The Last Days of Richard III and the fate of his DNA: The Book that Inspired the DigThe History Press, 16 հնվ, 2013 թ. - 224 էջ The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, we discover a new Richard: no passive victim, awaiting defeat and death, but a king actively pursuing his own agenda. It also re-examines the aftermath of Bosworth: the treatment of Richard's body; his burial; and the construction of his tomb. And there is the fascinating story of why, and how, Richard III's family tree was traced until a relative was found, alive and well, in Canada. Now, with the discovery of Richard's skeleton at the Greyfrairs Priory in Leicester, England, John Ashdown-Hill explains how his book inspired the dig and completes Richard III's fascinating story, giving details of how Richard died, and how the DNA link to a living relative of the king allowed the royal body to be identified. |
Բովանդակություն
Introduction | |
Your Beloved Consort | |
It Suits the King of England to Marry Straight Away | |
Tapettes of Verdoures with Crownes and Rooses | |
Tombs of Saints and Queens | |
Þe Castel of Care | |
Bucks at Bestwood | |
King Richards Tombe | |
Here Lies the Body | |
The Honour of a King | |
Richard IIIs Genes part I the Fifteenth Century and Before | |
Richard IIIs Genes part II the mtDNA Line | |
The Future of Richard III | |
Appendix Richard IIIs Itinerary for 1485 | |
Appendix Calendar for 1485 March to August | |
Crossing the River | |
He has now Departed from Amongst the Living | |
A Sorry Spectacle | |
The Franciscan Priory | |
Appendix John Speedes Account of the Burial of Richard III | |
List of Abbreviations | |