How does the Society make its presence felt and get its message across?
Obviously this is easiest through our members who regularly receive our journals, a house magazine (the Bulletin) and a more serious publication, The Ricardian, which is also targeted at an academic audience. The Society also organises an annual weekend devoted to Ricardian matters and invites participation from academics. In 1985 the Society established the Richard III and Yorkist History Trust which publishes important academic works related to the late medieval period. The commemorative programme of the Society, begun in 1933 with the installation of a window in Middleham church, has raised the profile of the Society and this has been re-enforced with a series of semi-permanent exhibitions around the country; we also put up informative plaques on relevant buildings and sites. Annual events are held to mark anniversaries such the battle of Bosworth; the Yorkshire Branch arrange a commemoration of the battle of Towton. The Society also tries to make the general public more aware of th
