Richard IIIUniversity of California Press, 1983 - 265 pages Examines how Richard came to power in fifteenth-century Britain and attempts to reconcile his ruthless political actions with his beneficent rule. |
Table des matières
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS page | xi |
INTRODUCTION | xix |
THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER | xl |
Fortunes of a Younger Son 14521471 | 3 |
Gloucester Clarence and the Court 14711483 | 24 |
Richard Duke of Gloucester | 44 |
The Events of April to June 1483 | 63 |
The Fate of Edward IVs Sons | 96 |
The Rebellion of 1483 and its Consequences | 105 |
The King in Person | 127 |
The Search for Support | 147 |
Foreign Policy and the Defence of the Realm | 191 |
August 1485 | 210 |
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