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Richard III: The Maligned King

Annette Carson
Richard III The Maligned King Book PDF

Author : Annette Carson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752473147

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Richard III: The Maligned King by Annette Carson Pdf

Richard III, King of England from 1483 to 1485, made good laws that still protect ordinary people today. Yet history concentrates on the fictional hunchback as depicted by Shakespeare: the wicked uncle who stole the throne and killed his nephews in the Tower of London. Voices have protested during the intervening years, some of them eminent and scholarly, urging a more reasoned view to replace the traditional black portrait. But historians, whether as authors or presenters of popular TV history, still trot out the old pronouncements about ruthless ambition, usurpation and murder. After centuries of misinformation, the truth about Richard III has been overdue a fair hearing. Annette Carson seeks to redress the balance by examining the events of his reign as they actually happened, based on reports in the original sources. She traces the actions and activities of the principal characters, investigating facts and timelines revealed in documentary evidence. She also dares to investigate areas where historians fear to tread, and raises some controversial questions. In 2012 Carson was a member of Philippa Langley's Looking For Richard Project, which provided important new answers from the DNA-confirmed discovery of the king's remains. Her involvement in Langley's Missing Princes Project, with its international research initiative on the 'princes in the Tower', has now informed her revelatory extra chapter.

Richard the Third

Annette Carson
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Author : Annette Carson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0750949732

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For centuries the vision of Richard III has been dominated by the fictional creations of Thomas More and Shakespeare. Voices have protested during the intervening years, some of them eminent and scholarly, urging a more reasoned view to replace the traditional black portrait. But historians, whether as authors or presenters of popular TV history, still trot out the old pronouncements about ruthless ambition, usurpation and murder. In Richard III: The Maligned King,Annette Carson seeks to redress the balance by examining the events of his reign as they actually happened, based on reports in the original sources. Eschewing the overlay of assumptions so beloved by historians – about character, motivation and hidden intentions – instead she traces actions and activities of the principal characters, using facts and time-lines revealed in documentary evidence. Daring to investigate areas where historians fear to tread, this book raises some controversial questions. Was Edward IV assassinated? Did Queen Elizabeth Woodville engage in witchcraft? Why did Thomas More lay down his pen, leaving his dramatic attack on Richard unfinished?

Richard III

Chris Skidmore
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Author : Chris Skidmore
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466844117

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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.

Richard III - A Small Guide to the Great Debate

Annette Carson
Richard III A Small Guide to the Great Debate Book PDF

Author : Annette Carson
Publisher : Imprimis Imprimatur
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780957684010

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Richard III - A Small Guide to the Great Debate by Annette Carson Pdf

Richard III was King of England in 1483–1485. Now the discovery of his lost grave has led to an upsurge of interest in his controversial reputation.

Good King Richard?

Jeremy Potter
Good King Richard Book PDF

Author : Jeremy Potter
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448214129

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Good King Richard? by Jeremy Potter Pdf

Richard III, the so-called 'last English King of England' and the wicked uncle of tradition, is the most controversial and enigmatic of monarchs. Could he really have been as sinister as he was painted by Tudor chroniclers and, if he wasn't, why do some historians go on saying that he was? Why is his enlightened legislation so little noticed? Is there any real evidence that he murdered his nephews, the princes in the Tower? Did he really have a hunchback or was it invented for him after his death as 'proof of villainy'? Is Shakespeare's Richard III a portrayal of the real Richard or no more than a character in a work of fiction? Was St Thomas More really a witness of truth? Good King Richard? Is an account of Richard III's life and times, character, appearance and reign, but above all, of the Great Debate which has raged since his death between traditionalists and revisionists. First published in 1983, to mark the 500th anniversary of his accession to the throne, Jeremy Potter's Good King Richard? is a history of his reputation from 1483 to 1983. Jeremy Potter was Chairman of the Richard III Society from 1971 until 1989. The 2014 Bloomsbury Reader edition of Good King Richard? is introduced by Peter and Carolyn Hammond from Richard III Society who discuss Jeremy Potter's account in the light of the recent archaeological discoveries of Richard's skeleton, and the location of the battlefield on which Bosworth was fought. "This book, Good King Richard?, is not a biography but is a discussion of the ebb and flow of Richard III's reputation, both in the academic world and in popular estimation. Since Jeremy wrote it there have been two major events, all archaeological, which impinge on the life of Richard III and which Jeremy would have wanted to at least mention although they do not realign Richard's reputation in any major way.†?

Richard III

Matthew Lewis
Richard III Book PDF

Author : Matthew Lewis
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445671550

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Richard III by Matthew Lewis Pdf

A definitive new biography of one of British history's most controversial figures, that seeks to bring peace to Richard III's reputation.

Daughter of Time

Josephine Tey
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Author : Josephine Tey
Publisher : Pushkin Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782278436

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Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey Pdf

The classic historical mystery about Richard III and the Princes in the Tower - voted the Best Crime Novel of All Time by the CWA 'As interesting and enjoyable a book as you will meet in a month of Sundays' Observer Who really killed the princes in the tower? Was Richard III truly the ogre of legend and Shakespeare's play? A wicked uncle who murdered his nephews to steal the crown of England? Inspector Alan Grant is not so sure. Laid up in hospital with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with unravelling this most enduring of historical mysteries. As he investigates with the help of an enthusiastic young American scholar, he unearths long-buried intrigues and comes to a startling conclusion.

