Battle of Bosworth Field lead character, has been built up in the battles of Shakespeare's earlier play, "Henry VI, Part 3", as a "formidable swordsman and a courageous military leader"—in contrast to the dastardly means by which he becomes king in "Richard III". Although the Battle of Bosworth has only five sentences to direct it, three scenes and more than four hundred lines precede the action, developing the background and motivations for the characters in anticipation of the battle. Shakespeare's account of the battle was mostly based on chroniclers Edward Hall's and Raphael Holinshed's dramatic versions of history, which were sourced from Vergil's chronicle.
Richard III (song) Richard III (song) "Richard III" is a song by the band Supergrass. It was the second single to be released from "In It for the Money", the band's second album. The single was preceded by "Going Out", which was released over a year before. "Richard III" was released in March 1997 and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart on April 6, their highest since "Alright"/"Time" in 1995. The song also reached #30 in Ireland. The song's name comes from the band's method of creating working titles for songs - giving them people's names. This was the third called "Richard"