Richard III
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Matthew Waterson
Release:
12/31/2019
Release:
12/31/2019
Release:
12/31/2019
Release:
12/31/2019
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14h 3m
Runtime:
14h 3m
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14h 3m
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“A rigorous, evenhanded reassessment of the rise and fall of fifteenth-century English monarch Richard III…Those looking to gain a richer, more nuanced view of the oft-caricatured king will find it in Hicks’s circumspect presentation.”
Publishers Weekly
The definitive biography and assessment of the wily and formidable prince who unexpectedly became monarch—the most infamous king in British history
The reign of Richard III, the last Yorkist king and the final monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty, marked a turning point in British history. But despite his lasting legacy, Richard only ruled as king for the final two years of his life. While much attention has been given to his short reign, Michael Hicks explores the whole of Richard's fascinating life and traces the unfolding of his character and career from his early years as the son of a duke to his violent death at the battle of Bosworth.
Hicks explores how Richard—villainized for his imprisonment and probable killing of the princes—applied his experience to overcome numerous setbacks and adversaries. Richard proves a complex, conflicted individual whose Machiavellian tact and strategic foresight won him a kingdom. He was a reformer who planned big changes, but lost the opportunity to fulfill them and to retain his crown.
The reign of Richard III, the last Yorkist king and the final monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty, marked a turning point in British history. But despite his lasting legacy, Richard only ruled as king for the final two years of his life. While much attention has been given to his short reign, Michael Hicks explores the whole of Richard's fascinating life and traces the unfolding of his character and career from his early years as the son of a duke to his violent death at the battle of Bosworth.
Hicks explores how Richard—villainized for his imprisonment and probable killing of the princes—applied his experience to overcome numerous setbacks and adversaries. Richard proves a complex, conflicted individual whose Machiavellian tact and strategic foresight won him a kingdom. He was a reformer who planned big changes, but lost the opportunity to fulfill them and to retain his crown.
Release:
2019-12-31
2019-12-31
2019-12-31
2019-12-31
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
14h 3m
14h 3m
14h 3m
14h 3m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
audio
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0.98 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781515945703
9781665204873
9781665204880
9781515945710
Publisher:
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
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