The Betrayal of Richard III (eBook)

An Introduction to the Controversy

V.B. Lamb (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
160 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6332-9 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2015
• Überarbeitung: Peter Hammond
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: an introduction to the controversy • council minutes • house of Lancaster • house of York • King Richard III • King richard iii, york, wicked uncle, the princes in the tower, the duke of gloucester, the wars of the roses, plantagenet, an introduction to the controversy • King richard iii, york, wicked uncle, the princes in the tower, the duke of gloucester, the wars of the roses, plantagenet, an introduction to the controversy, wars of the roses, house of york, house of lancaster, tyrant king, council minutes • Plantagenet • the duke of gloucester • the princes in the tower • The Wars of the Roses • tyrant king • Wars of the Roses • wicked uncle • York
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-6332-8 / 0750963328
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-6332-9 / 9780750963329