Although his reign is a relatively short period of time, Richard III is one of England's most controversial kings. His life and wisdom have inspired a great deal of literature, not least the great Shakespearean play.

The controversy surrounds his seizure of the throne in 1485, the mystery of the disappearance of the princes in the tower, his defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. This new biography takes a careful view of Richard III and the surrounding controversies, and explore them in the broader context of the period.

Determining Richard's character as a central hub for analyzing his actions, David Hibson emphasizes the need to separate the man himself from the cartoon that has often been painted. This research includes new research and unpublished material.

This book should be read to all interested in Richard III as King, and in the development of English property and society at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern era.

I want that book.