Richard III - The Self-Made King

An "excellent new biography" (Keith Thomas, New York Review of Books) of the wily and formidable prince who unexpectedly became monarch-the most infamous king in British history"An intricately detailed account of Richard's every recorded move on his journey from younger son of the powerful Duke of York to the last of England's mediaeval monarchs."-Mark Jones, Albion MagazineThe reign of Richard III, the last Yorkist king and the final monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty, marked a turning point in British history. But despite his lasting legacy, Richard only ruled as king for the final two years of his life. While much attention has been given to his short reign, Michael Hicks explores the whole of Richard's fascinating life and traces the unfolding of his character and career from his early years as the son of a duke to his violent death at the battle of Bosworth.Hicks explores how Richard-villainized for his imprisonment and probable killing of the princes-applied his experience to overcome numerous setbacks and adversaries. Richard proves a complex, conflicted individual whose Machiavellian tact and strategic foresight won him a kingdom. He was a reformer who planned big changes, but lost the opportunity to fulfill them and to retain his crown.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Hicks, Michael (King Alfred's College) Hicks
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780300259186
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25918-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book; Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, Medieval History, Biography: royalty, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval