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A gripping, vivid, fresh portrait of Richard III who is not just chilling, ruthless, and terrifying, but also a practical politician in a brutal age -- a man of his time. --Simon Sebag Montefiore Skidmore leaves his reader convinced that Edward's reign is crucial in English history... he writes with clarity and verve. --Hilary Mantel on Edward VI [Chris Skidmore is] one of our brightest young historians. --David Starkey

Sharp writing and a marvelously exhaustive command of contemporary documentary sources ... In the author's hands, there's no lack of thrilling details in Richard's saga ... [Skidmore's] biography bids fair to become the definitive account for the 21st century. --Washington Independent Review of Books Exhaustively researched, scrupulously evenhanded and a genuinely fresh approach to one of the most ploughed-over and controversial reigns in English history. . . . a detailed and persuasive narrative of what Richard actually did--and, at least as importantly, what he was thought to have done. --David Starkey A gripping, vivid, fresh portrait of Richard III who is not just chilling, ruthless, and terrifying, but also a practical politician in a brutal age -- a man of his time. --Simon Sebag Montefiore With forensic detail, Skidmore looks at sources as well as rumors to build a picture of the last Plantagenet monarch, who took murderous decisions in life; but died a hero. --Philippa Gregory A portrait that chills you to the bone. --The Times of London

A gripping, vivid, fresh portrait of Richard III who is not just chilling, ruthless, and terrifying, but also a practical politician in a brutal age -- a man of his time. --Simon Sebag Montefiore With forensic detail, Skidmore looks at sources as well as rumors to build a picture of the last Plantagenet monarch, who took murderous decisions in life; but died a hero. --Philippa Gregory A portrait that chills you to the bone. --The Times of London Skidmore leaves his reader convinced that Edward's reign is crucial in English history... he writes with clarity and verve. --Hilary Mantel on Edward VI [Chris Skidmore is] one of our brightest young historians. --David Starkey

Exhaustively researched, scrupulously evenhanded and a genuinely fresh approach to one of the most ploughed-over and controversial reigns in Enlish history. . . . a detailed and persuasive narrative of what Richard actually did--and, at least as importantly, what he was thought to have done. --David Starkey A gripping, vivid, fresh portrait of Richard III who is not just chilling, ruthless, and terrifying, but also a practical politician in a brutal age -- a man of his time. --Simon Sebag Montefiore With forensic detail, Skidmore looks at sources as well as rumors to build a picture of the last Plantagenet monarch, who took murderous decisions in life; but died a hero. --Philippa Gregory A portrait that chills you to the bone. --The Times of London Skidmore leaves his reader convinced that Edward's reign is crucial in English history... he writes with clarity and verve. --Hilary Mantel on Edward VI A gripping, vivid, fresh portrait of Richard III who is not just chilling, ruthless, and terrifying, but also a practical politician in a brutal age -- a man of his time. --Simon Sebag Montefiore With forensic detail, Skidmore looks at sources as well as rumors to build a picture of the last Plantagenet monarch, who took murderous decisions in life; but died a hero. --Philippa Gregory A portrait that chills you to the bone. --The Times of London Skidmore leaves his reader convinced that Edward's reign is crucial in English history... he writes with clarity and verve. --Hilary Mantel on Edward VI [Chris Skidmore is] one of our brightest young historians. --David Starkey

This highly readable chronicle comprises vaulting ambition, familial betrayal, moral corruption, high politics, foul murder and a beautiful queen lusting for revenge. Shakespeare can hardly be blamed for a little exaggeration. --Wall Street Journal A bold and fresh new biography of one of the most enduringly fascinating monarchs in all of British history, steeped in the latest research and majestically narrated. --Dan Jones, award-winning historian and bestselling author of The Plantagenets Thrillingly paced, meticulously researched, refreshingly free of psychological speculations, Skidmore's supremely insightful biography is a joy to read. --John Guy, award-winning historian and bestselling author of Queen of Scots [Skidmore's] portrayal of Richard is balanced; his narrative detailed and engaging. For those familiar with Richard's life, this will be a refreshing read; for those not, this will be an excellent introduction. --Historical Novel Society Sharp writing and a marvelously exhaustive command of contemporary documentary sources ... In the author's hands, there's no lack of thrilling details in Richard's saga ... [Skidmore's] biography bids fair to become the definitive account for the 21st century. --Washington Independent Review of Books Exhaustively researched, scrupulously evenhanded and a genuinely fresh approach to one of the most ploughed-over and controversial reigns in English history. . . . a detailed and persuasive narrative of what Richard actually did--and, at least as importantly, what he was thought to have done. --David Starkey A gripping, vivid, fresh portrait of Richard III who is not just chilling, ruthless, and terrifying, but also a practical politician in a brutal age -- a man of his time. --Simon Sebag Montefiore With forensic detail, Skidmore looks at sources as well as rumors to build a picture of the last Plantagenet monarch, who took murderous decisions in life; but died a hero. --Philippa Gregory A portrait that chills you to the bone. --The Times of London

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Chris Skidmore graduated with a double first in History at Christ Church, Oxford, where he continued with postgraduate research. Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and in 2010 was elected Member of Parliament for Kingswood. He is Vice-Chairman of the All Party Group for History and Archives and a member of the Education Select Committee. Chris is the author of Death and the Virgin Queen, The Rise of the Tudors, and Edward VI.

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