Reviews for Richard III

The average rating for Richard III based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-09-23 00:00:00 Chad Olson This book was written in the format of a PhD thesis. The author explained that there wasn't enough information about Richard as a young person. We know that he was the third in succession to the throne. Richard III was the inspiration for one of Shakespeare plays. There he was portrayed as an evil person and that was deformed by a hump. This is what Shakespeare and other authors portrayed Richard 1) That he was responsible for the killing of the rightful heir to the throne and his brother. 2) That he was a ruthless person 3) That he was deformed. That he had a hump. That he was responsible for the killing of the princes in the Tower. He did send them to the Tower but cannot had been proved that he had them killed. During his time, the way to gain power and land was through war. He know that Richard was a great warrior. And that he had sclerosis but not a hump. Some years ago Richard's bones were found and they told the experts how he died and his disease. Because of the bones, they found a person in England that had the same sclerosis that Richard had and it was proved that he was a very agile warrior. With his death, the Plantagenet line ended and the Tudors took over. Henry VI took over. I love this period in the english history. What I couldn't understand how he concluded his book. He understands that his discovery didn't change history.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-02-11 00:00:00 K E Baxter This is a clear, concise account of the source surrounding Richard's relationship to power.