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Not to be confused with the current [[wikipedia:Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]], Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin, who is ([[Tempting Fate|so far as we know]]) not planning to usurp the throne. He is, however, a patron of [http://www.richardiii.net/ the Richard III Society UK.]
=== Works associated with Richard of Gloucester: ===▼
* [[Josephine Tey]]'s ''[[The Daughter of Time]]'' is probably the 20th century work that re-started the [[Alternate Character Interpretation|revisionist view]] of Richard. It involves her long-time detective hero Alan Grant [[Something Completely Different|bored in the hospital]] and piecing through the evidence in search of the "historical" Richard.▼
* Richard of Gloucester is an ambivalent figure in [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s novel ''The Black Arrow'' (1888), which has been adapted for televison and film several times, notably in 1911, 1948, and 1985. ▼
== Film ==
* [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Henry VI]]'' (Parts II and III) and ''[[Richard III]]''.▼
* ''Tower of London'', a 1939 Universal horror film starring Basil Rathbone as Richard, and its 1962 remake, directed by [[Roger Corman]] and starring [[Vincent Price]].
** Notable in that Price played Clarence in the Rathbone version.
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Big Finish|audio play]] "The Kingmaker" featured a ruthless, but fundamentally decent Richard III who [[Mythology Gag|sounded suspiciously like]] [[Christopher Eccleston]].▼
== Literature ==
** ...which may be a bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Richard throughout his reign was associated with [[Oop North|Northern England]], which was, indeed, more detrimental to his popularity in South England than his (alleged) crimes.▼
▲* [[Josephine Tey]]'s ''[[The Daughter of Time]]'' is probably the 20th century work that re-started the [[Alternate Character Interpretation|revisionist view]] of Richard. It involves her long-time detective hero Alan Grant [[Something Completely Different|bored in the hospital]] and piecing through the evidence in search of the "historical" Richard.
▲* Richard of Gloucester is an ambivalent figure in [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s novel ''The Black Arrow'' (1888), which has been adapted for televison and film several times, notably in 1911, 1948, and 1985.
* Sharon Kay Penman's ''[[The Sunne in Splendour]]'' is a [[Doorstopper]] epic detailing the [[Wars of the Roses]], which focuses on a very sympathetic Richard.
** Ripped off in Anne Easter Smith's ''A Rose For The Crown'', which is by no means bad but is definitely inferior to the above in every way that counts.
* Rosemary Hawley Jarman's ''We Speak No Treason'' is a long romance novel about Richard of Gloucester and [[Mary Sue|the woman who loves him for all time]].
* [[John M. Ford
* A short story by [[C. J.
* In [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Quest Crosstime'', the [[Alternate Universe]] in which most of the action happens is one that diverged from ours when Richard '''won''' at Bosworth -- "with his own hand ... put an end to the Red Rose for all time" -- ruled England wisely for decades thereafter, and encouraged the beginning of British settlement of the New World in 1505. ▼
== Live-Action TV ==
* In the first ''[[Blackadder]]'' series, Richard III was actually a pretty good ruler who reigned for a long time (long enough for his nephew and heir, Richard, Duke of York to grow up and have fully grown children of his own) and was accidentally beheaded by Edmund during a battle when he was mistaken for a thief. Most of his reign (and all of Richard IV's) were later [[Retcon
* ''[[Horrible Histories (2009 TV series)|Horrible Histories]]'' gives Richard a song about how he's a nice guy who was unfairly vilified by Thomas More and William Shakespeare.▼
== Music ==
* "The Ballad of Richard III" by [[Gwydion
== Theatre ==
▲* [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Henry VI]]'' (Parts II and III) and ''[[Richard III]]''.
* The noted American playwright Maxwell Anderson wrote a little-known play called ''Richard and Anne.'' In it, the ghost of [[Richard of Gloucester|Richard III]] interrupts a production of ''[[Richard III]]'' in order to [[angst]] about his [[The Mourning After|everlasting love]] for his wife Anne. And [[Ron the Death Eater|Henry of Richmond]] shows up as a [[Complete Monster|vulgar]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|music tutor]].
▲* [[John M. Ford|John M. Ford's]] ''The Dragon Waiting'' has a pretty sympathetic Richard III...in an [[Alternate History]] setting with [[Werewolves]] and [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]].
== Web Comics ==
▲* A short story by [[C. J. Cherryh|CJ Cherryh]] has a young woman who's been sentenced to the Tower of London meet several of the ghosts haunting it -- including the two little princes. Edward V tells her that Richard was believed to have murdered them, but adds, "But he didn't, you know."
* [http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=50 "Party Time with Richard III"], an early ''[[Hark! A Vagrant]]'' comic.
▲* In the first ''[[Blackadder]]'' series, Richard III was actually a pretty good ruler who reigned for a long time (long enough for his nephew and heir, Richard, Duke of York to grow up and have fully grown children of his own) and was accidentally beheaded by Edmund during a battle when he was mistaken for a thief. Most of his reign (and all of Richard IV's) were later [[Retcon|Retconned]] by Henry Tudor to have never happened.
== Other Media ==
▲* ''[[Horrible Histories (TV series)|Horrible Histories]]'' gives Richard a song about how he's a nice guy who was unfairly vilified by Thomas More and William Shakespeare.
▲* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Big Finish|audio play]] "The Kingmaker" featured a ruthless, but fundamentally decent Richard III who [[Mythology Gag|sounded suspiciously like]] [[Christopher Eccleston]].
▲* "The Ballad of Richard III" by Gwydion Penderwenn which takes a pro-Richard stance.
▲** ...which may be a bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Richard throughout his reign was associated with [[Oop North|Northern England]], which was, indeed, more detrimental to his popularity in South England than his (alleged) crimes.
▲* In [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Quest Crosstime'', the [[Alternate Universe]] in which most of the action happens is one that diverged from ours when Richard '''won''' at Bosworth -- "with his own hand ... put an end to the Red Rose for all time" -- ruled England wisely for decades thereafter, and encouraged the beginning of British settlement of the New World in 1505.
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