The Last Champion of York: Francis Lovell, Richard III's Truest Friend

by Stephen David

Between 1483 and 1485 Viscount Francis Lovell was one of the most important and influential men in the government of his childhood friend Richard III, becoming the King's Chamberlain and a Knight of the Garter. Lovell continued to support a Ricardian claim to the throne long after Richard III's death at Bosworth, and his elusive presence cast a dark shadow over the early years of Henry VII's reign. He became Henry VII's most persistent and dangerous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719828236
• ISBN13: 9780719828232
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 240 Pages