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The discovery of Richard III's skeleton in 2012 has flushed a number of books about the legendary dark monarch back into print - and none more welcome than this snappy volume by veteran biographer Desmond Seward
Read MoreSarah Gristwood (author of the utterly delightful "Arbella: England's Lost Queen") charts the triumphs and tragedies of the seven key women in the Wars of the Roses
Read MoreHistorian Alison Weir's latest novel features two young heroines, separated by 80 years but united by their fascination with one of history's mysteries: the fate of the Princes in the Tower
Read MoreBest-selling author Philippa Gregory's new novel tells the story of Anne and Isabel Neville, the Wars of the Roses ... and a certain misunderstood bad boy.
Read MoreThe real mystery of Richard III is not the fate of his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, but why we never tire of telling and re-telling his story. What do we really see when we stare at his enigmatic portrait?
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