We are very excited to have as our guest speaker, a history professor from Royal Hollaway, University of London. He is an expert in Medieval English History and has had many publications including The Three Richards(Hambledon and London, 2005) ; Richard II(New Haven and London, 1997); Death, Art and Memory in Medieval England. The Cobham Family and their Monuments 1300-1500 (Oxford, 2001); Knights and Esquires. The Gloucestershire Gentry in the Fourteenth Century (Oxford, 1981). Professor Saul will be speaking to us about The Three Richards.
The Three Richards
Richard is a minority name among England’s kings. We have had eight Edwards, eight Henrys, but only three Richards. Why? And what’s distinctive about the Richards? Do they have anything but the name in common? The lecture will explore the theme of nominal eugenics, highlighting, in particular, the influence of the first Richard – Richard the Lionheart – on those who came after him, and offering observations on the character and belief of the most notorious of the three, Richard III.
