The Richard III Foundation,Inc
We
are proud to present a �Calendar of Events� honoring the 550th
Birthday of King Richard III. Please
note that we have included events that are taking place at Middleham Castle.
Our thanks to Meryl Starmer and Susan Constantine for the information
that they have provided us with on the events taking place at Middleham.
Denotes events organised by the Middleham Key Centre
Denotes events organised by English Heritage
April
13 and 14 � Middleham Castle
And what happened after Richard III?
A weekend seminar on April 13th and 14th led by
some of the areas most respected historians.
A series of classes, workshops and visits trace the development of
Middleham from the end of the 15th century to the present day.
The cost of the whole weekend is �125 and includes coffee, lunch, tea
and dinner on Saturday, and coffee, lunch and tea on the Sunday. For full
details and a booking form contact the Center.
Places will be limited so do book early.
A Taste of the Dales (Medieval Cookery) and book
signing with Geoffrey Richardson for his new book "A Pride of
Bastards".
June
22 and 23 � Middleham Castle
A display of falconry will be held at Middleham
Castle
July
6 and 7 � Middleham Castle
This weekend will mark the 519th year
of the dual coronation of King Richard III and Queen Anne Neville.
Buckingham's Retinue will provide a �Day
in the Life of King Richard III�. The
Foundation will have its educational booth in the castle. We will also unveil a
new exhibition at the Key Partnership.
Wendy and Ian Mills will represent the Foundation at the castle and the
Key Partnership. More surprises are
in the process of being planned!
The trial will be held in the Key Partnership.
Seating is limited to 150. Tickets
can be purchased at the Key Partnership or at Middleham Castle.
For further information, you may contact the Key Partnership at
1969-624002 or at the castle at 1969-623899.
A demonstration of Living History will be
showcased.
July
27 and 28 - Gloucester Household � Middleham Castle
The Gloucester Household�s main activity is the
portrayal of the liveried and maintained troops of Richard III.
The household will be camped at Middleham Castle showcasing life in the
medieval period.
Richard III - to coincide with the Royal Jubilee events of Elizabeth II.
The activity will take place at Middleham Castle.
The Heuristics will once again showcase Medieval
Pastimes and Sports at Middleham Castle.
August
17 and 18 - Battle of Bosworth Anniversary Week-end � Bosworth Battlefield
Center
Living History displays by the Wars of the Roses
Federation with a medieval market and falconry display.
The Richard III Foundation, Inc. will showcase its exhibition of �The
Royal Progress of Richard III�.
Take a chance at testing your skills and knowledge
at archery.
The Foundation is pleased to provide the final
details on the Richard III Symposium that will be held in the Nave of Ripon
Cathedral.
This event is priced at �10. If
you wish to purchase a ticket, please contact Mrs. Wendy Mills, Millstone
Cottage, 14 Crab Lane, New Millerdam, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 7SU.
Be sure to make out your check to �The
Richard III Foundation, Inc.� Please
note that tickets will not be sold at the door.
Our
speakers will include:
We are indeed honoured to have as one of our
speakers, Professor Barrie Dobson.
Professor Dobson�s topic will be �Richard
III and the Church in the North�. Barrie Dobson is a northerner who was educated at Barnard
Castle, a town well known to Richard of Gloucester.
He is a Ph�D. Phil. Graduate of Oxford University but ended his career
at Cambridge, where he was Professor of Medieval History from 1988 until his
retirement in 1999. He
then returned to York where he is now an Honorary Professor of the History
Department of the University of York: it was there that he taught for most of
his career. He is a late medieval
English social and ecclesiastical historian, and has written studies of Durham,
York and Canterbury cathedrals as well as of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
His other historical interests include the medieval Anglo-Jewry, Oxford
and Cambridge before the Reformation, the Robin Hood legend and the history of
the city of York itself. After
nearly forty years he still preserves his enthusiasm for what he calls 'this
irresistible battered museum of a city'.
Peter Hibbard, former Mayor of Middleham, will speak on the history of
Middleham. Peter and Judith
Hibbard established the Old School Arts Workshop over 20 years ago in Middleham.
Peter was instrumental in organizing the Quincentenary Celebrations in
1983 for Richard III. The Old School Arts Workshop has developed an
international reputation for residential short courses that is built on
Peter�s comprehensive knowledge of sculptural technique.
He is skilled as a teacher and has personal experience as a professional
sculptor. Peter is a former
assistant to Henry Moore and an artist whose studio is packed with new creative
sculptural work.
Richard Knowles will speak on the �Livery
Collars Worn in the 14th and 15th Centuries�.
Richard will speak about the suns and roses collar of the Yorkist Kings
and will use the Markenfield effigy as a prime example.
Our patrons who participated in the 1997 tour will remember Richard
speaking at Sandal Castle and in the Chantry Chapel on Wakefield Bridge. Richard
Knowles, FSA, is by profession a bookseller, but has had a life long interest in
medieval armor and has made a study of the effigies.
He has been editor of the Journal of the Church Monuments Society, "Church Monuments" for some fourteen years and has
published a number of books and articles on the subject, most notably "The
Medieval Monuments of Harewood" in 1983. He has also made a study of
and published articles on the 19th Century Antiquary, Charles Alfred
Stothard, who drew and published detailed studies of monuments in Monumental
Effigies of Great Britain, 1817-32.
Richard has a not wholly unrelated interest in T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of
Arabia, and has also had a number of studies on this subject published. Richard
Knowles was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1995.
Mary O�Regan, is a member of the esteemed Yorkshire Branch of The Richard
III Society for 35 years. Mary
joined as a student and is a former law librarian.
Mary has taught paleography part time at Keele University in the summer
and is a published author. The topic of her speech will be �Richard
III and York�. Her lecture
will examine the special relationship between the city of York and Richard III
on a personal level.
David Santuiste�s talk will
focus on �Edward V - King or Pawn.
His talk is based on the theory that Edward V was very much a player and
not a spectator in the events of 1483. David
is this year's recipient of The Richard III Collegiate College Scholarship and
is currently in his second year studying for his Ph'D at the University of St.
Andrews. His M.Litt dissertation,
�The Northern Achilles�, is a study of Henry �Hotspur� in literary and
narrative sources. He also included
a shorter piece, Honour in Late Medieval England: A Preliminary Survey, which
sets out in some detail the ideas, which he wants to develop in his studies.
David has started his second year of a Ph.D in Medieval History at St. Andrews
University.
Professor Chris Given-Wilson is supervising his thesis entitled
"Concepts of Honour in Late Medieval England".
It is a study of the modes of perception of aristocratic men in the
year's c1350-1500, with special emphasis upon how far political motivation and
action can be explained in terms of code and honor.
In the evening, we will conclude the day�s celebration with a special medieval service conducted by the Dean of Ripon at Ripon Cathedral. The service will begin at 7 p.m. and is open to the public.