Finding Richard III:

A.J. Carson,J. Ashdown-Hill,D. Johnson,P.J. Langley,W. Johnson
Finding Richard III Book PDF

Author : A.J. Carson,J. Ashdown-Hill,D. Johnson,P.J. Langley,W. Johnson
Publisher : Imprimis Imprimatur
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780957684034

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Finding Richard III: by A.J. Carson,J. Ashdown-Hill,D. Johnson,P.J. Langley,W. Johnson Pdf

Their task was to locate a lost grave in an obliterated church. The ‘Looking For Richard’ team of historians and researchers spent many years amassing evidence. Now for the first time they reveal the full story of how that evidence took them to a car park in Leicester.

The Life and Times of Richard III

Anthony Cheetham
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Author : Anthony Cheetham
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0297831674

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The Life and Times of Richard III by Anthony Cheetham Pdf

Concise account, placing the life of Richard III in its historical context

The Murders of Richard III

Elizabeth Peters
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Author : Elizabeth Peters
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061807084

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The Murders of Richard III by Elizabeth Peters Pdf

In a remote English manor house, modern admirersof the much-maligned King Richard III—one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains—are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-believe murder. But the fun ends when the masquerade turns more sinister . . . and deadly. Jacqueline Kirby, an American librarian on hand for the festivities, suddenly finds herself in the center of strange, dark doings . . . and racing to untangle a murderous puzzle before history repeats itself in exceptionally macabre ways.

Richard III

David Baldwin
Richard III Book PDF

Author : David Baldwin
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445618203

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Richard III by David Baldwin Pdf

New edition of the bestselling biography of the controversial king whose bones were discovered in a car park in 2012. Contains NEW material, including an account of the reburial in March 2015.

The Sunne In Splendour

Sharon Kay Penman
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Author : Sharon Kay Penman
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429930093

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The Sunne In Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman Pdf

The classic, magnificent bestselling novel about Richard III, now in a special thirtieth anniversary edition with a new preface by the author In this triumphant combination of scholarship and storytelling, Sharon Kay Penman redeems Richard III—vilified as the bitter, twisted, scheming hunchback who murdered his nephews, the princes in the Tower—from his maligned place in history. Born into the treacherous courts of fifteenth-century England, in the midst of what history has called The War of the Roses, Richard was raised in the shadow of his charismatic brother, King Edward IV. Loyal to his friends and passionately in love with the one woman who was denied him, Richard emerges as a gifted man far more sinned against than sinning. With revisions throughout and a new author's preface discussing the astonishing discovery of Richard's remains five centuries after his death, Sharon Kay Penman's brilliant classic is more powerful and glorious than ever.

The Last Days of Richard III

John Ashdown-Hill
The Last Days of Richard III Book PDF

Author : John Ashdown-Hill
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0752459600

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The Last Days of Richard III by John Ashdown-Hill Pdf

The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days, and explores these events from the standpoint of Richard himself and his contemporaries. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, we discover a new Richard: no passive victim, awaiting defeat and death, but a king actively pursuing his own policies and agenda. It also re-examines the aftermath of Bosworth: the treatment of Richard's body; his burial; and the construction of his tomb. Based on newly discovered evidence and wider insights it explores the motives underlying these events. And there is the fascinating story of why, and how, Richard III's DNA was rediscovered, alive and well, and living in Canada. John Ashdown-Hill has produced a stimulating and thought-provoking account of the end of Richard's life. Even readers very familiar with his short life will discover a new and fascinating picture of him.

The Daughter Of Time

Josephine Tey
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Author : Josephine Tey
Publisher : Random House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446429334

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'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

The Other Richard III

John Birney
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Author : John Birney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734599022

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The Other Richard III by John Birney Pdf

Was Richard III the monster Shakespeare portrayed? Here's the "other" Richard III--the real one, possibly -- in a new Shakespearean five-act tragedy, written in old Elizabethan blank verse. We see, for all its grimness, the charm of life in late medieval times, meet many affecting characters-a very human Richard, disarming Lady Anne, pleasure-seeking Edward IV and his ambitious queen, Elizabeth Wydville, covetous Lord Clarence, dashing Earl Rivers, steadfast Lord Hastings, clever Lord Stanley, perfidious Lord Buckingham, and more-and get a new take on who might have been to blame for all those irregular deaths along the way. The play attempts to stay consistent with what is now known to be true about Richard, and credibly resolve what is unknown--those great mysteries in his life--in ways original yet still consistent with that history. This approach may diminish the drama somewhat, since it seems the real Richard was not always the driving force of events. Nevertheless, he remains an inherently dramatic figure; indeed, his actual life embodied, to a surprising degree, all the major elements of Shakespearean tragedy. Richard is shown from an eager adolescent of eighteen, recalling when he was "called to the side of my brother, the king," until his death in battle, as the king, at thirty-two. Act I introduces the characters and their late medieval world, and shows that even though the wars have ended, individual animosities have not; Act II reveals those enmities may still be arrayed as they were in the wars, into two opposing sides, with one side, Richard believes, responsible for the recent death of Clarence; in Acts III and IV the opposing factions come out in the open, their conflict sparking Richard's rise and fall; Act V then gives us the tragedy's denouement. While the progression of the play is chronological, the choices made as to scenes (what to show and what not to show) and as to dialogue keep things fresh and amusing. The play follows the Shakespearean tradition of relatively upbeat, even humorous, scenes being interspersed with downbeat scenes. The strength of the work is in the verse, which stays within Shakespeare's idiom, using only words of that time, but keeping it more readily understandable by avoiding words or syntax which would be confusing to a modern audience. In all, the language has a pleasingly archaic quality, yet is easy to read and understand without a glossary. -