Shakespeare, Richard III (2000)

William Shakespeare.
The Tragedy of King Richard III.
Edited by John Jowett.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
This edition first published in 2000.

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Book Series: The Oxford Shakespeare; Oxford World's Classics.

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Editor:

• Professor John Jowett, Emeritus Professor of Shakespeare Studies, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham.
• Jowett, John, OCLC WorldCat Identities.
• John Jowett, Wikipedia.
• William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton. Timon of Athens. Edited by John Jowett. The Oxford Shakespeare. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 2009.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• John Jowett. Shakespeare and Text, Revised Edition. Oxford Shakespeare Topics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.
  [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]

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Wikipedia Articles:

Shakespeare:

• William Shakespeare (1564–1616).
• Shakespearean history.
• First Tetralogy: Henry VI, Part One; Henry VI, Part Two; Henry VI, Part Three; and Richard III.
• Richard III, written c.1592–1594; first printed in 1597.
  The play presents events from 1471 to 1485.

English Renaissance Drama:

• English Renaissance, 16th - 17th Centuries.
• English literature: English Renaissance (1500–1660).
• Elizabethan literature.
• English Renaissance theatre.

England during Shakespeare's Time:

• Elizabethan era, 1558–1603.
• Elizabethan government.
• Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England 1558–1603.
• Elizabeth I: Later years.
• Jacobean era, 1603–1625.
• James VI and I (1566–1625), King of England as James I, 1603–1625.
• Stuart period, 1603–1714.
• Early modern Britain, 16th – 18th Centuries.

Historical People and Events:

