tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post3678538237167552759..comments2024-03-28T15:16:29.965-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Question from KB - Biographies of Richard IIILarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-13180790608721275292016-03-04T21:44:30.256-06:002016-03-04T21:44:30.256-06:00I love Richard III biographies, my personal favori...I love Richard III biographies, my personal favorite is "Richard III" by Jacob Abbot. It is very clear that the author respects Richard although disagrees with many of his choices. The book is available free online and is in the public domain so its easy to get a hold of.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064451317159406913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-57964396625339039982015-01-17T12:38:56.685-06:002015-01-17T12:38:56.685-06:00Thank you Esther! I'll look for both the Ross...Thank you Esther! I'll look for both the Ross and the new Hislop.kbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840188159816630368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-30588404303181645542015-01-15T15:13:03.373-06:002015-01-15T15:13:03.373-06:00Two others: Charles Ross's biographies of both...Two others: Charles Ross's biographies of both Edward IV and Richard III -- the picture you form of Richard is (IMO) different in these two books. (For example, in his Edward IV, Ross makes it clear that it was George of Clarence and Edward who were responsible for stripping the Countess of Warwick of her property, with Richard not benefitting until Clarence's execution years later; in his Richard III, Richard is a shark, in with his brothers).<br /> Ross's biography of Richard III is "Richard is a man of the times" but traditionalist; it counters Kendall's greatest excesses. Reading both Kendall and Ross will counter the excesses of each. For example, Kendall points out that Richard was a great administrator as Warden of the Marches; Ross points out that people complained about him when he held another office; reading both together shows that Richard was holding both offices at the same time -- IMO, the idea that he couldn't do all his jobs well and didn't delegate any of his work supports the modern interpretation from Leicester University that Richard was a control freak)<br /> Hislop has also written a new biography of Richard.<br /><br />Esther SorkinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com