Richard Ratcliffe of the two councilors (the other was William Catesby) who are reputed to have told the king that marrying Elizabeth of York would cause rebellions in the north. Ratcliffe was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field, on 22 August 1485. Ratcliffe appears in Shakespeare's play "Richard III" as a minor character who executes Rivers, Grey and Vaughn. In the Andrew Wise 1597 (first) edition, Sir Richard's character appears first as "Sir Richard Ratliffe" (without the 'c') then as plain "Ratcliffe" (with the 'c', but no 'Sir' nor 'Richard') and finally as plain "Ratliffe". Richard Ratcliffe Sir Richard Ratcliffe, KG
Richard S. Prather Richard S. Prather Manuscript Collection at the University of Wyoming, in Laramie, Wyoming. At Prather's death in 2007, he had completed but not published his last Shell Scott Mystery. His final novel, "The Death Gods", was published October 2011, in print and ebook formats by Pendleton Artists, with permission of the Richard S. Prather Estate and Linda Pendleton. Prather's wife, Tina, died in April 2004, after 58 years of marriage. As David Knight As Douglas Ring Richard S. Prather Richard Scott Prather". (September 9, 1921 – February 14, 2007) was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell