Richard III
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Richard III

The Young King to be

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Richard III

The Young King to be

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A major new biography of the young Richard III. Richard III is a paradox - the most hated of English kings, yet the most beloved, a deeply pious man, yet materialistic to the point of obsession, puritan, yet the father of at least two illegitimate children. This new biography concentrates on the much neglected early part of Richard's life - from his birth in 1452 as a cadet of the House of York to his marriage to the beautiful Anne Neville - and shows how his experiences as the son of an ambitious duke, a prisoner of war, an exile, his knightly training and awe of his elder brother, King Edward IV, shaped the character of England's most controversial monarch. From the insignificant younger brother of a would-be king to Knight of the Garter, duke, respected soldier and loyal supporter to Edward IV, Richard faced extreme danger and heady triumph, poverty and abundance, neglect and acclamation as the House of York rose to the heights of power and propelled him a glorious career at Court.

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Table of contents

  1. Richard III: The Young King To Be
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Dramatis Personae
  5. Chapter 1 ‘Richard Lives Yet’, 1452
  6. Chapter 2 The White Rose,  the Red Rose, 1453
  7. Chapter 3 On the Banks of the Nene, 1454-1455
  8. Chapter 4 A La Guerre, 1455-1459
  9. Chapter 5 An Attempt on the Throne, 1459-1460
  10. Chapter 6 The Sun in Splendour,  1460-1461
  11. Chapter 7 Richard Gloucester,  1461-1465
  12. Chapter 8 A Page at Middleham, 1465-1466
  13. Chapter 9 Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, 1466
  14. Chapter 10 The King, the Earl and  a Marriage, 1467-1468
  15. Chapter 11 The Warwick Rebellion, 1469-1471
  16. Chapter 12 King Edward IV, 1471
  17. Chapter 13 Warwick’s Heir,  1471-1472
  18. Chapter 14 ‘ … Good in My Brother of Gloucester’s Hands’, 1473
  19. Chapter 15 ‘As If the Said Countess Were Now Naturally Dead’, 1474
  20. Chapter 16 The Setting of the Sun, 1475
  21. Picture Section
  22. Notes
  23. Appendix The Literature of Hate
  24. List of Illustrations
  25. References
  26. Bibliography