So, the body found beneath a car park in Leicester is, in fact, Richard the Third.

When I was fourteen or so, I developed an odd obsession with the Shakespeare play about Richard. I bought a beautiful little hardback, blue cloth bound copy and memorized the opening soliloquy (I can still do a great deal of it today) and stayed up late to record on VHS, Laurence Olivier’s movie version of the play from WEDU (our PBS affiliate).

Rest in peace, Your Grace.