Learn about the historical figure behind Shakespeare’s “Richard III” with host Antony Sher Sir Antony Sher unveils the life of Shakespeare’s “Richard III,” comparing the historical king’s reputation ...

In 2012, the bones of King Richard III were excavated from a parking lot in the city of Leicester, England. For years, historians and academics had searched for his final resting place following his ...

Richard III's last moments were likely quick but terrifying, according to a new study of the death wounds of the last king of England to die in battle. The last king of the Plantagenet dynasty faced ...

Shakespeare’s Richard III is one of the most infamous villains of all time — and one of the most relished. Sher explains how Shakespeare created both a loathsome and brilliant manipulator, as well as ...

The discovery of the remains of Richard III beneath a car parking lot in the English city of Leicester in 2012 sparked excitement around the world. Now those bones are to be reburied following a ...

Richard III has long stood accused of murdering his nephews in 1483, but some experts doubt it. A new piece of evidence has them as divided as ever. The uncrowned King Edward V and his younger brother ...

With the announcement that Richard III’s long-lost remains – curved spine and all – are to be buried at Leicester Cathedral on March 26, 2015, the UK city is set for another spike in tourist numbers ...