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
USS Richard S. Bull in the Reserve Fleet until struck from the Navy List on 30 June 1968, and sunk as a target off California on 24 June 1969. "Richard S. Bull" received five battle stars for her service in the Pacific War. USS Richard S. Bull USS "Richard S. Bull" (DE-402) was a acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. She was named in honor of Lieutenant Richard S. Bull (1913–1942) who