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More’s History of King Richard III. hand by which he should be driven thereunto, for his tribute out of France he had obtained before, and the year foregoing his death he had obtained Berwick Castle. matter whereof this book shall treat, it is therefore appropriate to show you somewhat, before we further go, what manner of man this was who could find in his heart so much mischief to conceive

Thomas More was only a small child when Richard III died at the Battle of. .One of the best history books I've read.

It is, however, a marvellous example of propaganda. After having read Richard the Third, it was interesting to see Thomas More's 'History' of him, but hardly as interesting as Shakespeare's play - probably because it's like this long recitation of events instead of characters acting on-stage.

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 also wrote a history, Richard III, which, if arguably the first instance of modern historiography in its attention to character and its departure from chronicle, is also, in its responsiveness to the Tudor polemic of divine rights, largely responsible for the notorious reputation of Richard a.

More also wrote a history, Richard III, which, if arguably the first instance of modern historiography in its attention to character and its departure from chronicle, is also, in its responsiveness to the Tudor polemic of divine rights, largely responsible for the notorious reputation of Richard as an evil ruler. More's refusal to recognize Henry VIII as Head of the Church led to a sentence of high treason. Imprisoned for more than a year, he was finally beheaded. Eventually, More was granted sainthood.

With the help of Shakespeare, whose Richard the Third took More's work as its principal model, the History . Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books you've read.

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. Whether you've loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.

Sir Thomas More's History of King Richard III (1513). More's book is hostile to Richard in a partisan spirit. A few years after Richard died a Warwickshire historian named John Rous claimed that Richard spent two years in the womb, and was finally born with a full set of teeth, and a full head of hair. Thomas More described Richard as "malicious, wrathful, enviou. ittle of stature, ill featured of limbs, crook back.

More's unfinished history of King Richard III holds an important place in English literature, influencing chronicle histories of its time as well as the character of Shakespeare's play. Logan (English, Queen's College, Cambridge Univ.

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More is supposed to have written his History of Richard III between 1513 and 1518; it was to be.

More is supposed to have written his History of Richard III between 1513 and 1518; it was to be deeply influential with later historians, and with Shakespeare. It was unfinished; and not published until after his death in 1557. More had a reputation for rigor and honesty. And I was just too idle to try to do what someone else has done so well.

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