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This
page offers an explanation of the contents of major sections linked
to the navigation table on the home page. If you're not sure what you
want to look for on this site, we also offer the following introductory
pages:
For an online
introduction to Richard III's life and times, seen through the lens
of Shakespeare's play, see "To
Prove a Villain: The Real Richard III," based on the
Society's exhibition in the foyer of the Olivier Theatre during the
Royal National Theatre production of Shakespeare's Richard III starring
Ian McKellen.
See
also the following special sections, added after we created our organizational
structure
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member introductions and swaps, information on joining the American
Branch listserv. Open to all Society members worldwide. [more
info]
Online
Library:
Texts and Essays
This
section includes links to most of our "full text" pages and
sections. Texts include three fifteenth-century chronicles (the Arrivall,
Croyland, and Warkworth); the relevant portions of Polydore Vergil's
Anglica Historia; the wardrobe accounts of Edward IV and privy
purse expenses of Elizabeth of York; the full texts of Sir Thomas More's
History of King Richard III, Horace Walpole's Historic
Doubts, and Shakespeare's Richard III, as well as the
Colley Cibber adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Other material in this
section includes a biography of Richard III by Roxane Murph and essays
on Richard III in history and literature. (See also Ricardian
Reading for further suggestions on bibliography.)
Richard
III Onstage and Off
Links
to all the material on this site concerning dramatic portrayals of
Richard III. Includes sections on the Olivier, McKellen and Pacino
films, other performances of Shakespeare's Richard III, a
hypertext edition of Shakespeare's play with a timeline and links
to historical background;and materials that help set Shakespeare's
play in the appropriate context.
Resources
for Students and Teachers
Visitors
to the site may be interested in learning more about Richard III for
their own enjoyment; or they may be pursuing the topic as teachers developing
a study unit; or they may be students working on a research paper. This
section offers links to the Society's own resources and to onsite and
offsite resources for students and teachers.
Financial
Aid
The
American Branch's William B. Schallek Memorial Graduate Fellowship Awards
program offers financial assistance to graduate students working in
fifteenth-century English history and culture; the parent society maintains
bursaries at the University of London and the University of York. This
link provides full details including lists of past scholars and their
topics and a downloadable application form for the Schallek program,
as well as links to information on the parent society bursaries.
Web
Links
Many
other web sites have developed comprehensive lists of links to sites
of interest, and we don't plan to compete with them. This page offers
links to some key sites in medieval studies, Shakespeare studies, and
other areas of particular interest to Ricardians.
What's
New?
For
regular visitors, we maintain a chronological listing of materials added
to the site. Check here for the very latest. (We also archive "What's
New" pages since the founding of this site, but don't guarantee that
the links will all work for obvious reasons.)
About
the Society
Learn
about the programs and activities of the Parent Society and of the American
Branch from the pages in this section. We've included downloadable membership
applications forms for both. Also included in this section is a list
of groups and branches world-wide. As more of the Ricardian world becomes
wired, we are adding additional e-mail addresses of regional contacts.
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