Richard III was King of England for only two years, but the story of his brief reign is a notorious one. This is a stimulating and thought-provoking account of the end of Richard’s life-even readers very familiar with his short life will discover a new and fascinating picture of him. And there is the fascinating story of why and how Richard III’s DNA was rediscovered, alive and well, and living in Canada. Based on newly discovered evidence and wider insights it explores the motives underlying these events. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, this book presents a new Richard-no passive victim, awaiting defeat and death, but a king actively pursuing his own policies and agenda. It also reexamines the aftermath of Bosworth-the treatment of Richard’s body, his burial, and the construction of his tomb. What Richard III did in his last five months, what happened to his body, and how his DNA was found in CanadaĪ new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard’s last 150 days explores these events from the standpoint of Richard himself and his contemporaries.
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