Biographies

Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick

Pageant of the Birth, Life and Death of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, KG 1389-1439

Dillon, Harold Arthur – Editor; Hope, W H St John – Editor

Hardback

Published: 1914

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Longmans Green & Co

Subjects covered: Costume 1485-90; Line drawings; Richard Beauchamp; Arms and Armour

Synopsis: Line drawings (done 1485 – 90, with costume etc of that date) portray the chief events in the life of the Kingmaker’s father-in-law.

The Beauchamp Pageant

Sinclair, Alexandra –  Editor

Hardback

Published: 2003

ISBN: 1-900289-61-X

Publisher: Paul Watkins for The Richard III and Yorkist History Trust

Subjects covered: Costume 1485-90; Line drawings; Richard Beauchamp; Arms and Armour

Synopsis: Colour facsimile edition of line drawings (done 1485 – 90, with costume etc. of that date) which portray the chief events in the life of the King-maker’s father-in-law and give a vivid impression of late medieval society. The introduction describes the origins, purpose and history of the manuscript and gives a biography of Richard Beauchamp.

Beaufort Family

A Pride of Bastards

Richardson, Geoffrey

Paperback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 095-276-2145

Publisher: Baildon Books

Subjects covered: Beaufort Family; Hundred Years War; Wars of the Roses

Synopsis: History of the Beaufort Family from John of Gaunt to Henry VII. Their involvement in English history through the latter stages of the Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses to their success on Bosworth Field when one of their number took the throne of England.

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond

Memoir of Margaret Countess of Richmond and Derby

Cooper, Charles Henry

Hardback

Published: 1874

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Deighton Bell & Co

Subjects covered: Margaret Beaufort; Edmund Tudor; Henry Stafford; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Henry Tudor; Richard III; Elizabeth of York; Primary Sources

Synopsis: Biography, largely composed of extracts from the relevant documents.

Life of Margaret Beaufort Countess of Richmond and Derby, Mother of King Henry VII

Halsted, Caroline A

Hardback

Published: 1839

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co

Subjects covered: Margaret Beaufort; Edmund Tudor; Henry Stafford; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Henry Tudor; Richard III; Elizabeth of York

Synopsis: Eulogistic Victorian biography.

The King’s Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby

Jones, Michael K; Underwood, Malcolm G

Hardback

Published: 1992

ISBN: 0-521-34512-X

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Margaret Beaufort; Edmund Tudor; Henry Stafford; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Henry Tudor; Richard III; Elizabeth of York; Genealogical Tables; Household Life; Universities

Synopsis: Detailed, well-documented and readable account of one of the most remarkable women of the age – politician, land-owner, patron and benefactress.

Lady Margaret: A memoir of Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of Henry VII

Routh,  E M G

Hardback

Published: 1924

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Margaret Beaufort; Edmund Tudor; Henry Stafford; Thomas Stanley; Henry Tudor; Richard III; Elizabeth of York; Genealogical Table

Synopsis: Concise biography, written for the students of Lady Margaret Hall.

Of Virtue Rare: Margaret Beaufort, Matriarch of the House of Tudor

Simon, Linda

Hardback

Published: 1982

ISBN: 0-395-315163-8

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

Subjects covered: Margaret Beaufort; Edmund Tudor; Henry Stafford; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Henry Tudor; Richard III; Elizabeth of York; Tudor Chronicles

Synopsis: Life and times of Margaret Beaufort, with many quotations from Tudor chronicles, medical treatises etc.

Jack Cade

Lord of London: The Story of Jack Cade

Simons, Eric N

Hardback

Published: 1963

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Frederick Muller

Subjects covered: Jack Cade; 1450 uprising; Henry VI; Songs and Poems; Shakespeare; Wat Tyler; Peasants’ Revolt

Synopsis: Investigates the life and character of Cade and the uprising he led in 1450.

William Caxton

Caxton and his World

Blake, N F

Hardback

Published: 1963

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Andre Deutsch

Subjects covered: William Caxton; Printing Press; Bruges; Westminster; English Language; Mercers; Merchant Adventurers; Anthony Woodville, Lord Rivers

Synopsis: Scholarly study of his life and evaluation of his work.

Caxton: England’s First Printer

Blake, N F

Hardback

Published: 1976

ISBN: 0-85045-106-X

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Subjects covered: William Caxton; Printing; Book Production; Gutenberg; Bruges; Westminster; Patronage; London Merchants

Synopsis: Scholarly study of Caxton’s life and work, especially the technical aspects of printing and book production.

