Project Gutenberg 2014-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 121 Holinshed, Raphael Holinshed, Raphaell Holinshead, Raphael Holingshed, Raphael Holynshed, Raphael Holinshed, Ralph Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (6 of 9) Richard the Third, Third Sonne to Richard Duke of Yorke, and Uncle to Edward the Fift Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (6 of 9)" by Holinshed is a historical account written during the late 16th century. This work offers a detailed examination of English history, particularly focusing on the reign of King Richard III and the tumultuous events surrounding his ascent to the throne, including the political machinations and intrigues of the period. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to the backstory of King Richard III, detailing his rise to power following the death of his brother, Edward IV. The opening chapters vividly recount Richard's coronation alongside Queen Anne, as well as the initial discontent and suspicion surrounding his rule. It also sets the stage for the darker elements of his reign, notably the alleged murder of his young nephews, the rightful heirs, which establishes a prevailing theme of betrayal and ambition that characterizes the unfolding events. This gripping introduction keenly prepares the reader for a deep exploration of power, morality, and the darker aspects of human ambition in a royal setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45611/45611-h/images/cover.jpg en Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 272033 272042 2024-09-19T07:02:07.658357 2023-09-20T03:32:22.272309 text/html text/html 272938 2014-05-07T19:17:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 234387 2014-05-07T19:20:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261535 2024-09-19T07:02:11.351372 application/epub+zip 267173 2024-09-19T07:02:08.283348 application/epub+zip 168901 2024-09-19T07:02:07.972397 application/epub+zip 347716 2024-09-19T07:02:13.812393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341404 2024-09-19T07:02:11.053343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243325 2022-09-20T18:57:07.599601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254297 254193 2024-09-19T07:02:07.349381 2023-09-20T03:32:21.864298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 253695 2014-05-07T19:17:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91841 2014-05-07T19:20:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 253729 2014-05-07T19:19:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91719 2014-05-07T19:20:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20773 2024-09-19T07:02:13.942328 application/rdf+xml 21351 2024-09-19T07:02:08.048377 image/jpeg 2588 2024-09-19T07:02:08.010360 image/jpeg 235372 2024-09-19T07:02:07.685501 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