The Religious Life Of Richard Iii
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The Religious Life Of Richard Iii
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Author : Jonathan Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 1997
The Religious Life Of Richard Iii written by Jonathan Hughes and has been published by Alan Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this controversial new study, Hughes argues that although Richard was indeed guilty of, or implicated in, most, if not all of the crimes of which he has been accused, this ruthless, inscrutable man was also very religious, an austere practitioner of a chivalric code of ethics, a public benefactor and protector of the Church, a founder of charities, one who in his public pronouncements upheld a strict, puritanical code of sexual morality in marked contrast to many of his fellow courtiers.
The Hours Of Richard Iii
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Author : Anne F. Sutton
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2024-02-29
The Hours Of Richard Iii written by Anne F. Sutton and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As a person's religious convictions, especially in times past, can be considered fundamental to their character and behaviour, the nature of King Richard III's piety has been the subject of considerable debate. Much of this controversy has focused on the Book of Hours adopted by the king for his own private use following his coronation, and to which certain prayers, including that known as the 'Prayer of Richard III', were added. In The Hours of Richard III Ricardian experts Anne F. Sutton and Livia Visser-Fuchs explore the manuscript and the prayer's text. The manuscript (now preserved in Lambeth Palace Library) was originally produced in London around 1420 and the text shows the preoccupations of a devout man of the fifteenth century, while its decoration showcases the development of London manuscript illumination during that period. Moreover, in this analysis of the manuscript, the authors offer an insight into the personality of Richard III, one of the most controversial figures in medieval history.
History Of The Life And Reign Of Richard The Third
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Author : James Gairdner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
History Of The Life And Reign Of Richard The Third written by James Gairdner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Great Britain categories.
The History Of King Richard Iii
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Author : Saint Thomas More
language : en
Publisher: Hesperus Classics
Release Date : 2005
The History Of King Richard Iii written by Saint Thomas More and has been published by Hesperus Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Richard III's reputation stands as one of the most evil men in history - a manipulating and murderous man who would stop at nothing to become king. Much of what modern scholarship knows of him stems from Thomas More's critical biography, which itself proved the inspiration for Shakespeare's play. Focusing on the final years of Richard III's life, Sir Thomas More describes a man captivated - and corrupted - by the thrill of power. He reveals how he twisted God's laws to justify his actions, making even his most notorious crime - the imprisonment and subsequent murder of his nephews in the Tower - acceptable for his cause. The result is the portrayal of a truly monstrous king, and a fascinating insight into the mind of Sir Thomas More, and his motivations behind the 'blackening' of Richard III's name.
The History Of Richard Iii
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Author : Thomas More
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-11-30
The History Of Richard Iii written by Thomas More and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-30 with categories.
Thomas More - a public servant who from 1518 served on Henry VIII's Privy Council and later became Lord Chancellor - wrote his History of King Richard III between around 1513 and 1518. More's account - which dramatised conflicts, provided descriptions of both body and mind, and looked for causes as well as recording facts - was popular and was incorporated into the work of other chroniclers, including Holinshed and Stow, as well as influencing dramatists such as Shakespeare. The work survives in English and Latin versions, both unfinished, with some variation in detail between the two. More borrows freely from other Tudor accounts of Richard's reign, such as those by John Rous and Polydore Vergil, and adds original detail from direct testimony.
The History Of King Richard The Third
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Author : Thomas More
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2005-11-03
The History Of King Richard The Third written by Thomas More and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-03 with Fiction categories.
The History of King Richard the Third is Thomas More's English masterpiece. With the help of Shakespeare, whose Richard the Third took More's work as its principal model, the History determined the historical reputation of an English king and spawned a seemingly endless controversy about the justness of that reputation. George M. Logan has produced a scholarly yet accessible edition of the History, designed to make More's exhilarating work fully accessible to 21st-century readers. More's text is presented here with modern English spelling and punctuation, and with full annotation of linguistic difficulties and the historical background. The text is preceded by a general introduction, a chronology, and suggestions for further reading. An appendix reprints passages from key sources and analogues, enabling the reader to see how More worked with his English sources and classical models, and finally how Shakespeare worked with More.
History Of The Life And Reign Of Richard The Third With The Story Of Perkin Warbeck
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Author : James Gairdner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
History Of The Life And Reign Of Richard The Third With The Story Of Perkin Warbeck written by James Gairdner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with categories.
The Life And Times Of Richard Iii
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Author : Anthony Cheetham
language : en
Publisher: Welcome Rain Publishers
Release Date : 1998
The Life And Times Of Richard Iii written by Anthony Cheetham and has been published by Welcome Rain Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Richard III is one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in English history. His early life is overshadowed by the prominence of his older brothers, Edward 'the sun of York', and the feckless Clarence, and comparatively little is known about him. But the untimely death of Edward IV in 1483 forced Richard into the limelight and the last three years of his life have taken on the character of a detective story. Did Richard really believe his brother and nephews were illegitimate? Why did he seize the throne? What did happen to the Princes in the tower? It was only natural that Henry Tudor should vilify his predecessor and hold him responsible for ever heinous deed. But some later historians have tried to redress the balance and portray him as the most unfairly maligned and glorious monarch of the period. The author cuts through the legend and the propaganda and reaches back to retrace the forgotten period of Richard's life. He thus places in context those final years before the last of the Plantagenets died on Bosworth Field.
Richard Iii Makers Of History Series
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Author : Jacob Abbott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-05-20
Richard Iii Makers Of History Series written by Jacob Abbott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-20 with categories.
Preface King Richard the Third, known commonly in history as Richard the Usurper, was perhaps as bad a man as the principle of hereditary sovereignty ever raised to the throne, or perhaps it should rather be said, as the principle of hereditary sovereignty ever made. There is no evidence that his natural disposition was marked with any peculiar depravity. He was made reckless, unscrupulous, and cruel by the influences which surrounded him, and the circumstances in which he lived, and by being habituated to believe, from his earliest childhood, that the family to which he belonged were born to live in luxury and splendor, and to reign, while the millions that formed the great mass of the community were created only to toil and to obey. The manner in which the principles of pride, ambition, and desperate love of power, which were instilled into his mind in his earliest years, brought forth in the end their legitimate fruits, is clearly seen by the following narrative. About the author Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. On November 14, 1803, Abbott was born in Hallowell, Maine to Jacob Abbott II and Betsey Chandler. He attended the Hallowell Academy. Abbott graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820. At some point during his years there, he supposedly added the second "t" to his surname, to avoid being "Jacob Abbot the 3rd" (although one source notes he did not actually begin signing his name with two t's until several years later). Abbott studied at Andover Theological Seminary in 1821, 1822, and 1824. He taught in Portland academy and was tutor in Amherst College during the next year. From 1825 to 1829 Abbott was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association in 1826; founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829, and was principal of it in 1829-1833; was pastor of Eliot Congregational Church (which he founded), at Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1834-1835; and was, with his brothers, a founder, and in 1843-1851 a principal of Abbott's Institute, and in 1845-1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City. He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. He wrote 180 books and was a coauthor or editor of 31 more. He died in Farmington, Maine, where he had spent part of his time after 1839, and where his brother, Samuel Phillips Abbott, founded the Abbott School. His Rollo Books, such as Rollo at Play, Rollo in Europe, etc., are the best known of his writings, having as their chief characters a representative boy and his associates. In them Abbott did for one or two generations of young American readers a service not unlike that performed earlier, in England and America, by the authors of Evenings at Home, The History of Sandford and Merton, and The Parent's Assistant. To follow up his Rollo books, he wrote of Uncle George, using him to teach the young readers about ethics, geography, history, and science. He also wrote 22 volumes of biographical histories and a 10 volume set titled the Franconia Stories. (wikipedia.org)
Richard Iii S Books
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Author : Anne F. Sutton
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2024-02-29
Richard Iii S Books written by Anne F. Sutton and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Richard III, the most notorious and most discussed of English kings, was also unusual among his contemporaries in regularly signing his books. This characteristic, among others, has enabled Anne Sutton and Livia Visser-Fuchs to reconstruct his library, and link it to the culture and reading habits of his generation. The books of Richard III are typical of what was available to and popular with the medieval reader – religion, chivalry, history, genealogy, advice on how to govern, romance and prophecy – and allow us to draw an interesting overview of fifteenth-century opinions. Each type of book is examined on its own terms and then related to the known preoccupations of Richard himself, his associates and to the political practices of his time. Containing valuable biographical material, insights into the history and politics of the later fifteenth century, and much detail on late medieval piety and other important aspects of contemporary culture, this fully illustrated survey has wide-ranging significance for all who study the history and literature of the medieval period.