Project Gutenberg 2005-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 94 Walpole, Horace 1717 1797 Orford, Horace Walpole, Earl of Walpole, Horatio Marshall, William Muralto, Onuphrio Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Marjorie Fulton "Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third" by Horace Walpole is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work critically examines the widely accepted narrative of Richard III's life and reign, challenging the established characterizations of him as a tyrant. The book seeks to unravel the layers of historical misrepresentation surrounding Richard III, suggesting that much of what is believed about him might stem from bias and conjecture rather than fact. At the start of the text, Walpole lays out his intention to scrutinize the credibility of traditional historians and their claims regarding Richard III's alleged crimes, including the murders of several prominent figures. He contemplates the qualifications and potential biases of these historians while detailing how history is often written by those with ulterior motives. Walpole introduces a critical lens through which he evaluates the veracity of historical accounts and highlights the lack of solid evidence to substantiate the darker aspects of Richard's reputation, thus setting the stage for an argument aimed at reassessing Richard III's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 237581 237525 2024-10-07T15:22:48.581229 2023-09-08T05:45:02.412323 text/html text/html 237574 237518 2024-10-07T15:22:48.820233 2023-09-08T05:45:02.544308 text/html text/html 179223 2024-10-07T15:22:55.911190 application/epub+zip 182026 2024-10-07T15:22:52.513220 application/epub+zip 148809 2024-10-07T15:22:51.215240 application/epub+zip 406852 2024-10-07T15:22:58.487185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395821 2024-10-07T15:22:55.103264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352585 2022-09-08T10:58:13.275960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223790 223772 2024-10-07T15:22:48.284258 2023-09-08T05:45:02.220330 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 203883 2024-05-27T08:00:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18705 2024-10-07T15:22:58.609203 application/rdf+xml 23065 2024-10-07T15:22:51.766252 image/jpeg 4423 2024-10-07T15:22:51.489251 image/jpeg 179326 2024-10-07T15:22:48.842267 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia