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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Horspool, David, 1971-     Subjects     Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485.     York, House of.     Plantagenet, House of.     Bosworth Field, Battle of, England, 1485.     Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485.     Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.     Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History.     Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Horspool, David, 1971-       by title:      Richard III : a rule...       by call number:      942.046 R436h     Search the Web     Horspool, David, 1971-     Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485.     York, House of.     Plantagenet, House of.     Bosworth Field, Battle of, England, 1485.     Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485.     Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.     Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History.     Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485.       MARC Display

Richard III : a ruler and his reputation / David Horspool. by Horspool, David, 1971- Bloomsbury, 2015. Call #: 942.046 R436h Subjects Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485.   York, House of.   Plantagenet, House of.   Bosworth Field, Battle of, England, 1485.   Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485.   Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485.   Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History.   Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485. ISBN:  9781620405093 (hc.) 1620405091 (hc.) Edition:  First U.S. edition. Description:  viii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Notes:  First published in Great Britain in 2015. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-311) and index. Contents:  Introduction -- Son of the 'high and mighty prince": "His wit and reson wt drawen" ; "Infants, who have not offended against the king" ; At Fastolf's place ; "Into the parties of Flanders" ; Duke of Gloucester, Squire of Warwick ; "Little body and feeble strength" -- Exile and recovery: Richard of Wales ; "My lord of Gloucester travelled to Holland" ; "Ledyng the vaward of Kyng Edward" -- Warwick's heir: A bride for a prince ; A bridge on the River Somme ; Family business ; Lord of the North ; "To fight against James, King of Scotland" -- "To catch the English crown": Uncle and protector ; Friday the thirteenth ; "Ordeigned to reigne upon the people" -- "Her comyth Richard the third": "The princes in the tower" ; "To shine as a king" ; "The most untrewe creature lyvyng" -- "In one body there are many members": Castle of care ; "All Engeland, undyr an hogge" ; Evil reports -- "Tant le desieree" -- "My shadow as I pass": "By broken faith" ; "To secure a reassessment" ; Richard at rest. Summary:  "For many, Richard III is an obsession -- the Richard III Society has a huge membership, and Shakespeare's Histories have contributed to, if not his popularity, certainly his notoriety. Now, with the discovery of Richard III's bones under a parking lot in Leicester, England, interest in this divisive and enigmatic figure in British history is at an all-time high. It is a compelling story to scholars as well as general readers, who continue to seek out the kind of strong narrative history that David Horspool delivers in this biography of the king, dispassionately examining the legend as well as the man to uncover both what we know of his life, and the way that his reputation has been formed and re-formed over centuries. But beyond simply his reputation, there is no dispute that the last Plantagenet is a pivotal figure in English history -- his death signaled the end of the War of the Roses, and, arguably, the end of the medieval period in England -- and the author chronicles this tumultuous time with flair. A view of Richard that is fair to his historical character and to his background in the medieval world, authoritative in its assessment of a king who came to the throne under extraordinary circumstances. David Horspool is the author of Why Alfred Burned the Cakes"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Biography 942.046 R436h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 942.046 R436h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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