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Richard III (Penguin Monarchs): A Failed King?
Rosemary Horrox
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Description for Richard III (Penguin Monarchs): A Failed King?
Hardback. Series: Penguin Monarchs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120. Weight in Grams: 567.
No English king has so divided opinion, both during his reign and in the centuries since, more than Richard III.
He was loathed in his own time for the never-confirmed murder of his young nephews, the Princes in the Tower, and died fighting his own subjects on the battlefield. This is the vision of Richard we have inherited from Shakespeare. Equally, he inspired great loyalty in his followers.
In this enlightening, even-handed study, Rosemary Horrox builds a complex picture of a king who by any standard failed as a monarch. He was killed after only two years on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Penguin Monarchs
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141978932
SKU
V9780141978932
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About Rosemary Horrox
Rosemary Horrox is a Life Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Her books include Richard III: A Study of Service.
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