Battle of Bosworth Field showing no interest in the proceedings. In Laurence Olivier's 1955 film adaptation of "Richard III", the Battle of Bosworth is represented not by a single duel but a general melee that became the film's most recognised scene and a regular screening at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre. The film depicts the clash between the Yorkist and Lancastrian armies on an open field, focusing on individual characters amidst the savagery of hand-to-hand fighting, and received accolades for the realism portrayed. One reviewer for "The Manchester Guardian" newspaper, however, was not impressed, finding the number of combatants too sparse for the wide plains
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