William Caxton: Catalogue of an Exhibition to Commemorate the Quincentenary of the Introduction of Printing into England

British Library

Exhibition Catalogue

Published: 1976

ISBN: 0-7141-0388-8

Publisher: British Museum Publications Limited

Subjects covered: William Caxton; Edward IV; Woodville Family; Woodcut Illustrations; Text; Printing; Publishing; Westminster; Charles the Bold; Margaret of Burgundy

Synopsis: Well annotated and illustrated catalogue on Caxton’s life and works.

Reflections on Caxton’s ‘Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye’

Kageyama, Yasuhiko

Hardback

Published: 2001

ISBN: 4-89630-033-5

Publisher: Yasuhiko Kageyama

Subjects covered: William Caxton; Printing Craft; Margaret of Burgundy; Book Publication

Synopsis: Study of all aspects of Caxton’s first published book – literary, historical and bibliographical.

Cely Family

The Celys and their World: an English Merchant Family of the Fifteenth Century

Hanham, Alison

Hardback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 0-521-30447-4

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Cely Family; Medieval Housekeeping; Shipping; Wool Trade; Calais; The Staple Company; Marriage; Warfare

Synopsis: Extracts from the Cely papers (spelling modernised) covering the family, the wool trade, medieval housekeeping, shipping etc.

Charles, Duke of Burgundy

History of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (Volumes 1-3)

Kirk, John Foster

Hardback

Published: 1863-8

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: John Murray

Subjects covered: Charles the Bold; France; Philip the Good; Louis XI; Warfare; Normandy; Bruges; Ghent; Margaret of Burgundy; Burgundian Court; Edward IV; English Invasion of France; Treaty of Picquigny; International Diplomacy and Alliances;

Synopsis: Biography of Charles, also useful for English relations with France and Burgundy.

Charles the Bold: The Last Valois Duke of Burgundy

Vaughan, Richard

Hardback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 0-582-50251-9

Publisher: Longman

Subjects covered: Charles the Bold; Ghent; Liege; Burgundian Court; Margaret of Burgundy; Burgundian relationships with France and England; Warfare

Synopsis: Scholarly biography of Charles, setting him in his European context.

Clifford Family

Collectanea Cliffordiana

Clifford, Arthur

Paperback

Published: 1980

ISBN: 0-9506975-0-8

Publisher: Skipton Castle Limited

Subjects covered: Clifford Family; Skipton Castle; Battle of Towton

Synopsis: Reprint of 1817 original. Biographical material on the Clifford family and an historical tragedy ‘Clifford, or the Battle of Towton’.

The Clifford Household during the Wars of the Roses: 1450-1487

Waite, Adrian

Paperback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 095-420-490-5

Publisher: Self-published.

Subjects covered: Clifford Family; Skipton Castle; Battle of Towton

Synopsis: Biographical material on the Clifford family during the Wars of the Roses.

Edward IV

The Sun of York: a biography of Edward IV

Clive, Mary

Hardback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 0-333-14752-9

Paperback Published: 1975

ISBN: 0-351-15636-8

Publisher: Macmillan London Ltd (hardback / Cardinal – Sphere Books Ltd (paperback)

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Woodville Family; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Richard III; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Invasion of France 1475; Charles the Bold; Louis XI; Jane Shore

Synopsis: Readable, popularised biography.

Edward IV: A Source Book

Dockray, Keith

Paperback

Published: 1999

ISBN: 0-7509-1942-6

Publisher: Sutton Publishing Limited

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Primary Sources; Elizabeth Woodville; Woodville Family; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Invasion of France 1475; Charles the Bold; Louis XI; Jane Shore; Scotland; France; Historiography

Synopsis: Documentary study presenting extracts (spelling modernised) from contemporary sources illustrating Edward’s life and reign.

The Life and Times of Edward IV

Falkus, Gila

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-297-78009-3

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Woodville Family; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Invasion of France 1475; Charles the Bold; Louis XI

Synopsis: Well-illustrated but undistinguished biography.

The Historie of Edward the Fourth, King of England

Habington, William

Hardback

Published: 1640

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Charles the Bold; Louis XI

Synopsis: Early biography, derived from Tudor chroniclers.

NOTE: Book is too valuable to risk sending through the post – can be borrowed if personally collected and returned.

The Historie of Edward the Fourth, King of England – Another copy which is bound with: G Buck’s ‘The History of the Life and Reigne of Richard III’

Habington, William

Hardback

Published: 1640

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Richard III; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Charles the Bold; Louis XI

Synopsis: Early biography, derived from Tudor chroniclers.

NOTE: Book is too valuable to risk sending through the post – can be borrowed if personally collected and returned.

