"[An] excellent new biography."–Keith Thomas,
New York Review of Books "Absorbing. . . . Hicks presents his arguments clearly, drawing them out from his account of Richard's life, in an exemplary piece of historical writing."–Lesley Coote,
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching "Hicks has thrown down the gauntlet. Never has Richard the man been more convincingly portrayed. Who is ready to challenge the ruthless and driven Plantagenet drawn from the shadows? This Richard is not the creation of what followed his death, but the thirty two years of life that preceded it. A meticulous and thrilling biography, in which character is destiny."–Leanda de Lisle, author of
Tudor: The Family Story "The best researched, most comprehensive study of Richard III, especially strong on Richard's formative experiences. Hicks presents the findings of a lifetime's archival research with impressive clarity. A must-have for scholars and interested general readers."–John Guy, author of
Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years "Hicks has written a
tour de force, based upon a deep understanding of the vast and divergent secondary literature and a career spent among the archives of fifteenth-century England. The book is at once scholarly and accessible and the definitive biography of this most controversial of kings."–David Grummitt, author of
A Short History of the Wars of the Roses "The product of almost 50 years of research into Richard and those surrounding him, this is an impressive feat of scholarship from an authority on the tumultuous Fifteenth Century. An important addition to the bookshelves of any student of the Wars of the Roses and of this enduringly compelling monarch."–Lauren Johnson, author of
Shadow King: The Life and Death
