A Mayor of York: William Snawsell and his friendship with Richard III
Maria Leotta
- Region:
- Yorkshire & Humber
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £70 plus expenses
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 21st February 2024
- Tagged:
- York | Richard Iii | Nevilles Of Middleham | Mayor
Who was William Snawsell? The most famous tenant of Barley Hall in York, mayor and goldsmith, will tell us his story and why he was so close to Richard III and the Nevilles of Middleham.
Views: 502 | Enquiries: 0About Maria Leotta
Maria Leotta is an Italian amateur researcher based in York, England. She is a host at York Minster and a translator/interpreter working for several translation agencies.
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She graduated in Modern Foreign Languages and Literature with 1st Class Hons and she also has a Diploma in Religious Science. She got an MA in Translation Studies at the University of Sheffield .
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In 2018 she joined the team of The Missing Princes Project led by Philippa Langley MBE, who successfully led the discovery of King Richard III in a Leicester car park in 2012.
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After five years in the team, Maria Leotta published her first book, released on 12th December 2022. It is the first ever Italian biography of King Richard III.
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She is the Email Manager for both the Scottish Branch and the Yorkshire Branch of the Richard III Society.
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She regularly contributes to blogs and magazines with articles about the Middle Ages. She had two short stories published in two anthologies and two poems accepted for the White Rose Bards.
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She is fond of medieval music, reenactments, travelling, reading and writing.
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She is currently writing three more books including one of poetry and one of short stories.
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