Richard III: Fiction and Non-Fiction
Explore the best fiction and non-fiction books about Richard III. Discover gripping historical novels, biographies, and expert analyses of England's controversial king.
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Richard III
by William Shakespeare
The authoritative edition of Richard III from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. In Richard …
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The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
A hospitalized English policeman reconstructs historical evidence concerning Richard III's role in the murder of Edward IV's two sons.
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The Life and Times of Richard III
by Anthony Cheetham
Richard III is one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in English history. His early life is overshadowed by the prominence of his older …
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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower
by A. J. Pollard
Was Richard III a victim or villian? This book explores the events surrounding his life to look at the facts behind the folklore. surrounding his …
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Good King Richard?
by Jeremy Potter
"Richard III, the so-called 'last English King of England' and the wicked uncle of popular tradition, is the most controversial and enigmatic of monarchs. Still …
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The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman
A historical novel that re-creates the life of Richard III in fifteenth-century England, presenting the monarch as a gifted man and romantic hero who was …
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The Rose of York
by Sandra Worth
In a tumultuous era the passions of a few rule the destiny of England.
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The Murders of Richard III
by Elizabeth Peters
When attractive American Jacqueline Kirby is invited to an English country mansion for a weekend costume affair, she expects only one mystery. Since the hosts …
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To Prove a Villain
by Guy M. Townsend
A rich historical novel that once again investigates the question or whether of not Richard III was a villain.
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The Princes in the Tower
by Alison Weir
Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain …
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman
by Vanora Bennett
In an epic tale set against a backdrop of civil-war torn sixteenth-century Europe, portraitist Hans Holbein the Younger flees to the safety of Tudor England …
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Richard the Third
by Paul Murray Kendall
"The best biography of Richard III that has been written."—A. L. Rowse, Chicago Tribune Paul Murray Kendall's masterful account of the life of England's King …
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A Brief History of the Wars of the Roses
by Desmond Seward
During the 15th century, England was riven in bloody conflict between the Houses of York and Lancaster over who should claim the crown. Out of …
