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Richard 111 Society, Inc. Volume XXIII No. 2 Summer, 1998 Register Staff EDITOR: Carole M. Rike 4702 Dryades St. l New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 897-9673 0 1998 Richard III Society, Inc., American Branch. No part may be FAX (504) 897-0125 l e-mail: carole@word-cateringcorn reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means - mecbanica2, RICARDIAN READING EDITOR: Myrna Smith electrkal or photocopying, recording or information storage retrieval - without written permission jam the Society. Articles submitted by Rt. 1 Box 232B l Hooks, TX 7.5561 members remain the property of the author. The Ricardian Register is (903) 547-6609 l FAX: (903) 792-7398 or (903) 628-2658 published four times per year. Subscriptions are available at $18.00 annually. ARTIST: Susan Dexter The Richard III Society is a nonprofit, educational corporation. 1510 Delaware Avenue l New Castle, PA 161052674 Dues, grants and contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Dues are $30 annually for U.S. Addresses; $35 for international. Each additional family member is $5. Members of the American In This Issue Society are also members of the English Society. Members also receive the English publications. All Society publications and items for sale may be purchased either direct at the U.K. Member’s price, or Mysterious Case of the White Boar, via the American Branch when available. Papers may be borrowed James G. Gilbert ......... 4 from the English Librarian, but books are not sent overseas. When a U.S. Member visits the U.K., all meetings, expeditions and other Conclusion .......... 18 activities are open, including the AGM, where U.S. Members are Appendix A .......... 19 welcome to cast a vote. AppendixB .......... 20 AppendixC .......... 23 AppendixD .......... 25 Adwertise in The Ricardian Register Bibliography. ......... 26 Ricardian Post. 28 .......... Your ad in the Register will reach an audience of demonstrated mail The Second Fifteenth Century Conference At The buyers and prime prospects for books on the late medieval era, as well University Of Ihinois, Urbana Champaign as for gift items and other merchandise relating to this period. They Maria Elana Torres ..... 31 are also prospects for lodging, tours and other services related to travel 1998AGM .......... : : 32 in England or on the continent. Classified advertising rates for Ricardian Reading, MyrnaSmith ..... 33 one-time insertions: Full Page: $100, Half Page: $50; Quarter Page: Web SiteUpdate, Laura Blanchard .... 36 $2.5 Acknowledgements ......... 36 Send copy with your remittance payable to Richard III Society, 4702 Manuscript Conservation Update, Dryades Street, New Orleans, LA 70115-5532 or e-mail to Laura BIanchard ......... 37 [email protected]. Nominating Committee Report ..... 37 Four Appearances for the Society at 1998 International Congress on Medieval Studies 38 Copy Deadlines: Scattered Standards ......... 39 Spring March 1 Chapter Contacts. ......... 40 Summer June 1 Membership Application ....... 40 Fall September 1 Winter December 1 Cover: Richard IIIarms rendered by Judie GaZZ Society Internet address: http://www.rprg Changes of address and duespayments to: Peggy Allen, Membership, 1421 Wiiterib l Metairie, LA 70005 Summer, 1998 -2- Ricardian Register -/ EXECUTIVE BOARD EDITORIALLICENSE C HAIRMAN: Dr. Compton Reeves Dept. of History l Bentley Hall Carole Rike Ohio University l Athens, OH 45701-2979 e-mail: [email protected] This issue brings the final section of James Gilbert’s thesis on Richard III. Part I was in our Summer, 1997 V ICE C HAIRMAN: Dr. Sharon D. Michalove 309 Gregory HalI l 810 Wright St.. l Urbana, IL 61801 issue and Part II in our Fall, 1997 issue. We skipped (217) 333-4145 l e-mail: [email protected] during the Iron Roses issue, and ran Part III in the S ECRETARY: Judith A. Pimental Spring, 1998 issue. 1248 Regent St. l Alameda, CA 94501 Mr. Gilbert’s thesis received Trinity College’s (521) 521-0487 l e-mail: [email protected] George B. Cooper Prize for British History. I have T REASURER: Bonnie Battaglia found throughout his footnotes as interesting as the 5191 Hanks Exchange Road l Placerville, CA 95667 text and hope you have enjoyed it as well. (530) 622-6470 l e-mail: [email protected] In the past, we have had a guideline which now M EMBERSHIP C HAIRMAN: Peggy Allen 1421 Wisteria l Metairie, LA 70005 l (504) 837-0974 warrants a second look: we did not reprint materials e-mail: [email protected] from anyone other than members. Jim Gilbert was IMMEDIATE P AST C HAIRMAN: Roxane C. Murph not a member, nor were several of the professionals in 3501 Medina Avenue l Fort Worth, TX 76133 the Winter, 1997 issue. If, in the past, I have told you (817) 923-5056 l Fax: (817) 924-6433 that one must be a member to be published, I would like to rescind that edict. We still follow the practice of not printing fiction or plays. How do you, the