Richard III - His Life and Character Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research

This 1906 biography of England's last Plantagenet king was among the first and most important Ricardian apologias for a general readership.

List of contents

Preface; Part I: 1. Birth and childhood; 2. Death of Richard's father and bother at the battle of Wakefield; 3. The crowning victory of Towton; 4. The crown won and lost - battle of Barnet; 5. Margaret of Anjou and her son Edward; 6. The battle of Tewkesbury; 7. Married life and public services of Richard duke of Gloucester; 8. Accession of Richard III; 9. Condition of the people; 10. Reign of Richard III; 11. The battle of Bosworth; Part II: 1. The authorities; 2. Examination of the charges against Richard III; 3. Further charges against Richard III; 4. The main charge against Richard III; 5. Henry Tudor in the dock; 6. Mr Gairdner's Richard III; Index.

Summary

This 1906 biography was one of the first and most important Ricardian apologias for a general readership. The distinguished geographer Sir Clements Markham (1830–1916) sought to restore the reputation of England's last Plantagenet king, arguing that Richard had been unfairly maligned by the Tudors and by later historians.

Product details

• Authors: Clements R. Markham, Clements R. Sir Markham, Sir Clements Markham
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781108071451
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07145-1
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 15th & 16th Centuries; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 15th & 16th Centuries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval