The Third Plantagenet: Duke of Clarence, Richard III's Brother: George, Duke of Clarence, Richard III's Brother - Rilegato

Ashdown-hill, John

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ISBN 10: 0752499491 ISBN 13: 9780752499499

Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2014

Riassunto

From the author of The Last Days of Richard III comes the first full biography of George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Kings Richard III and Edward IV

Less well-known than his brothers Edward IV and Richard III, George, Duke of Clarence has so had little written about him, that historians are faced with a series of questions: Where was he born? What was he really like? Was it his unpredictable behavior that set him against his brother Edward IV? George played a central role in the Wars of the Roses played out by his brothers—but was he for York or Lancaster? Who was really responsible for his execution? Is the story of his drowning in a barrel of wine—as he did in Richard III—true? And was "false, fleeting, perjur'd Clarence" in some ways the role model behind the 16th-century defamation of Richard III? Finally, where was he buried and what became of his body? Can the DNA used recently to test the remains of his younger brother, Richard III, also reveal the truth about the supposed "Clarence bones" in Tewkesbury? John Ashdown-Hill exposes the myths surrounding this pivotal and central Plantagenet, with remarkable results.

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L'autore:

John Ashdown-Hill is a historian and a member of the Royal Historical Society, the Society of Genealogists, the Richard III Society, and the Centre Européen d’Etudes Bourguignonnes. The author of The Last Days of Richard III, he has been heavily involved in the DNA testing of Richard III's remains. He is also the author of Eleanor, the Secret Queen. He has appeared on NPR and the Smithsonian Channel as an expert on Richard III.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: History Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0752499491
• ISBN 13: 9780752499499
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224