Arthurian Myths and Alchemy: The Kingship of Edward IV

Hughes, Jonathan

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 07509-1994-9

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Kingship; Court; Arthurian Myths

Synopsis: Original and controversial view of Edward IV, his personality and style of kingship. Looking at the influence of Arthurian myths on Edward and his Court.

Edward IV

Ross, Charles

Hardback

Published: 1974

ISBN: 0-413-28680-0

Paperback Published: 1983

ISBN: 0-413-54100-2

Publisher: Eyre Methuen Limited (hardback) / Methuen London Limited (paperback

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Woodville Family; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Invasion of France 1475; Charles the Bold; Louis XI; Jane Shore; Scotland; France, Burgundy; Nobility; Parliament

Synopsis: Standard biography, concentrating on political aspects.

The Life and Reign of Edward IV, King of England and of France and Lord of Ireland (Volumes 1 and 2)

Scofield, Cora L

Original (Hardback)

Published: 1923

ISBN: N/A

Facsimile reprint (Hardback)

Published: 1967

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Frank Cass & Company Limited (1923 & 1967)

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Woodville Family; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Henry VI; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; Margaret of Anjou; Invasion of France 1475; Charles the Bold; Louis XI; Jane Shore; Scotland; France, Burgundy; Nobility; Parliament

Synopsis: The most detailed and thoroughly documented biography of Edward IV.

The Reign of Edward IV

Simons, Eric N

Hardback

Published: 1966

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Frederick Muller Ltd

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Charles the Bold; Louis XI

Synopsis: Unscholarly and misleading account of Edward’s life and reign.

Edward IV

Stratford, Laurence

Hardback

Published: 1910

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd

Subjects covered: Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Woodville Family; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Invasion of France 1475; Charles the Bold; Louis XI; Scotland; France, Burgundy

Synopsis: First biography of Edward IV since Habington’s in 1640.

Edward V

Edward V

Hicks, Michael

Hardback

Published: 2003

ISBN: 075-24-1996-X

Publisher: Tempus

Subjects covered: Elizabeth Woodville; Edward IV; Woodville Family; Richard, Duke of Gloucester/Richard III; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Princes in the Tower; Henry Tudor; Richard, Duke of York

Synopsis: Background to Edward V’s life, his upbringing and family and how Edward was the hope of the Yorkist dynasty yet also the cause of its collapse.

Elizabeth Woodville

Elizabeth Woodville; Mother of the Princes in the Tower

Baldwin, David

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 0-7509-2774-7

Publisher: Sutton Publishing Limited

Subjects covered: Elizabeth Woodville; Edward IV; Woodville Family; Queen’s Coronation; Warwick the Kingmaker; Burgundy; Henry VI; Louis de Gruthuyse; Richard, Duke of Gloucester/Richard III; George, Duke of Clarence; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Princes in the Tower, Henry VII

Synopsis: Latest biography of Elizabeth attempting a fresh assessment of her character and influence.

English Queenship 1445-1503

Chamberlayne, Joanna L

DPhil Thesis, York Univ.

Published: 1999

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Ideology of Queenship; Elizabeth Woodville; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth of York; Anne Neville;

Synopsis: A study of the ideology of queenship, with special reference to Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville and Elizabeth of York.

The First Queen Elizabeth

Davies, Katharine

Hardback

Published: 1937

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Lovat Dickson Ltd

Subjects covered: Elizabeth Woodville; Edward IV; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Richard III; Woodville Family; Fifteenth Century England; Queen’s Coronation; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Louis de Gruthuyse; Court Life; Henry VII; Grafton; Banquets; Sir William Stonor; Shakespeare

Synopsis: Rather old-fashioned and traditional in tone.

Last Medieval Queens

Laynesmith, J L

Hardback

Published: 2004

ISBN: 019-924-737-4

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Queens; Kings; Court; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth Woodville; Anne Neville; Elizabeth of York

Synopsis: Focuses on England’s last four medieval queens, their individual personalities and the rituals of public and private life with their families and their king.

Elizabeth Woodville 1437-1492: Her Life and Times

MacGibbon, David

Hardback

Published: 1938

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Arthur Barker Ltd

Subjects covered: Elizabeth Woodville; Edward IV; Queen’s Coronation; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Burgundy; Henry VI; Louis de Gruthuyse; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Richard III; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Princes in the Tower, Henry VII

Synopsis: Well-documented biography.

