Richard III Society American Branch

  15th century scroll gets 21st century treatment in transformative collaboration. With funding from the American Branch, University of Pennsylvania professor Emily Steiner leads multi-disciplinary team in transforming a critical Wars of the Roses genealogy at the Free Library of Philadelphia into an interactive, online digital edition – unlocking its many symbols and messages for the public. (Press Release: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 4, 2025) View the project online at https://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/chronicle-world

American Branch chair and member have article published in journal. Susan Troxell, chair of the American Branch, and Laura Blanchard, long-time member, collaborated on writing a report about the Branch’s support of the Digital Mappa treatment of Free Library Philadelphia MS Lewis E201. The report was submitted to, and accepted for publication by, The Ricardian — one of the most respected academic journals on 15th century English history. Susan and

Dr. Compton Reeves presents original research at 2025 International Congress of Medieval Studies. American Branch Research Officer and former Chair, Dr Compton Reeves, presented a paper at the 2025 ICMS in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in a session sponsored by The Yorkist History Trust. His paper addressed the work of Paul Murray Kendall, whose 1955 biography of Richard III won many accolades and still remains a standard text about this king. Kendall

Recipients of the Schallek Awards announced by the Medieval Academy of America. We are pleased to congratulate the following winners of the 2025 Schallek Awards: Mikkaela Bailey (The Catholic University of America), “Belongings and Belonging in Medieval East Anglia: Guild, Parish, and Society, 1350-1530” Eliza H. Feero (Northwestern University), “Re-Forming the Body: Muslim Dismemberment and Identity Change in Late Medieval and Early Modern English Literature” Izzy GT Howard (University of