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Monarch's Misshapen Bones May Have Led To Torture-Like Treatment

Posted 04.19.2013 | Science

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/19/2013 09:42 AM EDT on LiveScience King Richard III may not have been a hunchback as...

Rare Richard III Artifact Auctioned

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 03.28.2013 | World

An incredibly rare document signed by Richard III of England is set to be auctioned, and it's expected to fetch up to $125,000. The document, whic...

Richard III Reportedly Rolling Over

Tony Phillips | Posted 05.27.2013 | Comedy
Tony Phillips

It doesn't really matter who an American is descended from. We're all mixed breed yokels anyhow. But breeding matters to the English. They have aristocrats. A family of note is no less notable 500 years after it ceased to matter. No sir.

Did a Poet Accurately Record Richard III's Death?

John Lundberg | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
John Lundberg

If you know any literary account of Richard III's death in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, you almost certainly know Shakespeare's. But the examination of Richard III's recently discovered body is lending credence to another poet's account. Guto'r Glyn, a Welsh poet of Richard III's era.

Theater Company To Perform The Perfect Play In A Parking Lot

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.09.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK — It seems only fitting: With the bones of King Richard III found under a parking lot in Britain, a theater company that performs free ...

Drone War Ethics, Richard III, Archdiocese of Newark And More Religion Reads

Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 04.08.2013 | Religion
Jaweed Kaleem

Is drone warfare ethical? What would St. Augustine's Just War Theory have to say about the practice? This and more in the latest religion reads.

WATCH: Scientists Recreate Face Of Long-Lost King

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 02.06.2013 | Science

Now that Richard III's remains have been identified "beyond a reasonable doubt," scientists are trying to figure out what the English king looked like...

King Richard Claim Greeted With Skepticism By Some

Posted 02.05.2013 | Science

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 02/04/2013 03:22 PM EST on LiveScience The announcement that the bones of English King ...

Mutilated Skeleton Found Under Parking Lot May Be Medieval King's

Posted 11.17.2012 | Science

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 11/15/2012 05:36 PM EST on LiveScience A mutilated skeleton unearthed from a medieval...

Amazing Lost Grave Of King Richard III Discovery

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 09.12.2012 | World

LONDON -- Archaeologists searching for the grave of King Richard III say they have found bones that are consistent with the 15th century monarch's phy...

King Richard III Buried Underneath A Parking Lot?

The Huffington Post | Kyle McGovern | Posted 08.25.2012 | Weird News

Seems like England's Richard III may have gotten a burial not-quite fit for a king. Archaeologists believe the king, who was killed in battle in 14...

Hallie Sekoff

Why Staging Shakespeare In Jails Can Make A Difference

HuffingtonPost.com | Hallie Sekoff | Posted 08.03.2012 | Home

Two years ago the Public Theater revived founder Joseph Papp’s visionary Shakespeare initiative to bring free theater to communities with little or ...

Richard III

Vicky Shorr | Posted 09.24.2012 | Arts
Vicky Shorr

This play, he told us, can in fact be viewed as a propaganda piece, justifying that act of usurpation. Shakespeare? As an apparatchik? Who knew??

How to Enjoy Reading Shakespeare

Joseph Smigelski | Posted 06.23.2012 | Home
Joseph Smigelski

When you finally meet William Shakespeare on his own turf, his language begins to open new doors in your consciousness.

Man Performs Shakespeare With 25 Different Voices

Posted 04.23.2012 | Arts

Today marks the approximate birth and death of our friend, William Shakespeare. We would like to mourn the passing of the Great Bard through a silly v...

Top 10 Most Disturbing Shakespeare Deaths

Posted 06.22.2012 | Books

To celebrate Shakespeare's birthday, we're featuring some of our favorite archival pieces about his life and work. This one was first published in Aug...

Kevin Spacey's Villainy Reigns In Richard III

Posted 02.08.2012 | Home

Though Kevin Spacey has played a myriad of roles, it is his ominous characters that often steal the show. Through March 4, this dubious side of Spacey...

Richard III and His Arab Heirs

Shai Baitel | Posted 03.20.2012 | World
Shai Baitel

This transformative period in the Middle East will have tremendous consequences not only for the region but also for us in the West. Will Islamists once in power change their colors? I am not optimistic. The lesson of Richard III remains relevant as a cautionary tale.

Kevin Spacey Is Richard III

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 01.10.2012 | Home

Kevin Spacey begins his run as the deranged titular king in "Richard III" tonight at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. Directed by Sam Mendes...

PHOTOS: The Week In Art

Posted 02.08.2012 | Arts

This week on HuffPost Arts, we were scolded by Kevin Spacey as Richard III, saw Frank Lloyd Wright's dark side and possibly found a long-lost Da Vinci...

Kevin Spacey Scolds Audience As Richard III

Posted 12.08.2011 | Arts

Kevin Spacey is receiving critical acclaim for more than just his scripted performance in the Sam Mendes production of Shakespeare's Richard III. The ...

'American Beauty' Cast Reunites For Star-Studded San Francisco Project

Robin Wilkey | Posted 10.08.2011 | San Francisco

When Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes teamed up to create "American Beauty", the film won five Academy Awards and three additional nominations. So that alo...

Top 10 Most Disturbing Shakespeare Deaths

Posted 04.22.2012 | Books

He is known for penning some of the most beautiful romances in literary history but, when writing tragedies, Shakespeare's murderous imagination ran w...

WATCH: 25 AMAZING Celebrity Impressions In Under Four Minutes

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 09.21.2011 | Comedy

Actor Jim Meskimen has a knack for celebrity impressions, and in order to show them off he's made a video performing an incredibly long monologue from...

Power and Downfall -- Between Shakespeare and Arab Tyrants

Shai Baitel | Posted 09.12.2011 | World
Shai Baitel

Can Shakespeare's Richard III, in Sam Mendes's thoughtful interpretation and irresistibly brought to life by Spacey, compare to the ilk of the rulers of Iran, to Bashar al-Assad, to Hassan Nasrallah, to Muammar Gaddafi?