The Popinjays: A History of the Woodville Family and an Account of their Involvement in English History during the Late Medieval Age

Richardson, Geoffrey

Paperback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0-9527621-3-7

Publisher: Baildon Books

Subjects covered: Woodville Family; Elizabeth Woodville; Anthony Woodville; Edward IV; Warwick the Kingmaker; Richard, duke of Gloucester/Richard III; George, duke of Clarence; Henry VII

Synopsis: History of the Woodville Family, concentrating on the period 1461-1492 and especially on Elizabeth and Anthony Woodville.

Elizabeth of York

English Queenship 1445-1503

Chamberlayne, Joanna L

DPhil Thesis, York Univ.

Published: 1999

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Ideology of Queenship; Elizabeth Woodville; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth of York; Anne Neville;

Synopsis: A study of the ideology of queenship, with special reference to Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville and Elizabeth of York.

Elizabeth of York: Tudor Queen

Harvey, Nancy Lenz

Hardback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 0-213-16454-X

Publisher: Redwood Press Limited

Subjects covered: Elizabeth of York

Synopsis: Semi-fictionalised biography. See also, biographies of Elizabeth included in Nicolas’ Privy Purse Expenses of Elizabeth of York and in Strickland’s Lives of the Queens of England.

Last Medieval Queens

Laynesmith, J L

Hardback

Published: 2004

ISBN: 019-924-737-4

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Queens; Kings; Court; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth Woodville; Anne Neville; Elizabeth of York

Synopsis: Focuses on England’s last four medieval queens, their individual personalities and the rituals of public and private life with their families and their king.

Sir John Fastolfe

Sir John Fastolfe: a Medieval ‘Man of Property’

Crosland, Jessie

Hardback

Published: 1970

ISBN: 7206-0450-8

Publisher: Peter Owen Limited

Subjects covered: Sir John Fastolfe; Shakespeare’s Falstaff;

Synopsis: Short study of his life and character, explaining the difference between the real Sir John and Shakespeare’s Falstaff.

Ferdinand V of Spain

History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic of Spain

Prescott, William H

Hardback

Published: 1841

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: George Routledge & Sons

Subjects covered: Ferdinand V; Isabella the Catholic of Spain;

Synopsis: History of Spain in the second half of the 15th century.

John Free

John Free: From Bristol to Rome in the Fifteenth Century

Mitchell, R J

Hardback

Published: 1955

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co

Subjects covered: John Free

Synopsis: Biography of the humanist scholar from Bristol who went to Italy to study, but his early death cut short a promising career.

Sir John Froissart

The Chronicler of European Chivalry

Coulton, G G

Hardback

Published: 1930

ISBN:

Publisher: Studio Special Winter Number for 1930

Subjects covered: Sir John Froissart; Chronicles; Medieval Illustrations

Synopsis: The life and times of Sir John Froissart (1334 -1410), illustrated with miniatures from Harl. MSS 4379 and 4380 from third quarter of 15th century.

Good, Philip the of Burgundy

Philip the Good

Vaughan, Richard

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 085-115-917-6

Publisher: Broydell & Brewer

Subjects covered: Philip the Good; Burgundy; England; France; Maps; Genealogical Tables

Synopsis: Philip the Good and his Court, including the workings of the most efficient administration of fifteenth century Europe. Philip the Good’s diplomacy and Burgundy’s relations with England and France, along with the duke’s policy of territorial and personal aggrandisement and the development of artistic life in Burgundy during the reign.

Edmund Grey, Earl of Kent

The Grey of Ruthin Valor

Jack, R I

Hardback

Published: 1965

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Subjects covered: Edmund Grey; Administration; Accounts

Synopsis: An account of the Valor of the English lands of Edmund Grey, Earl of Kent, drawn up from the minister’s accounts of 1467-8 with a comprehensive introduction.

William, Lord Hastings

The Hastings Hours; A 15th Century Flemish Book of Hours made for William Lord Hastings, now in the British Library, London

Turner, D H  – Editor

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Subjects covered: William, Lord Hastings; Hastings; Book of Hours

Synopsis: An account of Hastings’ life, a detailed commentary on the manuscript and 78 pages reproduced in full colour. See also the biographical information on Hastings in Lord Hastings’ Indentured Retainers 1461 –1483 by WH Dunham.

Henry VI

Henry VI

Christie, Mabel E

Hardback

Published: 1922

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Constable & Company

Subjects covered: Henry VI

Synopsis: Rather old-fashioned and out-of-date.

Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses: a Source Book

Dockray, Keith

Paperback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0-7509-2163-3

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Wars of the Roses; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, Jack Cade

Synopsis: Chapters focussing on aspects of the Wars of the Roses era c 1450–1471, with commentary followed by extracts from contemporary chronicles, letters etc. in modernised spelling.