• House of Plantagenet.
~~~~~ The Yorkists ~~~~~
• House of York.
• Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460); Richard Plantagenet; Duke of York 1425–1460; grandson of Edmund of Langley on his father's side; great-great-grandson of Lionel of Antwerp on his mother's side; (Edmund and Lionel were sons of Edward III); killed at the Battle of Wakefield.
• Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415–1495); wife of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York; aunt of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ("Warwick the Kingmaker"); mother of Edward IV, Richard III, etc.
• Edward Plantagenet (1442–1483); first surviving son of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York; Earl of March 1442–1483; King of England as Edward IV 1460–1470 and 1471–1483.
  • Elizabeth Woodville (c. 1437–1492); known as Lady Gray after her first husband John Grey of Groby (who died at the Second Battle of St Albans in 1461); married Edward IV in 1464; Queen consort of England 1464–1470 and 1471–1483.
  • Elizabeth of York (1466–1503); daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; married Henry VII in January 1486; Queen consort of England 1486–1503.
  • Edward V of England (1470–c. mid-1483); son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; king of England April–June, 1483.
  • Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473–c. mid-1483); son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
  • Princes in the Tower.
  • Jane Shore (c.1445–c.1527); mistress of Edward IV.
• George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (1449–1478); third surviving son of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York; Duke of Clarence 1461–1478; executed for treason against his brother Edward IV.
• Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester (1452–1485); fourth surviving son of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York; Duke of Gloucester 1461–1485; King of England as Richard III 1483–1485; killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
• Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (1444–c.1503); daughter of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York; sister of Edward IV, Richard III, etc.; wife of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, favourite of Henry VI who appeared in 1 Henry VI and 2 Henry VI).
• Margaret of York (1446–1503); daughter of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York; sister of Edward IV, Richard III, etc.; wife of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy; Duchess of Burgundy 1468–1477.
• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471); son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury; Captain of Calais 1455–1458 and 1461–1471; Earl of Salisbury 1462–1471; "Warwick the Kingmaker"; killed at the Battle of Barnet.
  • Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick (1426–1492); wife of Warwick the Kingmaker.
  • Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451–1476); daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker; wife of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Duchess of Clarence 1469–1476.
  • Anne Neville (1456–1485); daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker; wife of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales 1470–1471 (killed at or after the Battle of Tewkesbury); wife of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester 1472–1485; Queen consort of England 1483–1485.
• Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (c.1440–1483); brother of Elizabeth Woodville; executed at Pontefract Castle by Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
• Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (1455–1501); first son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband John Grey of Groby.
• Richard Grey (1457–1483); younger son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband John Grey of Groby; executed at Pontefract Castle by Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
• William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (c.1431–1483); Lord Chamberlain of Edward IV; accused of high treason by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and summarily executed.
• Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1455–1483); assisted Richard III's accession to the throne June 1483; rebelled against Richard III in October 1483; executed for treason against Richard III in November 1483.
• William Catesby (1450–1485); councillor of Richard III, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons during Richard's reign; executed after the Battle of Bosworth Field.
~~~~~ The Lancastrians ~~~~~
• House of Lancaster.
• House of Beaufort.
• Henry VI of England (1421–1471); King of England 1422–1461 and 1470–1471; died (murdered?) soon after the Battle of Tewkesbury.
  • Margaret of Anjou (1430–1482); daughter of René of Anjou; wife of Henry VI 1445-1471; Queen consort of England 1445–1461 and 1470–1471.
  • Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453–1471); son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou; killed at or after the Battle of Tewkesbury.
• Lady Margaret Beaufort (1441/43–1509); daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404–1444); great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt; mother of Henry Tudor; influential advocate for the Lancastrian and Tudor dynasties.
• Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435–1504); husband of Lady Margaret Beaufort; step-father of Henry Tudor.
• Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond (1457–1509); Earl of Richmond 1457–1461; King of England as Henry VII 1485–1509.
• House of Tudor.
~~~~~ Events ~~~~~
• Wars of the Roses, 1455 – 1487.
• First Battle of St Albans, May 1455.
• Battle of Northampton (1460), 10 July 1460.
• Act of Accord, 25 October 1460; under which Richard, Duke of York, and his heirs would succeed Henry VI.
• Battle of Wakefield, 30 December 1460; Richard, Duke of York, killed.
• Battle of Towton, 29 March 1461; Yorkist victory; Edward IV becomes king.
• Readeption of Henry VI, 3 October 1470; Henry VI restored as king.
• Battle of Barnet, 14 April 1471; Warwick and his brother John Neville killed.
• Battle of Tewkesbury, 4 May 1471; Yorkist victory; Edward IV restored as king; Henry VI dies soon after.
• Buckingham's rebellion, October 1483; against Richard III.
• Battle of Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485; Tudor (Lancastrian) victory; Richard III killed; Henry Tudor becomes king Henry VII; end of the Plantagenet dynasty, beginning of the Tudor dynasty.
• Battle of Stoke Field, 16 June 1487; final defeat of the Yorkists.
~~~~~ Economic History ~~~~~
• Great Slump (15th century), England, 1430s – 1480s.
• Great Bullion Famine, Europe, 15th century.
  (This economic need for bullion spurred innovations across society and societies, especially, for example: financial arrangements, technological developments in mining and ship design, and geographical exploration, expanding trade to Africa, Asia and the Americas, with far reaching consequences.)
• Economy of England in the Middle Ages.
• England in the Late Middle Ages.
• Intercursus Magnus, commercial treaty signed in February 1496.
  (This Wikipedia article has some background discussion on the economy and politics of the late 15th century.)
• Commercial Revolution, 11th century onwards.
• Mining and metallurgy in medieval Europe.
• History of banking: Medieval Europe.
• Economic history of Europe (1000 AD–present).
• Price revolution, Europe, between second half of 15th century and first half of 17th century.
• Age of Discovery, 15th century – 17th century.

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In Our Time:

• Melvyn Bragg, Emma Smith, Gordon McMullan, Katherine Lewis, "Is Shakespeare History? The Plantagenets," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 11 October 2018.
  • See episode notes for references.
• Melvyn Bragg, Helen Castor, Colin Richmond, Steven Gunn, "The Wars of the Roses," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 18 May 2000.
  • Helen Castor (b. 1968), Wikipedia.
  • Colin Richmond (b. 1937), Wikipedia.
  • Steven Gunn, Wikipedia.
  • Helen Castor. Blood and Roses: One Family's Struggle and Triumph During the Tumultuous Wars of the Roses. London: Faber and Faber, 2004. New York: Harper Perennial, 2007.
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  • Helen Castor. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth. London: Faber and Faber, 2011. New York: Harper Perennial, 2012.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
  • The Paston Letters: A Selection in Modern Spelling. Edited by Norman Davis. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
  • Christine Carpenter. The Wars of the Roses: Politics and the Constitution in England, c.1437–1509. Cambridge Medieval Textbooks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
    [Publisher; Google Books; Amazon.com.]
• Melvyn Bragg, Katherine Lewis, James Ross, Joanna Laynesmith, "Margaret of Anjou," In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, 24 May 2018.
  • See episode notes for references.

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