Richard III Part 1: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? | 23

Even The Royals

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.4 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Richard III has gone down in history as the hunchback king who killed his own family for the throne, thanks to William Shakespeare. But Shakespeare got a lot wrong. The English king’s life was a lot more like Game of Thrones than Shakespeare’s play. Like Ned Stark, Richard battles rumors and all kinds of backstabbing to protect his family’s throne. But the more he tries to hold on to power, the sharper the knives in his back become. Even worse, the people who wield them aren’t just his enemies – they’re his friends.

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0:00.0	Wonderie Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now.
0:04.1	Join Wonderly Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:07.6	A quick note about our show.
0:09.6	We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your boring high school history class.
0:15.0	So some details and scenes are dramatized.
0:17.6	And our language may be a little rude and or crude. So please be advised.
0:26.5	All right, Brooke. I know it's been a few years, but do you remember a little television show called Game of Thrones?
0:36.4	It rings a bell. Yeah.
0:37.9	I watched it one time with you and Ross, my husband, for anyone who doesn't know.
0:41.8	Yeah.
0:42.2	But I was literally just sitting there like, what?
0:44.7	Why?
0:46.2	I mean, as somebody who's watched the whole series, I also sat there like, what?
0:50.4	A lot.
0:51.8	But today's story might seem familiar because the royal we're talking about is Richard
0:57.5	the Third, and he basically lived a real-life version of Game of Thrones.
1:02.3	Okay.
1:03.2	Seriously, though, George R.R. Martin was inspired by all of the backstabbing and battling that
1:08.7	took place in England in the 1400s, and a lot of fans
1:12.8	think that Richard III was actually the inspiration for GOT's Ned Stark, who's played by that guy
1:19.9	from Lord of the Rings. Uh-huh. I actually do know who Ned Stark is. I can picture him in my head.
1:24.8	The Winter's Coming guy. Yeah. But both Richard and Nedster were respected warriors from the north who had a deep sense of loyalty to their family.
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