The Lost Prince: Classic Histories Series (eBook)

The Survival of Richard of York

David Baldwin (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
192 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-7992-7 (ISBN)

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Did 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.

The late David Baldwin taught medieval history and was the author of 'Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes of the Tower' and 'The Lost Prince: The Survival of Richard of York'.

Autor

David Baldwin is a medieval historian who specialises in the later fifteenth century and who has long been fascinated by the enigma of Richard III. He is much in demand as a lecturer in these subjects, and has devised and taught courses for adults at Leicester University's Vaughan College and Northampton Centre for more than twenty years. His acclaimed biography, Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes in the Tower, was published in 2002.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.11.2011
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Schlagworte: King Edward V • king Henry VII • King Henry VIII • King Richard III • plantagenets • richard of shrewsbury duke of york • richard plantagenent • the duke of gloucester • the princes in the tower • the survival of richard of york • the survival of richard of york, richard of shrewsbury duke of york, the princes in the tower, king edward v, the wars of the roses, plantagenets, king richard iii, the duke of gloucester, tower of london, richard plantagenent, king henry vii, king henry viii • The Wars of the Roses • Tower of London
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-7992-X / 075247992X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-7992-7 / 9780752479927