Richard Duke of Gloucester as Lord Protector and High Constable of England Quotes

“If we are to approach these sources – and Richard III – with an open mind, we need to take into account (a) the Tudor regime’s need to justify its seizure of the throne, (b) the decades that elapsed after Richard’s lifetime before these myriad narratives appeared in print,124 and (c) the scant opportunity available, at that time or since, to verify any of these tales, which historians today would consider it rash to accept were it not that they have become woven into the fabric of our national identity.”
― Annette Carson, Richard Duke of Gloucester as Lord Protector and High Constable of England

“In dealing with treason the court superseded the right of the nobility to trial by their assembled peers, and it also extended to encompass not only the ranks of miles but all levels of society.”
― Annette Carson, Richard Duke of Gloucester as Lord Protector and High Constable of England

“It is crucial to understand, therefore, that the Law of Arms was an internationally recognized system of legal jurisdiction which proceeded in accordance with the forms of civil law, and required neither indictments nor juries.”
― Annette Carson, Richard Duke of Gloucester as Lord Protector and High Constable of England