In her first play, historical novelist Philippa Gregory "seeks to offer a nuanced portrait of the last ... "impossible to detach the real-life figure of Richard III from the playwright's 'foul ...

The last time Richard III was buried in Leicester, England, he had been taken from a battlefield, slung naked over a horse, stabbed in the buttocks with a dagger and thrown into a shallow grave.

How much do you know about Shakespeare’s play Richard III? This section takes you step by step through the play, helping you to identify key plot points. Richard III - themes There are many ...