Richard Iii And The Princes In The Tower

Author : Gerald Prenderghast
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476625904

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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower by Gerald Prenderghast Pdf

 The fate of Richard III’s two nephews, Edward V and Richard of York, who disappeared after his coronation in 1483, has remained controversial centuries after Thomas More’s history and Shakespeare’s play laid the blame on their conniving uncle. Some later writers, unconvinced of the king’s guilt, have tried (with little success) to portray him as an innocent victim of Tudor propaganda, pointing instead to a number of unlikely culprits, including Henry Tudor and the Duke of Buckingham. This book sifts through the available evidence about the fate of the two boys. The author examines the facts, discusses who may or may not have had information and offers a reasoned solution to the question, What really happened to the two princes?

Author : A.J. Pollard
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781803996387

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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower by A.J. Pollard Pdf

Richard III has divided opinion for over 500 years. Traditionally, he has been perceived as a villain, a bloody tyrant and the monstrous murderer of his innocent nephews. To others he was and remains a wronged victim who did his best for kingdom and family; a noble prince and enlightened statesman tragically slain. Richard III and the Princes in the Tower explores the story of Richard III and the tales that have been woven around the historic events, and discusses his life and reign and the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower. It also assesses the original sources upon which much of the history is based. A number of picture essays explore particular aspects of Richard III's life and reign: his birth sign of Scorpio, historical paintings, the symbolism of pigs and boars, Richard's saints, his books, the Princes, and cartoons and caricatures. This classic work is one that no enthusiast should be without.

Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781446449196

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The Princes In The Tower by Alison Weir Pdf

The story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. It is a tale with profound moral and social consequences, rich in drama, intrigue, treason, scandal and violence. In this gripping book Alison Weir re-examines all the evidence - including that against the Princes' uncle, Richard III, whose body was recently discovered beneath a Leicester car park. She brilliantly reconstructs the whole chain of events leading to their murder and reveals how, why and by whose order they died.

Author : A. J. Pollard
Publisher : Salamander Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1997-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1858337720

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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower by A. J. Pollard Pdf

[This book] explores the story of Richard III and the tales that have been woven around the historic events; discusses his life and reign and the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower; and assesses the original sources upon which much of the 'history' is based.-Dust jacket.

Author : Matthew Lewis
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750985284

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The Survival of the Princes in the Tower by Matthew Lewis Pdf

The murder of the Princes in the Tower is the most famous cold case in British history. Traditionally considered victims of their ruthless uncle, there are other suspects too often and too easily discounted. There may be no definitive answer, but by delving into the context of their disappearance and the characters of the suspects, Matthew Lewis examines the motives and opportunities afresh, as well as asking a crucial but often overlooked question: what if there was no murder? What if Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, survived their uncle's reign and even that of their brother-in-law Henry VII? In this new and updated edition, compelling evidence is presented to suggest the Princes survived, which is considered alongside the possibility of their deaths to provide a rounded and complete assessment of the most fascinating mystery in history.

Author : Josephine Wilkinson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445619842

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The Princes in the Tower by Josephine Wilkinson Pdf

Did Richard III Murder His Nephews, Edward V & Richard of York? Huge interest in Richard III at the moment with the discovery of his skeleton and also with his historical rehabilitation

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1597
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCLA:31158009319392

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Richard III. by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307806840

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The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir Pdf

"Comprehensive and insightful, THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER offers a unique perspective on a profound mystery." Faye Kellerman Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill the young princes, as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely? Carefully examining every shred of contemporary evidence as well as the dozens of modern accounts, Weir reconstructs the entire chain of events leading to the double murder to arrive at a conclusion Sherlock Holmes himself could not dispute.

Author : Desmond Seward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1839013532

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Richard III by Desmond Seward Pdf

What was the true nature of Richard III, England's final Plantagenet King? Sweeping aside sentimental fantasy, this is a colourful, authoritative biography that offers a definitive picture of both the age and the man.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015082528574

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King Richard II by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Alison Prince
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781472904409

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The Lost King by Alison Prince Pdf

The compelling story of Richard III and the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower. A thrilling historical drama.

Author : Josephine Tey
Publisher : Random House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446429334

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The Daughter Of Time by Josephine Tey Pdf

'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMES 'As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays' OBSERVER Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant, recovering from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III, believed to have brutally killed his brother's children - the Princes in the Tower - to make his crown secure. But is the hunchback with such a sensitive, noble face really one of the world's most heinous villains? Or was he the victim of one of the most insidious plots in history? 'One of the best mysteries of all time' NEW YORK TIMES 'Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing' SPECTATOR

Author : Philippa Gregory
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476735481

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The White Queen by Philippa Gregory Pdf

A tale of the Wars of the Roses follows Elizabeth Woodville, who ascends to royalty and fights for the well-being of her family, including two sons whose imprisonment in the Tower of London precedes a devastating unsolved mystery.

Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473520738

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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir Pdf

Includes a new foreword by the author The story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. It is a tale with profound moral and social consequences, rich in drama, intrigue, treason, scandal and violence. In this gripping book Alison Weir re-examines all the evidence - including that against the Princes' uncle, Richard III, whose body was recently discovered beneath a Leicester car park. She brilliantly reconstructs the whole chain of events leading to their murder and reveals how, why and by whose order they died. Previously published as The Princes in the Tower

Author : Chris Skidmore
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466844117

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Richard III by Chris Skidmore Pdf

From acclaimed historian Chris Skidmore comes the authoritative biography of Richard III, England’s most controversial king, a man alternately praised as a saint and cursed as a villain. Richard III is one of English history’s best known and least understood monarchs. Immortalized by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked murderer, the discovery in 2012 of his skeleton in a Leicester parking lot re-ignited debate over the true character of England’s most controversial king. Richard was born into an age of brutality, when civil war gripped the land and the Yorkist dynasty clung to the crown with their fingertips. Was he really a power-crazed monster who killed his nephews, or the victim of the first political smear campaign conducted by the Tudors? In the first full biography of Richard III for fifty years, Chris Skidmore draws on new manuscript evidence to reassess Richard’s life and times. Richard III examines in intense detail Richard’s inner nature and his complex relations with those around him to unravel the mystery of the last English monarch to die on the battlefield.