Richard III Experience at Monk Bar Richard III Experience at Monk Bar The Richard III Experience at Monk Bar (formerly known as the "Richard III Museum"), is located in the tallest of the four gatehouses, Monk Bar, in the historical city walls of York, England. It describes the life of Richard III, the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty. The museum explores his early life, and the battles that raged between the houses of Lancaster and York during the Wars of the Roses. It describes his reign and his death at the Battle of Bosworth. There are arms and armour from his reign, and multimedia presentations
Richard III (1699 play) in the original version. Around the middle of the eighteenth century, David Garrick began to establish himself at the London stages, and eventually became one of the most widely known actors for the role of Richard III. In 1745, William Hogarth, generally considered the most influential painter of his generation, painted Garrick in his role as Richard II. The role became the one Garrick was most famous for, and the painting one of the best known images of the 18th-century theatrical world. The painting shows Richard III in the tent scene, in which he is haunted by the ghosts of