
The Betrayal of Richard III
An Introduction to the Controversy
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In this classic work, Peter Hammond and the late V.B. Lamb survey the life and times of Richard III and examine the contemporary evidence for the events of his reign, tracing the origins of the traditional version of his career as a murderous tyrant and its development since his death. The evident grief of the citizens of York on hearing of the death of Richard III — recording in the Council Minutes that he had been 'piteously slane and murdered to the Grete hevynesse of this citie' — is hardly consistent with the view of the archetypal wicked uncle who murdered his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, and there is an extraordinary discrepancy between this monster and the man as he is revealed by contemporary records. An ideal introduction to one of the greatest mysteries of English history, this new edition is revised by Peter Hammond and includes an introduction and notes.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Genealogical Table
- Introduction
- Foreword
- Prelude to Disaster
- 1 Edward, by the Grace of God
- II The King’s Brother
- III Lord Protector of England
- IV Treason
- The Legend
- V The Usurper
- VI Birth of a Legend
- VII Uneasy Crown
- VIII The Legend is Established
- IX Sir Thomas More
- X The Later Tudors
- XI After the Tudors
- XII Some Bones
- XIII Summing Up
- XIV No Murder in the Tower
- Bibliography
- Copyright