Murderer, manipulator… or not that bad at all? The reframing of Richard III
More than 500 years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy " over whether non-disabled actors should ever be cast in the role, and with a new play and recent documentary that aim to change how he is seen For a king who has been dead for more than 500 years, Richard III has been making a remarkable number of headlines this winter. And yes " many of them are discontented.…