TY - BOOK AU - Dockray,Keith AU - Hammond,P.W. TI - Richard III: from contemporary chronicles, letters and records SN - 9781781553138 U1 - 942.046 RIC PY - 2013/// PB - Fonthill Media KW - Richard KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Richard III, 1483-1485 KW - Sources N2 - No English king has suffered wider fluctuations of reputation than Richard III, perhaps the most controversial ruler England has ever had. Vilified by critics as a ruthless master of intrigue and a callous murderer, he has been no less extravagantly praised by defenders of his reputation against Tudor and Shakespearian charges of tyranny. This book, by its presentation of contemporary and near contemporary sources, enables the reader to get behind the mythology and gain a more realistic picture of the king ER -