Richard III and His Rivals: Magnates and Their Motives in the Wars of the Roses

by Michael Hicks

Book Overview

Richard III is undoubtedly the dominant personality in this collection of essays, but not in his capacity as king of England. Richard was Duke of Gloucester far longer than he was king. For most of his career, he was a subject, not a monarch, the equal of the great nobility. He is seen here in the company of his fellows: Warwick the Kingmaker, Clarence, Northumberland, Somerset, Hastings a the Wydevilles. His relations with these rivals, all of whom...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852850531
• ISBN13: 9781852850531
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"