Richard III
Subtitle: England's black legend
By: Desmond Seward
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781605985756
Copyright date: 1983
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Biography; History
Description: A biography of the controversial British monarch examines the evidence of his guilt in politically motivated murders and attempts to portray his complex personality.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: Genealogical tables: The Houses of Lancaster, Beaufort and Tudor ; The House of York; title: Introduction: The black legend; title: The difficult birth; title: Our brother of Gloucester; title: Warwick tries to unmake a king; title: The wheel of fortune; title: First blood; title: The rivalry with Clarence; title: Richard in the north; title: Protector and defender; title: 'King Richard the Third'; title: 'Him that had best cause to be true'; title: The death of Richard's son; title: 'Our great heaviness'; title: 'The king's enemies be a-land'.