Tag: Slade Wolfe Productions

‘History is written by the victors’, an aphorism ascribed to many political figures, has never been more apt than in the shaping of the narrative around Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England. Now Slade Wolfe Productions give Richard the opportunity to set the record straight in this entertaining and informative hour which will leave you questioning your perception of the ‘Hunchback King’ Andrew Slade is the eponymous King, entering cloaked and crooked backed as in popular conception before subverting expectations to reveal himself as a handsome and erudite nobleman. Over the course of the next hour, Richard proceeds to debunk the mythology created around his reign - chiefly created by the arch Tudor propagandist William Shakespeare - who defamed poor Richard to shore up ...