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Richard III in the North by M. J. Trow (2020, Hardcover)

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Richard III is England's most controversial king. Forever associated with the murder of his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, he divides the nation. As spectacular as his death at Bosworth in August 1485 - the last king of England to die in battle - the astonishing discovery of his bones under a Leicester car park five centuries later renewed interest in him and reopened old debates. Is he the world's most wicked uncle; or is he (in the words of the man who most smeared him) 'a prince more sinned against than sinning'?Richard was not born in the North; neither did he die there, but this detailed look at his life, tracing his steps over the thirty-three years that he lived, focuses on the area that he loved and made his own. As Lord of the North, he had castles at Middleham and Sheriff Hutton, Penrith and Sandal. He fought the Scots along the northern border and on their own territory. His son was born at Middleham and was invested as Prince of Wales at York Minster, where Richard planned to set up a college of 100 priests.His white boar device can be found in obscure corners of churches and castles; his laws, framed in the single parliament of his short reign, gave rights to the people who served him and loved him north of the Trent. And when he felt threatened or outnumbered by his enemies during the turbulent years of the Wars of the Roses, it was to the men of the North that he turned for support and advice. They became his knights of the body; members of the Council of the North which outlived Richard by a 150 years. They died with him at Bosworth.Although we cannot divorce Richard from the violent politics of the day or from events that happened far to the South, it was in the North that Richard's heart lay.The North was his home. It was the place he loved.

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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1526777177
ISBN-13
9781526777171
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27050404916

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Book Title
Richard III in the North
Author
M. J. Trow
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Royalty, Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6in

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Lc Classification Number
Da260
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"An wonderfully written and informative biography of an English monarch who lived in troubled times, " Richard III in the North " is an especially recommended addition to personal, community, college, and university library Medieval British History & Biography collections, and is a compelling read that is further enhanced for academia with the inclusion of two Appendices (Richard's Places in the North; The Murders of Richard III), a two page Selected Biography, and a four page Index."
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
942.046092
Dewey Edition
23

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