The Reign of King Henry VI: The Exercise of Royal Authority 1422-1461

Griffiths, Ralph A

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-510-26261-9

Paperback Published: 1998

ISBN: 0-7509-1609-5

Publisher: Ernest Benn Ltd. (hardback) / Sutton Publishing (paperback)

Subjects covered: Henry VI; Governance of England; Wars of the Roses; Personal & Collective Rule

Synopsis: Long and detailed study of the governance of England during Henry’s minority, and of Henry’s own rule up to 1461. Paperback version has a new introduction on recent writing on Henry VI.

A Fifteenth Century Pilgrimage in Honour of King Henry the Sixth

Lee, Joan D Compiler

Paperback

Published: 1975

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Henry VI Society

Subjects covered: Henry VI

Synopsis: Compilation from various sources, dealing with Henry’s life, death, tomb, miracles and places connected with him; copiously illustrated.

Henry VI and the Politics of Kingship

Watts, John

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0-521-42039-3

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Henry VI; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk

Synopsis: Re -evaluation of politics and government during Henry’s reign, looking at the values, expectations and practices which shaped relations between king and nobility.

Henry VI

Wolfe, Bertram

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-413-32080-4

Paperback Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-413-52240-7

Publisher: Eyre Methuen (hardback & paperback)

Subjects covered: Henry VI; ‘Royal Saint’ legend; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk; Eton College; King’s College, Cambridge

Synopsis: Straightforward modern biography; includes discussion of the growth of the ‘Royal Saint’ legend.

Henry VII

The First of the Tudors: A Study of Henry VII and his Reign

Alexander, Michael Van Cleave

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-7099-0503-3

Publisher: Croom Helm, London

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Exploration; Navy; French War

Synopsis: Biography of Henry VII, written for students and general readers – no original research.

Vita Henrici VII

Andre, Bernard

Hardback

Published: 1858

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts

Subjects covered: Henry VII

Synopsis: Included in Memorials of King Henry VII edited by J. GAIRDNER and also listed under Primary Source Material.

The Will of King Henry VII

Astle, Thomas – Editor

Hardback

Published: 1775

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Henry VII’s will

Synopsis: Transcript of Henry’s will (in original spelling) with appendix of related documents.

NOTE: Book is too valuable to risk sending through the post – can be borrowed if personally collected and returned.

The Historie of the Reigne of King Henry the Seventh

Bacon, Francis

Hardback

Published: 1641

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Henry VII

Synopsis: Early biography, the sole authority for some events.

NOTE: We regret that this copy is too valuable to risk sending through the post.

The Reign of Henry VII

Bacon, Francis; Lockyer, Roger –  Editor

Hardback

Published: 1971

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: The Folio Society

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Lambert Simnel; Perkin Warbeck; Cornish Rising

Synopsis: Biography of Henry VII. Modern edition with new introduction.

The History of the Reign of King Henry VII and Selected Works

Bacon, Francis; Vickers, Brian – Editor

Paperback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 0-521-58663-1

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Henry VIII; Kingship

Synopsis: New edition with introduction, footnotes, glossary, bibliography and five essays. Also, two 18th century editions are bound with More’s ‘History’ – see under ‘Thomas More’ listed under Primary Source Material.

Henry VII

Chrimes, S B

Hardback

Published: 1972

ISBN: 413-28590-1

Paperback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-413-38400-4

Publisher: Eyre Methuen (hardback & paperback)

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Machinery of Government; Dynasty; Statecraft

Synopsis: Standard modern biography, concentrating on Henry as ruler.

Henry VII

Gairdner, James

Hardback

Published: 1889

ISBN: N/A

Reprint Published: 1920

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Macmillan & Company (both publications)

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Lambert Simnel; Perkin Warbeck; Ireland; Castille

Synopsis: Concise biography.

Henry VII

Lockyer, Roger

Paperback

Published: 1973

ISBN: 0-582-31386-4

Paperback

Published: 1978

ISBN: 0-582-31386-4

Publisher: Longman

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Parliament; Foreign Policy; Finance and Administration

Synopsis: Brief account of the life and times of Henry VII, with extracts from contemporary documents in modernised spelling.

The Shadow of the Tower: Henry VII and his England

MacAlpine, Joan

Paperback

Published: 1971

ISBN: 0-563-10503-8

Publisher: BBC

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Lambert Simnel; Perkin Warbeck

Synopsis: Background to the BBC TV series on the life and reign of Henry VII.

Henry VII (Clarendon Biographies Series)

Pitt, Derek

Paperback

Published: 1966

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Society; Politics

Synopsis: Brief life of Henry VII with some social and political history – for senior schools.

