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Richard III: Brother, Protector, King

Autor Chris Skidmore
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 apr 2019

Această monografie istorică semnată de Chris Skidmore propune o reevaluare riguroasă a unuia dintre cei mai controversați monarhi ai Angliei. Considerăm că forța acestui volum rezidă în decizia autorului de a ignora straturile de mitologie Tudoristă și shakespeariană pentru a reveni la dovezi primare, extrase direct din manuscrisele epocii. Subliniem modul în care Skidmore reușește să umanizeze figura lui Richard III, portretizându-l nu ca pe un „monstru” predestinat, ci ca pe un nobil ambițios a cărui personalitate a fost călită în brutalitatea conflictelor armate și în incertitudinea exilului. Structura narativă este una fluidă, dar densă în detalii factuale, reușind să echilibreze analiza politică cu dinamismul scenelor de luptă. Comparabil cu History of the Life and Reign of Richard the Third de James Gairdner în rigoarea cercetării surselor, volumul de față este însă actualizat pentru sensibilitățile istoriografice moderne, oferind o perspectivă mult mai nuanțată asupra loialității față de dinastia York. Această lucrare reprezintă o piesă centrală în opera lui Skidmore, făcând legătura directă cu Bosworth, unde este tratat sfârșitul regatului său, și completând seria de studii dedicate perioadei medievale târzii și începutului erei Tudor, alături de Edward VI și Death and the Virgin. Este o lectură care invită la o analiză lucidă a puterii, departe de prejudecățile literaturii de ficțiune.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781780226415
ISBN-10: 1780226411
Pagini: 464
Ilustrații: 16pp colour
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția W&N
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această biografie cititorilor pasionați de istoria Marii Britanii care doresc să descopere omul din spatele mitului „regelui cocoșat”. Câștigul principal este accesul la o cercetare bazată pe documente de epocă, prezentată într-un stil accesibil dar academic. Este o resursă esențială pentru a înțelege complexitatea Războiului Rozelor și mecanismele prin care un general de succes a ajuns să revendice coroana Angliei.


Despre autor

Chris Skidmore (n. 1981) este un istoric britanic de prestigiu, membru al Royal Historical Society și al Society of Antiquaries. A predat istoria la Universitatea din Bristol și a avut o carieră politică remarcabilă, servind ca membru al Parlamentului și ministru de stat pentru universități și cercetare. Expertiza sa în perioada medievală și Tudor se reflectă în lucrările sale de referință, precum Edward VI: The Lost King of England și Death and the Virgin Queen, fiind recunoscut pentru capacitatea de a combina rigoarea academică cu un stil narativ captivant pentru publicul larg.


Descriere

'Fresh, gripping and vivid' Simon Sebag Montefiore
'Majestically narrated' Dan Jones
'A portrait that chills you to the bone' Leanda de Lisle, The Times

A dedicated brother and loyal stalwart to the Yorkist dynasty for most of his early life, Richard's personality was forged in the tribulation of exile and the brutality of combat. An ambitious nobleman and successful general with a loyal following, he could claim to have achieved every ambition in life except one: the crown.

By stripping back the legends that surround England's most controversial king and returning to original manuscript evidence, Chris Skidmore's compelling biography reveals Richard III as contemporaries saw him.

Recenzii

Exhaustively researched, scrupulously even-handed and a genuinely fresh approach to one of the most ploughed-over and controversial reigns in English history. Skidmore neatly sidesteps the by-now sterile controversy about Richard's character and draws instead on the unusually full documentation of the reign to offer a detailed and persuasive narrative of what Richard actually did - and, at least as importantly, what he was thought to have done
A fresh, gripping and vivid portrait of a Richard III who is not just chilling, ruthless and terrifying but also a practical politician in a brutal age - a man of his time
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
A deeply absorbing account - intelligent, forensic and thought-provoking - of one of the most dramatic, disturbed and disturbing moments in English history
Thrillingly paced, meticulously researched, refreshingly free of psychological speculations, Skidmore's supremely insightful biography is a joy to read
A portrait that chills you to the bone ... Skidmore describes Richard's death in horrifying detail ... It marks the bloody climax to a biography in which the unfolding horror comes from the slow burn of detail drawn from manuscript sources and recent scholarship judiciously presented, and in a story well told
Richard III, of all the English monarchs, deserves a fair hearing and Chris Skidmore's meticulous account does justice to this vilified king. With forensic detail, Skidmore looks at sources as well as rumours to build a picture of the last Plantagenet monarch. What shines out from this modern biography is the author's attempt to be fair to the last English king to ride in battle, who took murderous decisions in life; but died a hero
Scholarly and genuinely objective ... Skidmore is adept at placing in proper perspective the dilemmas that faced Richard ... Highly readable
Skidmore's new biography of Richard is a full and measured account of his subject ... [He] tells the story with style and the empathy of a well-trained historian ... Skidmore has given us an eminently readable account of Richard's life and reign, firmly anchored in fifteenth-century politics and culture
It is all but impossible to write either something fresh, or something fair, about Richard III, yet Chris Skidmore has pulled off both feats. Wide-ranging research brings out a Richard who is neither the crookbacked villain nor the victim, but a man for all political seasons, whose fall illumines his violent, complex age
[Examines hostile indictments of Richard III] with sharp writing and a marvellously exhaustive command of contemporary documentary sources ... In the author's hands, there's no lack of thrilling details in Richard's saga ... His biography bids fair to become the definitive account for the twenty-first century
King Richard III is one of the most divisive figures in history, but this new biography aims to ignore the controversy and return to the facts: his personality, motivations and allegiances. How single-minded was his pursuit of power, and what role did he really play in the deaths of his young nephews?
This first-rate book ... will be read with great profit and pleasure by fellow historians, and by all those who simply enjoy learning about dramatic episodes in the past from a fine writer
Skidmore successfully creates a balanced biography of the famously complicated last king of the Yorkist line ... [T]his carefully researched biography effectively captures Richard's turbulent reign and intense personality up to the violent end
No monarch in British history excites greater curiosity ... This first-rate book of some 400 pages will be read with great profit and pleasure by fellow historians - and by all those who simply enjoy learning about dramatic episodes in the past from a fine writer
His 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