members, feel about that? ARCHIVIST:Jefiey & Toni Collins Like Myrna Smith, our Reading Editor, I am look- 4 Clement Brooke Lane l Elverson, PA 19520-9524 ing for contributions. Poor Myrna must have to C HAPTER C OORDINATOR: Judie Gall choose her recreational reading in order to fill her col- umn currently - or find a way to relate the subject to O N-LINE M EMBER SERVICES: Cheryl Rothwell 15th century England. Myrna and I have recently 6033 Sam Smith Road l Birchwood, TN 37308 l (423) 961-2515 been working on accquiring review copies of books. Fax: (423) 961-2519 l e-mail: [email protected] Perhaps this will serve as an incentive to some of you, LIBRARIAN: Audio/Visual: Yvonne Saddler although we would ask that you consider donating 26584 NW Lofall Road . Pulsbo, WA 98370 (360) 697-1278. e-mail: [email protected] such books to one of our libraries. LIBRARIAN: Fiction: Jeanne Faubell If you would be willing to participate in another 2215 Westmoreland l Falls Church, VA 22043 l (703) 532-3430 “theme” issue (such as Iron Roses), we are looking for LIBRARIAN: Research &Non-Fiction: Helen Maurer long or short articles on Friends of Richard. I don’t 24001 Salero Lane l Mission Viejo, CA 92691 recall that we have ever printed anything on Catsby or e-mail: [email protected] Ratsby; Love11 has been covered many years ago by R ESEARCH O FFICER: Dr. Sharon D. Michalove Helen Maurer. My scope would include contempo- 309 Gregory Hall l 810 Wright St.. * Urbana, IL 61801 rary friends, as well as some of the shapers of the Soci- (217) 333-4145. e-mail: [email protected] ety. And it seems to me that the City of York would P UBLIC R ELATIONS O FFICER: Marianna K. Preston be a friend of Richard as well. 728 Swathmore Dr. l Newark, NJ 19711 l (302) 368-9213 If you would like to become involved in the Regis- S ALES O FFICER: John McMilIan ter, please let me know. Even if you don’t want to 16311 N. W. 120th Place l Alachua, FL 32615 e-mail: [email protected] write, we can always find something for you to do. The lovely serendipity of e-mail means that we can S CHALLEK MEMORIAL/GRAD: Nancy NO&ZOIX share files and do all sorts of exciting things. If you 1915 Euclid Avenue l Charlotte, NC 28203-4707 (704) 334-7793 l westcotts3@aol,com don’t have an e-mail connection, the post office is still open for business. S CHOOLS C OORDINATOR: Anne Vineyard 4014 Broken Bow Lane l Garland, TX 75044 I would also like to edit an issue on battles of the T OUR C OORDINATOR: Vacant period. To that end, I have obtained an article on W EBMASTER: Laura V. Blanchard Towton, graciously provided by Geoffrey Richardson, 2041 Christian St. l Philadelphia, PA 19146 everyone’s favorite Yorkshireman. So what about (215) 985-1445 l FAX (215) 985-1446 Tewkesbury? Bosworth? e-mail:[email protected] What about you? Ricardian Register -3- Summer, 1998 THEMYSTERIOUS CASEOFTHEWHITEBOAR: R ICHARD IIIANDHIS TUDORLITERARYCHARACTERIZATION James G. GiZbert In his return homeward whomsoever be met, be as Elizabeth I’s chaplain, William Darell, all accused saluted. For a mind tbat knowetb itselfguilty is in a Richard, Duke of York (Richard III’s father) of incit- manner dejected to a servi1eflattey.l ing Jack Cade’s rebellion of 1450, an obviously trea- sonable offense.6 Harvey denounces the situation: Even so, lord Jesus Christ, son of the living God, the Tudors had taken rumor and recorded it as fact.7 deign topee me, your servant King Richard, porn They were no different in their discussions of Rich- every tribulation, sorrow and trouble in wbicb I am ard III. To the present day, not one of the crimes he placed andfiom tbeploys of my enemies, and deign to has been accused of has been effectively proven be- send Michael the Archangel to my aid against tbem, yond a reasonable doubt.* Yet as one chronicler read anddeign, lordJesus Christ, to bring to notbing tbeir another’s work before writing his own, a cyclical pat- evil plans that they are making or wish to make tern developed. 9 Accounts recorded rumor as fact. against me... 2 This was the case with Shakespeare, who is known to have owned (and almost certainly read) the work of o of the Tudor literary geniuses, Sir Thomas Ralph Holinshed.lo Holinshed learned from Hall. Hall learned from More and Polydore Vergil. It was 5”More and William Shakespeare, became chroniclers of the life of Richard III charting his with this information that Shakespeare could create rise to power and subsequent downfall for our pop- “an object-lesson in villainy and tyranny” and present ular understanding of the Wars of the Roses over it to large audiences.l’ the last four and a half centuries.3 This is true de- To understand how More’s history and Shake- spite the fact that More’s History ofKing RicbardIII speare’s play illustrate Richard, it is necessary to com- remains unfinished, and Shakespeare wrote his his- pile a description of his various features: his body, his torical plays for the entertainment of his audience.