Richard III in fiction and nonfiction
Explore the best fiction and nonfiction books about Richard III, from historical accounts to gripping novels. Discover the real king and his legendary portrayal in literature.
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The Tragedy of King Richard the Third
by William Shakespeare
"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important …
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We Speak No Treason Flowering:Book 1
by Rosemary Hawley Jarman
In this superb novel, as spell-binding as any tale of high adventure, but firmly based upon contemporary records, Richard III lives again through the eyes …
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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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Royal Blood
by Bertram Fields
Notoriously immortalied by Shakespeare and historians, he is history's most infamous royal villian: Richard III, king of England from 1483 to 1485. Crazed with power …
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Richard III
by Sean Cunningham
Richard III: villain or hero? He was only on the throne for just over two years, yet Richard is probably the most controversial monarch in …