The Mythology of Richard III, by John Ashdown-Hill
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Richard III. The name will conjure an image for any reader. Shakespeare’s hunchback tyrant who killed his own nephews or a long-denigrated, misunderstood king. This one man’s character and actions have divided historians and the controversy has always kept interest in Richard alive. However, curiosity surrounding his life and death has reached unprecedented heights in the aftermath of the discovery his skeleton under a Leicester car park. The myths that have always swirled around Richard III have risen and multiplied and it is time to set the record straight. John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III’s remains, explores and unravels the web of myths in this fascinating book.REVIEWS "...meticulous research on the possibility, promoted by Michael Hicks, that the bones are not those of Richard III, and finds an 85% probability that they are. He devotes the first of his appendices to this. He also points out the blood relationship of lord Hastings to the royal family, which most historians miss."The Ricardian Reader
The Mythology of Richard III, by John Ashdown-Hill- Amazon Sales Rank: #662439 in Books
- Brand: Ashdown-hill, John
- Published on: 2015-06-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.30" h x 1.00" w x 6.30" l, 1.08 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 240 pages
Review 'Fascinating'--Good Book Guide
About the Author John Ashdown-Hill is a historian, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the Society of Genealogists, the Richard III Society and the Centre Europeen d'Etudes Bourguignonnes. He was Leader of Genealogical Research and Historical Advisor for the Looking for Richard Project and is the author of The Last Days of Richard III, the book that inspired the dig. John lives near Colchester in Essex.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Highly informative and pleasant read By Isabella This book is meant for all people who have become recently interested in the historical figure of Richard III after the discovery of his remains in 2012 and his reburial in March 2015, but even staunch Ricardians may discover something new or at least find a structured discussion on how Richard III's reputation was so badly distorted after his death at the battle of Bosworth in 1485. Old and new myths are debunked on the grounds of documental evidence in a very informative and easy to read way.Among the new myths, Ashdown-Hill tackles in particular devil's advocate Hicks' misleading assumptions about the, only according to Hicks himself, supposed invalidity of Richard's marriage to Anne Neville or the possibility that "any other male bearer of the same mitochondrial DNA as Richard" could have been reinterred in Leicester Cathedral. After tracking down Richard III's matrilineal living relative and creating the basis for identyfing the remains found under the car park, Ashdown-Hill researches, unlike Hicks who only threw the stone and hid his hand, which other contemporary matrilineal relative of Richard's could have possibly been buried in the Greyfriars, at the same period in history, dying in battle in the same way and being of the same age at death as Richard. The answer is engraved on the tomb in Leicester Cathedral and backed up very clearly and convincingly by extensive information on all the different family lines.The author is systematic and clear in his explanations and his arguments are always logical. He also includes many pictures and illustrations to clarify his points. I only wish the controvercies over the merits for the discovery in Leicester had been left out of this specific book, even though I entirely support Ashdown-Hill's and in general the Looking for Richard Team's members' right to having their intuition and preliminary achievements acknowledged without further bandwagoning.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Richard III-a revisionist history By Steven Peterson Once upon a time, I read--at the suggestion of a friend of mine--a book by Josephine Tey (is that right?) on Richard III. The aim of the book was to give a fair hearing to him. The book indicated that the king was not the monster often portrayed.This book takes a similar tack, in speaking to the "mythology" of Richard III. Essentially, the book attempts to debunk the reflexive critical comments about him as a person and as a king. I am not an English historian, so I cannot speak to the facts. But I do feel comfortable speaking to the author's intent.The author, in his conclusion, says the following (to give the reader a sense of the aim of this volume): (Page 170) "So it seems that the problem of the mythology of Richard III is ongoing. The task of dealing with it must pass into the hands of you, the readers. When you encounter the myths, please refer to the evidence presented here--or go in quest of new evidence--and do your best to bust them!"The book addresses any number of issues--his religious views, his role in the murder of King Edward IV's sons, his physical abnormalities (the records strongly suggest that he was NOT a hunchback), and so on.The book makes a pretty good case that the standard view of Richard III is not really accurate. This is a book well worth reading to get a distinctly different perspective on him. . . .
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Well researched. By Jill S. The author was instrumental in the discovery of the grave of Richard III and the subsequent reburial. He had identified (what proved to be) the site of the burial as far back as 2005 and also identified the mitochondrial DNA of Richard's family down to a living female relative. Having read other books around the discovery of the grave, I have to believe he is correct in the assertion that the University of Leicester and the Church of England have behaved in a dubious manner in claiming Richard III as their own. Richard was a catholic and would not recognise the Church of England services. As we have come to expect from this author, the material is well researched, looking at many aspects of the life and times of Richard III, and explaining the nuances of medieval language as it was applied in that time, rather than in retrospect. This book goes a long way to debunking many of the myths around Richard III, and having read this, one can't help wondering what the legacy of the king would have been had he won at Bosworth.
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