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Richard III (Revealing History)
Richard III has been written off in history as one of England’s evil kings. His usurpation of the throne from his nephew Edward V and then subsequent generations of pro-Tudor historians ensured his fame as the disfigured murderer portrayed by Shakespeare. In the twentieth century, Richard found his apologists, those who saw him as more sinned against than sinning. This bio...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
August 1st 2001
by Tempus
(first published May 1992)
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Michael Hicks pulls apart and analyses the Tudor propaganda and contemporary chroniclers that has shaped the image of Richard III in order to find the truth behind the fiction. He declares in the introduction that this book is not a conventional life biography but instead is a focus on Richard's reputation and how it changed and was distorted over time. The book is therefore to the point, with an expectation that the reader has some background knowledge of the period. Hicks sets out the argument...more
To begin with, some good quotes:
"King Henry VII was a king elected by proportional representation. He was the first choice of very few, but he had won the first transferable vote of Tudors, Lancastrians, Yorkists, Welshmen and Frenchmen, each with their own axe to grind, who knew nothing substantial against him and hated Richard." (pg 183)
"The real Richard was never as interesting or as popular as he is today." (pg 198)
This book proved to me that there are some small benefits to narrative histor...more
"King Henry VII was a king elected by proportional representation. He was the first choice of very few, but he had won the first transferable vote of Tudors, Lancastrians, Yorkists, Welshmen and Frenchmen, each with their own axe to grind, who knew nothing substantial against him and hated Richard." (pg 183)
"The real Richard was never as interesting or as popular as he is today." (pg 198)
This book proved to me that there are some small benefits to narrative histor...more
Interesting read. Good to see a analysis of Richard not swayed by many portrayals of him as a tyrant.
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Michael Hicks (born 1948) is an English historian, specialising on the history of late medieval England, in particular the Wars of the Roses. Hicks studied with C. A. J. Armstrong and Charles Ross while a student at the University of Bristol. He is today Professor of Mediev...more
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Michael Hicks (born 1948) is an English historian, specialising on the history of late medieval England, in particular the Wars of the Roses. Hicks studied with C. A. J. Armstrong and Charles Ross while a student at the University of Bristol. He is today Professor of Mediev...more
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