Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research

It will be interesting, in conclusion, to examine the critical treatment of these questions by the latest historian who has written on the subject.[1] Mr. Gairdner argues in fav...

Henry Tydder, _alias_ Tudor, must now take his place in the dock. Let us first see what manner of man this fortunate adventurer was. In 1485 he was twenty-eight years of age. He...

7. Execution of Hastings. 8. Execution of Rivers, Vaughan, Grey, and Haute. 9. The 'Usurpation.' 10. Refusal of Buckingham's petition. 11. Second coronation at York. 12. Poisoni...

King Richard was a young man in his thirtieth year when he came to the throne. During the previous ten years he had acquired considerable administrative experience, and had show...

1. The Deformity. 2. Murder of Edward of Lancaster. 3. Murder of Henry VI. 4. Marriage with Anne Nevill. 5. Treatment of the Countess of Warwick. 6. Death of Clarence.

At Richard's accession we may pause to glance at the condition of the people of England 420 years ago, not in any minute detail, not probing the matter to any depth, but with th...

When the Lancastrians, after their success at St. Albans, had failed before London, they retreated northwards with the person of Henry VI., and proceeded to collect forces in Yo...

Richard's headquarters were at Nottingham Castle, the 'Castle of Care' as he had called it, since he received the news of his son's death there. With the aid of the loan a force...

The dynasty of the Plantagenets had reigned over England for more than three centuries, when the last King of that royal race fell at the battle of Bosworth. Under the Plantagen...

It is necessary to look back a few years in order to consider the lives of the mother and son who now, for a time, come prominently into connection with the life story of Richar...

The Queen and her relations had acquired predominating influence in the counsels of Edward IV. Her brother Anthony was Earl Rivers, another brother Lionel was Bishop of Salisbur...

The young princes, George and Richard, were in Holland for about six months, under the protection of the Duke of Burgundy. They resided at Utrecht. Then the news came of Edward'...

In attempting an impartial consideration of the question of the fate of King Edward's sons, it must always be remembered that the main argument against their uncle is made to re...

In October 1460, the Duke and Duchess of York, with young Edmund Earl of Rutland, reached London. The Duke's superior right to the crown, as representative of the second son of...

There was long delay in the arrival of Queen Margaret in England with reinforcements. She was prevented from sailing by contrary winds at Harfleur. Three times the ships put to...

While the King was engaged at Tewkesbury, the bastard of his uncle, Lord Fauconberg, made an attack on London Bridge, and when he was repulsed, he retreated to Sandwich. This di...

The castle of Fotheringhay[1] was the birthplace of our last Plantagenet king. This venerable pile stood on the banks of the river Nen, in Northamptonshire, amidst 'marvellous f...

Mr. Gairdner's view of the alleged crimes . . . . . . . . 281 Views stated in Mr. Gairdner's preface . . . . . . . . . . 282 Richard's character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Description of Henry VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 His lawless executions after Bosworth . . . . . . . . . . 247 Responsible for the lives of royal children . . . . ....

Reckless profusion of abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Deformity. Statement of Rous and Morton . . . . . . . . . 185 The truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Description of the King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Treatment of his nephews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Coronation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Some account of Morton, the chief accuser . . . . . . . . 205-207 Misrepresentation of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208-210 Cunning misrepresentations respecting Hasting...

Treachery of the Stanleys explained . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 149 King Richard's military talent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 English pluck displayed by Richard . . . . . ....

Description of Edward IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Edward proclaimed King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 22 March to the north. Yorkist leaders . . . . . . ....

Rests on the truth or falsehood of previous crimes . . . . 233 Richard's antecedents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Nothing to fear from his nephews . . . . . . . . . ....

The Duke of York declared Heir-Apparent . . . . . . . . . 9 The Duke and his family united at Baynard's Castle . . . . 10 March to Sandal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Results of the Lancastrian usurpation . . . . . . . . . . 103 Effects of the Wars of the Roses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 No destruction of the nobility . . . . . . . . . . ....

Return of George and Richard from Holland . . . . . . . . 38 Their Dukedoms, Earldoms and Richard's K.G. . . . . . . . 38 Richard chief mourner at his father's obsequies . . . ....

Conspiracy of the Woodvilles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Richard made Protector by his brother's will . . . . . . . 89 Arrest of Rivers and his colleagues . . . . . . . . ....

The Plantagenet Dynasty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Character and position of the accusers . . . . . . . . . . 167 Extravagance of their caricature . . . . . . . . . ....

Margaret and Edward land at Weymouth . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Advance to Bristol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 King Edward's plan of campaign . . . . . . . . . . ....

Richard's march to Sandwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Marriage of Richard and Anne Nevill . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 82 Richard with his brother in France . . . . . . . ....

Description of Fotheringhay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possessions of the Duke of York. Marriage . . . . . . . . 2, 3 Birth of Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Birth and marriage of Margaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54 Birth of Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Adventures in the wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....