Richard, Duke of York: King by Right Matthew Lewis seeks to uncover the real man beneath the legend. The son of a traitor who inherited a dukedom aged four and became the wealthiest man in England at thirteen, he rebelled against his king, bringing bloody civil war t
| TITLE | : | Richard, Duke of York: King by Right |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.60 (271 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1445647443 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 336 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2016-10-31 |
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Richard, Duke of York is a man most frequently remembered by history as a pyromaniac who set England alight, his burning ambition and unquenchable desire for the throne igniting the Wars of the Roses. The son of a traitor who inherited a dukedom aged four and became the wealthiest man in England at thirteen, he rebelled against his king, bringing bloody civil war to England. Father to two kings and an ancestor of the Tudor dynasty, his legacy has long been written in blood.
Matthew Lewis seeks to uncover the real man beneath the legend. This book will delve into the source material to peel back the layers of myth and uncover a complex man, who pushed the limits of the political establishment, who dared to fight back and who was forced to do the unimaginable. A complex man with unrivaled power and authority, this book will question the accepted image of Richard, who has been reme
EDITORIAL :
'Richard, Duke of York is one of the most important but least-known figures of the fifteenth century: the man who lit the fuse that ignited the Wars of the Roses. His life and career are long overdue a reassessment, which Matthew Lewis provides in this much-needed biography.'--Dan Jones, bestselling author of The Hollow Crown
REVIEW :
Venture into the Alpha Centauri System to a little world called Beta Eight. The best advice I can give to the trainee is to just read a very small number of books - this being one of them - and never EVER read another muscle magazine. These admissions are my attempt to try and dispel the notion that only "hipsters" and "book worms" (or whatever snobbish terms "established" literary critics wish to use) can get into, and I mean really into, this man's writing.
I came into this book very casually-versed in literature. The importance of dynamics within the family of origin and the nuclear family was emphasized. I wasn’t able to put the whole puzzle together and completely figure it out until the final unveiling which is a major plus for me as a reader in a five-star romantic suspense. The book also contains many photographs by Robert Keziere, who perfectly captures the blea
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