The last days of Richard III and the fate of his DNA : Ashdown-Hill, John, author : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

222 pages : 20 cm

A detailed exploration of Richard III's last 150 days. Ashdown-Hill shows Richard as no passive victim, awaiting defeat, but a king actively pursuing his own agenda. The text has been updated with details of the discovery of Richard's skeleton, detail of how he died, and how the DNA link to a living relative of the king allowed the royal body to be identified

Originally published in 2010 as The last days of Richard III

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-209) and index

"Your beloved consort" -- "It suits the king of England to marry straight away" -- "Tapettes of Verdoures with crownes and rooses" -- Tombs of saints and queens -- "Þ Castel of Care" -- Bucks at Bestwood -- Crossing the river -- "He has now departed from amongst the living" -- "A sorry spectacle" -- The Franciscan priory -- "King Richard's tombe" -- "Here lies the body" -- "The honour of a king" -- Richard III's genes part I : the fifteenth century and before -- Richard III's genes part II : the mtDNA line -- The future of Richard III

"Your beloved consort" -- "It suits the king of England to marry straight away" -- "Tapettes of Verdoures with crownes and rooses" -- Tombs of saints and queens -- "© Castel of Care" -- Bucks at Bestwood -- Crossing the river -- "He has now departed from amongst the living" -- "A sorry spectacle" -- The Franciscan priory -- "King Richard's tombe" -- "Here lies the body" -- "The honour of a king" -- Richard III's genes part I : the fifteenth century and before -- Richard III's genes part II : the mtDNA line -- The future of Richard III

cut-off text on some pages due to tight binding.