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The Tragedy of Richard the Third, often shortened to Richard III, is a play by William Shakespeare. It was probably written c. 1592–1594 . It is labelled a history in the First Folio , and is usually considered one, but it is sometimes called a tragedy , as in the quarto edition.
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York.
Ramaz Chkhikvadze in a Russian version of the Shakespeare play, Richard III (1980). Ariel García Valdés in a French version of the Shakespeare play, Richard III (1986). Ian McKellen in Richard III (1995), set in a fictional fascist England, for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
LONDON — Britain’s King Richard III was immortalized with the Shakespeare line, “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse.”. Now state-of-the-art technology has revealed what it may have ...
Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 at the age of 32. ... the voice project came about more than 10 years ago as after-dinner entertainment to compare Shakespeare’s ...
Sir James Tyrrell (c. 1455 – 6 May 1502) [1] was an English knight, a trusted servant of king Richard III of England. He is known for allegedly confessing to the murders of the Princes in the Tower under Richard's orders. In his 1593 play Richard III, William Shakespeare portrays Tyrrell as the man who organises the princes murders.
Hogarth was a friend of Garrick, who had gained a degree of fame through his portrayal of Richard III at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. The painting shows the actor with fear and concern, one arm raised and with a shocked expression on his face. [2] Garrick both debuted upon the London stage, and retired from acting, in the role of Richard ...
In this Free Shakespeare in the Park production (opening. Joan MarcusThe body count rises as expected in Richard III, even if we barely see it. We are never in any doubt about the title character ...