Henry VII: The First Tudor King

Simons, Eric N

Hardback

Published: 1968

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Frederick Muller

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Battle of Bosworth; Richard III; Lambert Simnel; Perkin Warbeck; Catherine of Aragon; Prince Arthur

Synopsis: Unscholarly account of Henry’s life and times.

Henry Tudor and Wales

Williams, Glanmor

Paperback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 0-7083-0879-X

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Subjects covered: Henry Tudor; Wales

Synopsis: Brief biography of Henry, with particular reference to his relations with Wales before and after he became king. (Parallel English and Welsh text).

The Life and Times of Henry VII

Williams, Neville

Hardback

Published: 1973

ISBN: N/A

Paperback

Published: 1994

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: George Wiedenfeld & Nicolson & Book Club Associates

Subjects covered: Henry VII; Richard III; Battle of Bosworth; Lambert Simnel; Perkin Warbeck

Synopsis: Well-illustrated but undistinguished biography.

Herbert Family

The Herberts of Raglan as Supporters of the House of York in the Second Half of the 15th Century (booklet version) The Herberts and the Battle of Edgcote 1469

Herbert Family; Thomas, D H

M.A. Thesis, Univ. of Wales, Cardiff

Published: 1967

ISBN: N/A

Booklet version

Published: N/A

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Freezy Water Publications (booklet)

Subjects covered: Herbert family; William Herbert; Battle of Edgcote

Synopsis: Study of the political influence of the Herbert family and especially of William Herbert, first Earl of Pembroke. The booklet version has some footnotes omitted or set in the text.

Holland Family

The Holland Family, Dukes of Exeter, Earls of Kent and Huntingdon 1352-1475

Stansfied, Michael M N

PhD Thesis, Oxford Univ.

Typescript

Published: 1987

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Holland family; Dukes of Exeter; Earls of Kent; Earls of Huntingdon

Synopsis: The rise of a family who depended on royal patronage rather than large land holdings and local influence for their power.

John Hopton

John Hopton: A Fifteenth Century Suffolk Gentleman

Richmond, Colin

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-521-23434-4

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: John Hopton; Swillington Family

Synopsis: Study of John Hopton’s estates, his family and his friends.

John Howard, Duke of Norfolk

The Household Books of John Howard, Duke of Norfolk 1462-71, 1481-83

Crawford, Anne

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1992

ISBN: 0-7509-0143-8

Publisher: Alan Sutton for the Richard III & Yorkist History Trust

Subjects covered: John Howard, Duke of Norfolk; Household Account Books;

Synopsis: Reduced-size facsimile reprint of the 19th century transcripts of Howard’s account books, with a new introduction on Howard’s life and career, with a new name index.

Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey

The Life of Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey and Second Duke of Norfolk 1443-1524

Tucker, Melvin J

Hardback

Published: 1964

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Mouton & Co

Subjects covered: Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey & Duke of Norfolk; Battle of Flodden

Synopsis: Shows him as administrator, diplomat, courtier and soldier.

James III of Scotland

James III: A Political Study

MacDougall, Norman

Hardback

Published: 1982

ISBN: 085976-078-2

Publisher: John Donald Publishers Limited

Subjects covered: James III; Bannockburn

Synopsis: Scholarly biography of James III of Scotland 1452-88, another king whose reputation was blackened after his death.

James IV of Scotland

James IV

MacDougall, Norman

Hardback

Published: 1997

ISBN: 1-86232-006-3

Publisher: Tuckwell Press

Subjects covered: James IV; Scotland

Synopsis: Scholarly and well-researched biography of James IV, 1473-1513.

Thomas Kebell

The Common Lawyers of Pre-Reformation England: Thomas Kebell, a Case Study

Ives, E W

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 0-521-24011-5

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Thomas Kebell; Legal Profession

Synopsis: Study of the legal profession, legal practice and the impact on the legal system, using the life and career of Kebell as an example.

Louis XI

Louis XI

Champion, Pierre; Whale,  WS – Translator

Hardback

Published: 1929

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Cassell & Company

Subjects covered: Louis XI; Charles the Bold; Mary of Burgundy; House of Austria; English Invasion 1475

Synopsis: Biography of Louis XI. Aims ‘not to give a complete and detailed account of the reign, but to represent the portrait of a king derived entirely from original sources’. (Translated and adapted).

Louis XI

Kendall, Paul Murray

Hardback

Published: 1971

ISBN: 0-04-922025-X

Paperback

Published: 1974

ISBN: 0-351-17097-9

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin (hardback) / Sphere Books Limited (paperback)

Subjects covered: Louis XI; Philippe de Commynes; Genealogy Table

Synopsis: Comprehensive biography.

