201: Exploring: Bosworth Field by Sir John Beaumont

<div>A read through and discussion of Bosworth Field, a narrative poem by Sir John Beaumont published posthumously in 1629, telling the events of the battle of Bosworth in 1485. <br> <br> The poem isn't split into parts, and some of the splits are inexact, but roughly the readers were Eric Karoulla as Henry VI, Brakenbury, Ferrers, Talbot, Bourchier, Clifton; Liza Graham  as Norfolk, Stanley, Richmond, Percy, Surrey, Scout, Byron, Catesby; Emma Kemp as narrator for Richard's forces; Gina Moravec as Richard, Oxford, Hungerford. <br> <br> The host was Robert Crighton, who also read narration from the side of Richmond's forces.<br> <br> This continues our exploration of history plays/texts - especially on Richard III.<br> Continue the journey with our work on The True Tragedy of Richard III - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VTVSKpMIFI&amp;list=PLflmEwgdfKoLqof8eUWJU5EEJXr93e56y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VTVSKpMIFI&amp;list=PLflmEwgdfKoLqof8eUWJU5EEJXr93e56y<br> </a>Or, The Ghost of Richard III - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DblYYO8cQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DblYYO8cQ<br> </a>Or, our discussing episode on Ghost - <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7633017-discussing-the-ghost-of-richard-iii-by-christopher-brooke">https://audioboom.com/posts/7633017-discussing-the-ghost-of-richard-iii-by-christopher-brooke<br> </a>Or, The Rising to the Crown of Richard III by himself - <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7676039-the-rising-to-the-crown-of-richard-iii-by-himself-via-giles-fletcher">https://audioboom.com/posts/7676039-the-rising-to-the-crown-of-richard-iii-by-himself-via-giles-fletcher<br> </a><br> </div> <div>The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to <a href="https://patreon.com/beyondshakespeare">www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare</a> - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi <a href="https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare">https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare</a> - or if you want to