A biography of the controversial British monarch examines the evidence of his guilt in politically motivated murders and attempts to portray his complex personality.
220 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index
Contents:
Genealogical tables: The Houses of Lancaster, Beaufort and Tudor ; The House of York Introduction: The black legend The difficult birth Our brother of Gloucester Warwick tries to unmake a king The wheel of fortune First blood The rivalry with Clarence Richard in the north Protector and defender 'King Richard the Third' 'Him that had best cause to be true' The death of Richard's son 'Our great heaviness' 'The king's enemies be a-land'
