelist's first play looks again at the 'panto villain' image of the king reviled by Shakespeare There is one king who simply will not lie down quietly and stay in the past. Richard III, the English monarch with perhaps the worst image problem, keeps fighting back, aided by some determined scholars and a group of loyal international supporters. Now, eight years after the king's rediscovered remains we…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:13am on July 31, 2023