Richard The III

Richard III has come down through history as a deformed badly twisted human with an evil heart. What was Richard III actually like and did Shakespeare actually perceive him as a villain, or just material for a good mystery? Due to lack of media, as we understand it, there was no one in 16th century England to defend him. So let’s look at Richards’s life before he became king. Who were Richard’s …

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