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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Life and Times of Richard III (1972)di Anthony Cheetham
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Anthony Cheetum theorizes on the questions the amateur Richard enthusiast wants answered: Did he murder his nephews in a power play for the throne? What impact did his reign have on the History of England? Was he really a hunchback? This biography is organized chronologically beginning with the birth of Richard and ending with his death. The book focuses mainly on the courtly intrigue and military battles of the War of The Roses and Richard’s ascension. We are also treated to many illustrations enlivening the key players and time period. The writing is academic and at times dry. It assumes readers only possess basic knowledge of the monarch, and so we are given a thorough account of his life. While Cheetem doesn’t offer any definitive answers, he does dissect the reigning theories with historical context, political analysis and first person narratives. And Cheetem to his credit strives to give a very balanced account of Richard, not painting him as villain or hero, but he lets the reader draw their own conclusions based on the evidence provided. The life and times of Richard III is a very worthwhile read for anyone with interest. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Richard III is one of the most mysterious figures in English history, and as such is the source of perennial fascination. Comparatively little is known of his early life, his appearance, his interests, for up to 1483 he played second fiddle to his more glorious older brothers, Edward 'this sun of York', and the feckless Clarence. Cheetham cuts through the legend and the propoganda to try to retrace the life of Richard, the forgotten years before he assumed the throne, and thus to place in focus those final hectic years before the last of the Plantagenets died on Bosworth Field. Did he really believe his brother and nephews were illegitimate? Why did he seize the throne? What happened to the princes in the tower? First published in 1992, and acknowledged as the inspiration behind Philippa Gregory's portrayal of Richard in her bestselling THE WHITE QUEEN, this new edition brings the story of England's most infamous monarch fully up to date. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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For those who wish a book with a lighter tone, and one that is kinder to Richard, this is a good candidate. Anthony Cheetham is a moderate "revisionist," meaning that he considers Richard more good than bad -- although he admits that Richard is likely responsible for his nephews' deaths. Throw in the illustrations and you have a good book to set at the other end of the bookshelf from Ross. There are books which are more pro-Richard than Cheetham's, and more anti-Richard's than Ross -- but I would bet, if we could somehow find the truth, that it would fall somewhere between Ross and Cheetham, not at one of the extreme. ( )