{"product_id":"richard-iii-paperback-7","title":"Richard III - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDesmond Seward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare's Richard III was 'determined to prove a villain', but what was the true nature of England's final Plantagenet King?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the victory of Henry Tudor, the usurping dynasty made an effort to besmirch the last Plantagenet's reputation, and some historians claim that Richard's \"black legend\" is nothing more than political propaganda. Yet such an interpretation, as Desmond Seward shows in this powerfully argued book, suggests a refusal to face the facts of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven in the king's lifetime there were rumours about his involvement in the murders of Henry VI and of his nephews, the \"Princes in the Tower,\" while his reign was considered by many to be a nightmare, not least for the king himself. The real Richard III was both a chilling and compelling monarch, a peculiarly grim young English precursor of Machiavelli's Prince.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeping aside sentimental fantasy, this is a colourful, authoritative biography that offers a definitive picture of both the age and the man.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Desmond Seward: \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A well written and colourful account of an intriguing period in English history' - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Perhaps the best, and certainly the most readable, of recent biographies' - \u003cem\u003eJohn Julius Norwich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A valuable addition to the file, a biography of strong feeling and firmly held conviction arrived at after long thought... It is most readable' - \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesmond Seward\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British popular historian, best known for \u003cem\u003eThe Hundred Years War\u003c\/em\u003e, never out of print since 1978, \u003cem\u003eThe Monks of War, The Wars of the Roses\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRichard III\u003c\/em\u003e - all republished by the Folio Society. His latest is \u003cem\u003eThe Demon's Brood\u003c\/em\u003e, a history of the Plantagenet kings in one short volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726940770367,"sku":"9781839013539","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f85826e98d7549360081d50e827ab210.webp?v=1765112925","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/richard-iii-paperback-7","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}