A
Message from the Chairman
Interior,
Church of St. James, Sutton Cheney |
What does
Bosworth mean to us today? A time to remember a particular period
of history? A time to remember fellowship? A time just to remember?
As members of the Richard III Society, of course we remember
Richard III and all of those who died at the battle of Bosworth,
whether they were fighting for or against him. We remember the
king who did much for his people during his all too short reign.
We remember injustice and how we, as a Society, have fought
against it for many years.
We remember the fellowship formed by Richard III with the nobility,
church and commons of the land, and the fellowship that comes
from being in a Society dedicated to the remembrance of that
earlier community and to research into those times.
In this solemn season, my thoughts
will be with all the members of the Society at this time, of
course, and especially with the friends I made
whilst in America.
We take this as a time to remember friends past and present.
We remember the Society and we look forward to meeting the challenges
of the year to come.
Loyaulte me lie.
Dr.
Philip T. Stone
Chairman, Richard III Society
http://www.richardiii.net
From the Chairman of the American Branch:
Bosworth Field. American Ricardians remember Bosworth as a distant battlefield, yet one close to home. We remember our Good King Richard in the same way that we Americans have a special place in our hearts for underdogs. We remember all of those who died at the battle of Bosworth, whether they were fighting for or against the King. We are saddened that Richard was vilified after his death in the same way as we view all who have been unjustly treated. We remember Good King Richard's motto, loyaulté me lie, loyalty binds me. We want to be remembered as loyal Ricardians, loyal to the cause of right and truth, loyal to the cause of justice for which Richard stood. Bosworth Field. Loyalty binds us.
Jacqueline Bloomquist
Chair, Richard III Society, American Branch
The Richard
III Society commemorates the 526th anniversary of the Battle
of Bosworth.
PLANTAGENET,
RICHARD - Remember before God, Richard III, King of England,
and those who fell at Bosworth Field, having kept faith, 22nd
August, 1485. 'Loyaulté me Lie'.
The Society
visits Bosworth in August in its annual commemoration of the
Battle, when a service has for years been held in Sutton Cheney
Church to commemorate the fallen in the Battle. It is attended
by Society members from around the world, and wreaths are placed
adjacent to the Soiety's commemorative plaque, which carries
the wording now used in the annual 'In Memoriam' notices.
The Society
has provided displays on the subject of Richard III and the
Battle in Sutton Cheney Church, and at the Bosworth Battlefield
Centre. This year the Society travels to Leicester for the unveiling
of a plaque honoring the centenery of the birth of American historian Paul Murray Kendall.
In the
United States, the American Branch places an annual notice in
the New York Times. Regional chapters and individual Ricardians
also place notices in their local papers.
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