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The Lost Prince: Classic Histories Series (häftad, eng)
Did Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the Princes on the Tower, survive his imprisonment? In this revealing new book medieval historian...
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Did Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the Princes on the Tower, survive his imprisonment? In this revealing new book medieval historian David Baldwin presents an original and intriguing scenario. On 27 December 1550 an old man named Richard Plantagenet was buried at Eastwell in Kent.
He had spent much of his life working as a bricklayer at St John''s Abbey, Colchester, but, unusually for a bricklayer, he could read Latin. Reluctant to give any account of his background, he eventually told his employer that he was a natural son of Richard III. Yet, if this was true, why was he not publicly acknowledged by the king? Richard III made provision for his other bastards, John of Gloucester and Katherine.
The fact that he was called Richard Plantagenet is also revealing. Had he simply been Richard III''s bastard, he would have been styled ''of Gloucester'' or given the name of his birthplace. And, most tellingly of all, where is the evidence that Prince Richard actually died? David Baldwin opens up an entirely new line of investigation and offers a startling solution to one of the most enduring mysteries in English history and a final exoneration for Richard III.
He had spent much of his life working as a bricklayer at St John''s Abbey, Colchester, but, unusually for a bricklayer, he could read Latin. Reluctant to give any account of his background, he eventually told his employer that he was a natural son of Richard III. Yet, if this was true, why was he not publicly acknowledged by the king? Richard III made provision for his other bastards, John of Gloucester and Katherine.
The fact that he was called Richard Plantagenet is also revealing. Had he simply been Richard III''s bastard, he would have been styled ''of Gloucester'' or given the name of his birthplace. And, most tellingly of all, where is the evidence that Prince Richard actually died? David Baldwin opens up an entirely new line of investigation and offers a startling solution to one of the most enduring mysteries in English history and a final exoneration for Richard III.
Format | Häftad |
Språk | Engelska |
Utgivningsdatum | 2016-10-06 |
ISBN | 9780750978569 |
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- Häftad, Engelska, The History Press Ltd, 2016-10-06, 9780750978569
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