"Richard III: Martyr or Monster?"

A production company called KulturFilms is advertising a new DVD (coming soon) called "Richard III: Martyr of Monster? The Shocking Truth behind Shakespeare's Bloody Tyrant" with the "martyr" part suggesting that Richard was "a martyr to his royal duties." There's a description with a teaser video giving what looks like the introductory footage here:

http://www.kultur.com/Richard-III-Martyr-or-Monster-p/d4869.htm

You can see a larger version of the video on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIybjF-ZELw

The main focus of the DVD appears to be on how Shakespeare distorted history to please his Tudor monarch. The narrator sounds Scottish to my American ears.

I'm not sure that I want to spend $24.99 to learn what I already know, but I'm glad to see that it's available. The American branch is offering a discount on the DVD to members. Go to the branch forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/richard3/ for details. (Only forum members can access the site.)

Amusing tidbit: The (American) Amazon.com page for this DVD lists one item under the heading "What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?"--"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." Must be the Richard Armitage factor.

Carol

I'll pay just to listen to that accent for an hour.

--- In , "justcarol67" <justcarol67@...> wrote:
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> A production company called KulturFilms is advertising a new DVD (coming soon) called "Richard III: Martyr of Monster? The Shocking Truth behind Shakespeare's Bloody Tyrant" with the "martyr" part suggesting that Richard was "a martyr to his royal duties." There's a description with a teaser video giving what looks like the introductory footage here:
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> http://www.kultur.com/Richard-III-Martyr-or-Monster-p/d4869.htm
>
> You can see a larger version of the video on You Tube:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIybjF-ZELw
>
> The main focus of the DVD appears to be on how Shakespeare distorted history to please his Tudor monarch. The narrator sounds Scottish to my American ears.
>
> I'm not sure that I want to spend $24.99 to learn what I already know, but I'm glad to see that it's available. The American branch is offering a discount on the DVD to members. Go to the branch forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/richard3/ for details. (Only forum members can access the site.)
>
> Amusing tidbit: The (American) Amazon.com page for this DVD lists one item under the heading "What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?"--"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." Must be the Richard Armitage factor.
>
> Carol
>