“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.
He was a good king. He upset the barons and other members of the nobility by overturning the order. Sort of like somebody else I’m thinking of...
Just last year I read a book by Josephine Tey called The Daughter of Time. It was a fascinating read, even to someone like me (barely literate in British history).
The historically accepted facts don’t hold up to common sense questioning.