History is written by the victors. It could be that Richard was a victim of fake news.
“History is written by the victors. It could be that Richard was a victim of fake news.”
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Certainly in this case that’s true. Back when I was an Anglophile Richard III was my favorite King. All that I have ever read about the man makes me doubt that he would have given the order to have his beloved brother’s children murdered.
Some of the history that we have of Richard was written by Sir Thomas More, but More could not have had this information first hand as he was a small child when Richard was murdered. More was probably fed the information by Cardinal Morton a proponent and ally of Henry the VII.
There is a group who have dedicated itself to establishing Richard’s innocence. It is called the Richard the Third Society. They have chapters here in America and a lovely website if one just wants to browse the collected evidence.
First he was murdered by henchmen of an illegitimate usurper, then the fake news kicked in. :^)