The True Tragedy of Richard III a source for his play, though the majority tend to favour this judgement. Geoffrey Bullough treats "The True Tragedy" as a "probable source" for "Richard III", citing several commonalities (as when, in both plays, Richard calls for a horse on Bosworth Field, yet refuses to flee the battle) — though Bullough admits that the nature of the plays' relationship is "not clear." The uncertainty in dating has allowed a few commentators to propose a reversed priority, and to argue that the author (or reviser) of "The True Tragedy" may have borrowed from Shakespeare's play. Shakespeare appears to have known of
Richard Lee Watkins III Richard Lee Watkins III Richard Lee Watkins III (born February 19, 1985) is an American scientist, politician, community organizer, academic and entrepreneur. Watkins was born in 1985 in Tyler, Texas and was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. Watkins graduated from Fayetteville State University in 2007 and began his studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine in 2009. After earning his PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he founded The Science Policy Action Network, Inc. (SPAN), where he serves as the organization’s chief executive officer. Richard Lee Watkins III was born