Richard III

Richard III

Shakespeare 4
1. He was hunchbacked
  1. Deformed
    1. To represent his mind
      1. Or what the Tudors thought his mind was like
2. Wrote play 100 years after his death
  1. In the Tudor period
    1. Tudors were Richard's enemies
Princes in the tower 3
1. Big mystery
  1. No conclusive evidence
    1. Facts still point to murder
      1. Richard wanted the crown
      2. He never produced them alive to prove his innocence
      3. Replaced the guards with ones loyal to him
2. Bones found
  1. No DNA samples
3. Mistrust
  1. Tudor propaganda?
Wife and niece 1
1. Said to have killed wife
  1. And consequently seduced his niece
2. Lots of rumours were believed
  1. Probably wasn't true
Last battle 5
1. He was, at least, a brave soldier 4
  1. Didn't surrender
  2. Was reportedly left alone at the end
    1. Because no-one trusted him
    2. "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
      1. Most likely never said that
Followers 2
1. Said to have killed his friend
  1. After said friend helped him 'usurp' the crown

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