The Search for Richard III - The King's Grave - Jones, Michael & Langley, Philippa

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-10-03 Pages: 320 Language: English Publisher:. John Murray Publishers Ltd The perfect Christmas gift Discover the official inside story of the life. death and remarkable discovery of history's most controversial monarch. On 22 August 1485 Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field. the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious opponent. Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII). went on to found one of our most famous ruling dynasties. Richards body was displayed in undignified fashion for two days in nearby Leicester and then hurriedly buried in the church of the Greyfriars Fifty years later. at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries. the kings grave was lost -. its contents believed to be emptied into the river Soar - and Richard . IIIs reputation buried under a mound of Tudor propaganda Its culmination was Shakespeare's compelling portray...

Softcover. English, John Murray. 2013. ISBN: 9781848548916. 288 pp. Good. Book No: 82980