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Author: Matthew Lewis
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781445647449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard, Duke of York, was one of the most powerful men of his age. Descended from Edward III and the father of Edward IV and Richard III, he was known after his death as 'King by Right'. This is the story of the man who almost became king
Author: David Baldwin
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-30
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 075247992X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the Princes on the Tower, survive his imprisonment? In this revealing new book medieval historian David Baldwin presents an original and intriguing scenario. On 27 December 1550 an old man named Richard Plantagenet was buried at Eastwell in Kent. He had spent much of his life working as a bricklayer at St John's Abbey, Colchester, but, unusually for a bricklayer, he could read Latin. Reluctant to give any account of his background, he eventually told his employer that he was a natural son of Richard III. Yet, if this was true, why was he not publicly acknowledged by the king? Richard III made provision for his other bastards, John of Gloucester and Katherine. The fact that he was called Richard Plantagenet is also revealing. Had he simply been Richard III's bastard, he would have been styled 'of Gloucester' or given the name of his birthplace. And, most tellingly of all, where is the evidence that Prince Richard actually died? David Baldwin opens up an entirely new line of investigation and offers a startling solution to one of the most enduring mysteries in English history and a final exoneration for Richard III.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philippa Gregory
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2011-09-13
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1451629567
DOWNLOAD EBOOK#1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins two eminent historians to explore the extraordinary true stories of three women largely forgotten by history: Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, queen of England; and Margaret Beaufort, the founder of the Tudor dynasty. In her essay on Jacquetta, Philippa Gregory uses original documents, archaeology, and histories of myth and witchcraft to create the first-ever biography of the young duchess who survived two reigns and two wars to become the first lady at two rival courts. David Baldwin, established authority on the Wars of the Roses, tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, the first commoner to marry a king of England for love. And Michael Jones, fellow of the Royal Historical Society, writes of Margaret Beaufort, the almost-unknown matriarch of the House of Tudor. Beautifully illustrated throughout with rare portraits and source materials, The Women of the Cousins’ War offers fascinating insights into the inspirations behind Philippa Gregory’s fiction and will appeal to all with an interest in this epic period.
Author: P. A. Johnson
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis first biography of Richard, third Duke of York, examines the political opposition of a great lord to Henry VI's regime. Although at one stage an active member of government, the main interest in his career lies in the increasing isolation of a once loyal subject.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 1868
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gerald Prenderghast
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2017-06-09
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1476625905
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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: Anne Easter Smith
Publisher: Eastersmith Press
Published: 2022-10
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFound under a car park in Leicester more than 500 years after he was buried,Richard Ill has intrigued scholars and readers alike down the centuries.After decades of research on Richard and his period, and with five otherbooks about the York family to her credit, Anne Easter Smith's muse is thecomplex protagonist in This Son of York. With new information gleanedfrom his bones and ignominious burial place, Richard is reborn as a morethree-dimensional figure of history in this portrayal than in Shakespeare'sTudor-flattering play.
Author: Josephine Wilkinson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-10-15
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1445619849
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid 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: David Baldwin
Publisher: History PressLtd
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780750943369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn December 22, 1550 an old bricklayer named Richard Plantagenet was buried at Eastwell in Kent. Unusually for a bricklayer, he had been able to read Latin and, when pressed, he had claimed to be a natural son of King Richard III and to have met him the day before the Battle of Bosworth. Yet had he simply been Richard III's bastard he would have been styled “of Gloucester” or given the name of his birthplace. Richard III openly acknowledged and provided for his other bastards. Why did he not do the same for Richard Plantagenet? Most tellingly, where is the evidence that Prince Richard actually died? In an original and intriguing scenario, David Baldwin argues that while some elements of Richard Plantagenet's story may be authentic, it is possible that he dared not reveal his real identity: Richard, Duke of York, the rightful king. David Baldwin has searched contemporary documents to unearth the clues that underpin his theory and has visited all the places associated with Richard Plantagenet. In doing so, he has opened up an entirely new line of investigation and exonerated Richard III of the greatest of the crimes imputed to him. Dead princes were a potential embarrassment, but a living prince would have been a real danger and a closely guarded secret, not only in Richard's reign but in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII.
