Historians Matt Lewis and Nathen Amin join The Ricardian Podcast host Alec Marsh to discuss the historical standing of Richard III today.

Is the last Plantagenet king who fell at Bosworth in 1485 still regarded by historians as a villain - one who murdered his brother, Clarence, his wife, Anne and his nephews – the Princes in the Tower? Did he really conspire against Edward IV and want to marry his niece, Elizabeth of York?

How has historical opinion changed in the past 50 to 100 years and what is the new consensus?

Historian and broadcaster Matt Lewis, author of Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me and The Survival of the Princes in the Tower, returns to the podcast to offer his assessment alongside Tudor historian Nathen Amin. The resulting conversation is full of more agreement – and surprises – than you would imagine!

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In this episode of The Ricardian Podcast we shine the spotlight on the mysterious life of the man who called himself Richard of England but who came to be known in history as Perkin Warbeck.

Born in around 1474, this individual claimed to be the son of Edward IV and made at least three bids to dethrone Henry VII in the 1490s.

In the centuries since opinion has largely accepted the story laid down by Henry VII that this claimant to the crown was a boatman's son from Tournai.

However, in the light of recent documentary findings this assertion is being challenged like never before.

With guests historian and presenter Matt Lewis and historical researcher Wendy Moorhen we chart the highly contested life and career the man who would have been king, Richard of England.

The Ricardian Podcast is presented by Alec Marsh and brought to you by the Richard III Society. Visit ⁠richardiii.net⁠ to find out more.

In this edition of The Ricardian Podcast Alec Marsh and guests explore topics ranging from Richard III's invasion of Scotland in 1482 and the burning of Dumfries, to the history and meaning of the Lewis Roll which was created in the 1460s to celebrate the kingship of Edward IV.

In an episode of the podcast dedicated to exploring the 2026 volume of the Richard III Society's scholarly journal, The Ricardian, we are joined by its Editor Dr Joanna Laynesmith and two of the contributors to the latest edition – independent historical researcher Sandra Pendlington and Dr Eleanor Webb, a post-doctoral fellow at Cornell University.

As well as exploring the evidence of Richard's raid into Dumfries and invasion of Scotland, and the art and meaning of the 17-feet-long Lewis Roll, we also hear about the history of the Stanley family of Elford in Staffordshire – a junior branch of the family who would play a decisive influence at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 – which features a fascinating and possibly bloody connection to the Perkin Warbeck conspiracy of the 1490s.

The Ricardian Podcast is brought to you by the Richard III Society. Visit ⁠richardiii.net⁠ find out more about the society or benefits of membership. The society's scholarly journal, The Ricardian, has been published for more than 50 years, and is distributed to members of the society. You can view the Lewis Roll online here.