Lynne Foley

Membership Secretary. Like others, I came to the Richard III Society after reading Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time. This led to further reading, and the realisation that some historians accepting the Tudor spin, were so intent on vilifying Richard III that they indulged in lies; even when contemporary evidence to the contrary existed, it was ignored or distorted.  We have evidence of Richard’s character as a man and monarch – “many a poor man that hath suffered wrong many days has been relieved and helped by him..;” the amount of legislisative innovation and reform in his short reign for example.  I have been a member of the Richard III Society for a few years now and am looking forward to making a contribution as a committee member.

Kevin Herbert

Social Secretary and Deputy Chairperson. I joined the society in May 1995 and successfully stood for the position of Social Secretary in October 1995 – a position I’ve held ever since along with the positions of Librarian, Chairman, Vice-Chairman etc at various times.

I was always interested in Richard III as my grandmother was a great historian and used tell us stories of historical persons and events in such an interesting way that we actually felt she knew the people concerned and the events of whom and what she was speaking. I just couldn’t believe that the Dickon of whom she spoke as a steadfast and loyal younger brother could change so radically as to become the monster of Tudor myth. Grandma used to say “a leopard cannot change its spots”.

I was stoked to discover his great reforms during his oh so short a reign during which time he lost his three most important persons:
his brother and mentor in April 1483,
his only legitimate son and heir in April 1484
and his beloved wife and queen in March 1485
while facing 2 insurrections and treachery. viz: – Jockey of Norfolk.
Be not too bold -
For Dickon thy master,
is bought and sold!
I believe the world was a much better place because of his brief reign.

Judith Hughes

Chairperson and Sales

Dorothea Preis

Treasurer, Webmaster, Librarian. Born in Braunschweig, Germany, in 1957. After living for five years in the UK we came to Australia in 1998. My interest in Richard III started when at uni a professor mentioned Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time as a possibly more historically accurate description of Shakespeare’s villain. I joined the NSW Branch in 2002 and have served on the committee since 2005. As treasurer I keep track of our finances and as librarian I would be delighted if I could help you with any of our interesting book.

Julia Redlich

Secretary.  My interest in Richard III was sparked by a visit to a production of R.L. Stevenson’s The Black Arrow at London’s Old Vic Theatre when I was intrigued to find that there was much more to the man than suggested by Millais’s painting of the princes! I was hooked on the subject (even played Shakespeare’s Richard in a production by my all girls’ school!). Then I was captivated by The Daughter of Time and rejoiced when I was given Paul Murray Kendall’s Richard III the cornerstones of my ever-growing collection of Ricardian books.

I joined the NSW Branch of the Society in the early 1990s and have been involved ever since, enjoying learning more about Richard’s achievements and talking to anyone (schools, writers’ groups, U3A etc) about him. I have been on the NSW committee for nearly 20 years as publicity officer, tea convenor and – since 2004 – secretary, a post that entails a lot of correspondence, writing of Newsletters and the general “housework” that comes with the job. The reward of course is the fellowship of Ricardians, not just in NSW, but in Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Loyaulte me lie

Recipient of The Robert Hamblin Award 2009