King Spider: Some Aspects of Louis XI of France and his Companions

Lewis, D B Wyndham

Hardback

Published: 1930

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: William Heinemann Limited

Subjects covered: Louis XI; Letters; Primary Sources

Synopsis: Sketches, based on contemporary sources, of Louis’ life and times.

Francis, Viscount Lovell

Francis Viscount Lovell, or the Life of a ‘Dog’ in the Fifteenth Century

Belenger, G V

BA Thesis, Keele Univ.

Typescript

Published: 1980

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Francis Lovell; Lovell Estates

Synopsis: Biography of Francis Lovell, including much information on his lands.

Sir Thomas Malory

The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Malory

Field, P J C

Hardback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 0-85991-385-6

Publisher: DS Brewer

Subjects covered: Sir Thomas Malory; Edward IV; Knights

Synopsis: New research allows the author to give a more certain identification of Malory and a fuller
account of his life.

The Ill-Framed Knight: A Sceptical Inquiry into the Identity of Sir Thomas Malory

Matthews, William

Hardback

Published: 1966

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: University of California Press

Subjects covered: Sir Thomas Malory; ‘Le Morte D’Arthur’

Synopsis: An attempt to identify the author of ‘Le Morte D’Arthur’ by examining the lives and claims of four Thomas Malorys.

Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Anjou

Abbott, Jacob

Hardback

Published: 1904

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Edward of Lancaster. William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Synopsis: Victorian style biography.

Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England

Bagley, J J

Hardback

Published: 1948

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Herbert Jenkins Limited

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Edward of Lancaster; Battle of Towton; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Battle of Tewkesbury

Synopsis: Standard English biography.

English Queenship 1445-1503

Chamberlayne, Joanna L

DPhil Thesis, York Univ.

Published: 1999

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Ideology of Queenship; Elizabeth Woodville; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth of York; Anne Neville.

Synopsis: A study of the ideology of queenship, with special reference to Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville and Elizabeth of York.

Margaret of Anjou: Tradition and Revision

Cron B M

MA Thesis, Massey Univ.

Typescript

Published: 1999

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou

Synopsis: A re-assessment of the evidence for the traditional image of Margaret as a foreign virago who interfered in politics and encouraged faction and civil war.

Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses: a Source Book

Dockray, Keith

Paperback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0-7509-2163-3

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Wars of the Roses; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, Jack Cade

Synopsis: Chapters focussing on aspects of the Wars of the Roses era c 1450–1471, with commentary followed by extracts from contemporary chronicles, letters etc. in modernised spelling.

Margaret of Anjou: Queen of England

Erlanger, Philippe

Hardback

Published: 1970

ISBN: 0236-308-092

Publisher: Elek Books

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Jack Cade; Wars of the Roses; Louis XI; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York

Synopsis: Sympathetic biography. (First published in France, English translation 1970 in stock).

The Ardent Queen: Margaret of Anjou and the Lancastrian Heritage

Haswell, Jock

Hardback

Published: 1976

ISBN: 432-06580-6

Publisher: Peter Davies

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Lancastrian Heritage; Henry VI; William de la Pole, Duke of
Suffolk; Jack Cade; Wars of the Roses; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Richard Plantagenet, Duke
of York; Battle of Wakefield

Synopsis: Life and times of Margaret of Anjou.

The Life and Times of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England and France, and her Father Rene the Good King of Sicily, Naples and Jerusalem, with Memoirs of the House of Anjou (Volumes 1 and 2)

Hookham, Mary Anne

Hardback

Published: 1872

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Tinsley Brothers

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Rene, King of Sicily; House of Anjou

Synopsis: First 200 pages are on Rene and the House of Anjou, then detailed coverage of Margaret’s life, with two appendices of contemporary documents and poems.

Late Medieval Queens

Laynesmith, J L

Hardback

Published: 2004

ISBN: 019-924-737-4

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Queens; Kings; Court; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth Woodville; Anne Neville; Elizabeth of York

Synopsis: Focuses on England’s last four medieval queens, their individual personalities and the rituals of public and private life with their families and their king.

Margaret of Anjou: Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England 1445-61

Maurer, Helen E

PhD Thesis, California Univ.

Published: 1999

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Jack Cade; Queenship

Synopsis: Study of Margaret’s use of power at a time when women were not expected to exercise power in their own right.

Margaret of Anjou: Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England

Maurer, Helen E

Hardback

Published: 2003

ISBN: 085-115-927-3

Publisher: Boydell Press

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Jack Cade; Queenship

Synopsis: Study of Margaret’s use of power at a time when women were not expected to exercise power in their own right.

