Brilliant and timely reimagining of Middleham
This DVD came out just as interest in Richard of Gloucester was rekindled by the discovery - and the later confirmation - of his mortal remains underneath a Leicester carpark. (To the loopier Ricardians and Henricians out there: Yes, a man with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis most certainly could have been the effective warrior that Richard III was known to be. For one thing the stiffly-made cloth and leather jacks knights typically wore under armor, or even as armor, would have braced him quite nicely. No, he didn't have a withered arm, so he could have swung a sword or axe just fine. So there. :-)
The DVD shows Middleham as a castle that was both grand yet homey. One can understand why Richard and his wife Anne Neville loved it so much. It was a castle when castles were about to be made obsolete by the construction of cannons, so its very homeyness presages this, and the DVD captures this. I would have liked to have seen a bit more on the outer bailey but I understand...
Very Interesting
If you are interested in Richard III, Middleham, The Wars of the Roses (The Cousins' War) you will hopefully find this as interesting as I did. It has been nearly 30 years since I visited Middleham and I was fascinated to see the staircases and walkways that have been added. The CG gives a very good idea, I believe, of what it must have looked like inside. You just have to use your imagination to see the busy and active life being led there. The narrator was knowledgable and the guided tour fairly complete. I would have liked to see more information about the outer bailey. I will refer to it every time I read a book that takes me there. Although informative, interesting and enjoyable, I would have preferred a price of $10 and would not pay more than $14.99 for it. Thank you to Joseph Fox and friends for brining this fascinating place to life for me - I have always wondered what it looked like.
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