http://www.richardiiiworcs.co.uk/pictures.html
Also searched for paintings of the main characters, and discovered Warwick must've been a humble man for his time, or possibly so appearance-challenged that he preferred to remain visually obscure for the ages. Below is a painting of Richard III. He does appear to have piercing eyes, so perhaps RA would be perfect for the part afterall.
The group of buildings which comprises the Lord Leycester Hospital were built around the Chantry Chapel of St James over the West Gate into Warwick, to house the religious guilds. When Henry VIII dispersed the guilds in 1546, the property was saved from seizure by being transferred to the Burgesses of Warwick. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leycester, acquired the buildings in 1571 and founded a hospital for disabled soldiers and their wives, with a charter from Queen Elizabeth. The Master runs the hospital and his house is on the north side of the courtyard.]
This is as close to an image of Warwick that could be found - in one of the churches at the link above.
More of Richard's remarks during the interview - "The Rovers will be a romp in the woods"
When asked about future prospects for Spooks, he said whenever he's in the company of the execs he asks when they'll make 'Spooks: The Movie'. He then added
"they'd need to find a definitive Spooks storyline...I don't know...perhaps something about the 2012 Olympics." [which is a fascinating idea - if the powers that be followed through on his ideas, they'd probably have blockbusters coming out their ears...ahhh, such eloquence:]
After being asked whether he enjoys playing the action hero more than other characters, Richard responded(to the effect)..."I like to mix it up. Whenever you're wearing a cravat and sitting in a bumpy carriage, you wish you were on a set somewhere running away from gunfire while shooting a rifle."
Listen to his exact words...
Couple photos from the above website...
>Haddon Hall (Derbyshire)
A beautiful medieval manor house, mostly built by the Vernons who owned it from 1180 to 1565. The tapestry in the banqueting hall showing the royal arms of England was made during the reign of Edward IV. <
Trivia: There's a lovely small city in New Jersey, USA called Haddonfield, founded in the mid 1600s. Slightly south is the community of Vernon. They're located a short distance from the long-time shopping district
of Upper Darby. About 1900 the large shopping district was almost adjacent to numerous cotton factories - rows of stores were conveniently located within a few short miles of the mills. Quakers were probably the original owners of most of the fabric businesses. Both communities are within the Greater Philadelphia area (which was founded by Quaker William Penn) The Quaker religion began of course in Scrooby, NTT. The principal traffic artery running straight through Haddonfield is Kings Highway. To the west is Gloucester City.
>>Description and Travel - The BBC tells us: "Scrooby is only a sleepy little village, but for American historians this is the place where some of the guiding principles of the US political and judicial system hail from."<<
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Scrooby/#ChurchHistoryhttp://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Scrooby/
From the Peak Advertiser’s ‘What’s in a Name’: >>It is difficult to pick out personalities but George Fox (1624-1691) deserves mention since he is held to be the founder of the Society of Friends (i.e. the Quakers).<<
http://genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/NamesPersonal/Fox.html
If anyone wants to take a peek at Haddonfield: http://www.haddonfieldnj.org/about.php
5 comments:
RL is reeling me in with only a few weeks to go to the end of our school year, but a quick trip here drawn by the historical topic. Warwick, known as the Kingmaker, would probably be a good role for Richard. The story of Richard 111 is so complicated that it would warrant a lot of screen time which is what we would like. I'd hate it if he was well hidden behind the camera, producing or whatever.
There's a lovely well-preserved castle in Warwick, a great place for kids.
Wouldn't Warwick be a good role! There appears to have been a bit of complexity to his character...
Alternatively, the "Other Richard's" brother, Edward IV, was ten years older, reputed to have been very tall. Blonde, though. But if Jonathan R-M can play a king whom he resembles not the least - well.
And when Mr. A runs out of historical characters, he'd make an excellent Charles II!
Just love vicariously directing the poor man's career! :)
IMO, a film on the British Civil War would be an action-packed, devilishly interesting adventure. A fascinating story interweaved with the background history that triggered it.
The last Catholic kings of England are painted in history books as very controversial figures. One has to ask one's self if those who avariciously looked upon church/monastery landholdings at that time (the somewhat new, financially powerful merchant class) did not do their best to make self-serving excuses for the ensuing land grab.
Numerous links to the new world were forged at that time. Hopefully Lord Calvert, the Catholic founder of the state of Maryland, would not be overlooked in the production. Do I soundlike Richard? - hoping someone will magically run with the idea...good luck with that!;)
He did say he's almost there with the Richard III project. Hooray!
I've read for the first time today about the Cornish Rebellion of 1497. My family tree made it of personal interest. The dau of the first generation that emigrated from Notts married a man whose parents had emigrated from Cornwall.
(The remarks about the Rebellion can be found at the Worcester link above) The assertion is that the trigger for the rebellion was not simply a new tax collection scheme from the King's councillors, but rather politically motivated by the leaders who were seeking a Yorkist readeption, thus an attempt to re-open the War of the Roses. The text continues...>There were two candidates for such a readeption - the earl of Warwick, a prisoner of Henry VII, and the pretender, the Duke of York, aka Perkin Warbeck.<
Question: Is the above Warwick the same character RA mentioned he might play in RIII?
Warwick the Kingmaker was killed at the battle of Barnet, 1471. The Warwick to whom you refer was his son, who might, or might not have been "feeble-minded" - not quite the appropriate role for RA! Though, I'm sure he would do it well, as he does all roles :)
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