Margaret of Anjou: Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England

Maurer, Helen E

Hardback

Published: 2003

ISBN:

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Margaret of Anjou; Henry VI; Jack Cade; Queenship

Synopsis: Book based on the thesis. Study of Margaret’s use of power at a time when women were not expected to exercise power in their own right.

Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy

Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy 1446-1503

Weightman, Christine

Hardback

Published: 1989

ISBN: 0-86299-555-8

Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Margaret of Burgundy; Charles the Bold; Edward IV; Richard III; Henry VII; Maximilian of Austria; Mary of Burgundy; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Perkin Warbeck; Patronage

Synopsis: Well-illustrated and readable biography of Richard III’s sister, including her political activity, lifestyle and her patronage of the arts and the church.

Sir Thomas More

The Life of Thomas More

Ackroyd, Peter

Hardback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 1-85619-711-5

Publisher: Chatto & Windus

Subjects covered: Thomas More; Henry VIII; Anne Boleyn; John Morton; Martin Luther; Catholicism.

Synopsis: Detailed biography of More, seen not as a saint, but as a man of contradictions, set against the background of Catholic England at the end of the 15th century.

Thomas More: a Biography

Marius, Richard

Hardback

Published: 1984

ISBN: 0-460-04637-3

Publisher: JM Dent & Son Limited

Subjects covered: Thomas More; Catholicism; Erasmus; Henry VIII; Richard Hunne

Synopsis: Detailed biography of More, the family man, the man of letters, the lawyer and Lord Chancellor and the champion of the Catholic Church.

The Statesman and the Fanatic: Thomas Wolsey and Thomas More

Ridley, Jasper

Paperback

Published: 1982

ISBN: 0-09-463470-X

Publisher: Constable

Subjects covered: Thomas More; Thomas Wolsey; Henry VIII; Field of the Cloth of Gold; Martin Luther; Diet of Worms; Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk; Margaret Roper; Emperor Charles V

Synopsis: Double biography of Wolsey, ‘a great statesman who preserved a relatively tolerant regime’ and More, ‘an idealist gone astray, an intolerant fanatic’.

Cardinal John Morton

Life of John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury

Woodhouse, R I

Hardback

Published: 1895

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Longmans Green & Co

Subjects covered: John Moreton; Paston Letters; Richard III; Henry VII; Finance and Money; Genealogical Table

Synopsis: His life as a scholar, ecclesiastic and statesman.

Anne Neville

English Queenship 1445-1503

Chamberlayne, Joanna L

DPhil Thesis, York Univ.

Published: 1999

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Ideology of Queenship; Elizabeth Woodville; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth of York; Anne Neville

Synopsis: A study of the ideology of queenship, with special reference to Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville and Elizabeth of York.

Late Medieval Queens

Laynesmith, J L

Hardback

Published: 2004

ISBN: 019-924-737-4

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Queens; Kings; Court; Margaret of Anjou; Elizabeth Woodville; Anne Neville; Elizabeth of York

Synopsis: Focuses on England’s last four medieval queens, their individual personalities and the rituals of public and private life with their families and their king.

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Kings’ Mother: the roles of an English medieval noblewoman 1415-1495

Chamberlayne, Joanna L

MA Thesis, York Univ.

Typescript

Published: 1994

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Medieval Noblewomen

Synopsis: Cecily as queen-in-waiting, as mother of kings and as a pious laywoman.

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick

Warwick the King-maker

Francis, Rene

Hardback

Published: 1916

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: George G Harrap & Company

Subjects covered: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Edward IV; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Louis XI

Synopsis: Biography in the series Heroes of all Times.

Warwick the Kingmaker

Hicks, Michael

Hardback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 0-631-16259-3

Publisher: Blackwell

Subjects covered: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Wars of the Roses; Anne Beauchamp, Countess  of Warwick; Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Edward IV; Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York

Synopsis: Scholarly and detailed modern biography.

Warwick the Kingmaker

Kendall, Paul Murray

Hardback

Published: 1957

ISBN: N/A

Hardback

Date of Pub: 1969

ISBN: 04-942050-X

Paperback

Date of Pub: 1972

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Limited (hardback) / Sphere Books Limited

Subjects covered: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Woodville Family; Philip the Good; Charles the Bold; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Henry VI; Edward IV; Louis XI; Margaret of Anjou; John Neville, Marquis Montague

Synopsis: Rather disappointing account of Warwick and his times.

Warwick the Kingmaker

Oman, Charles W

Reprint in stock

Published: 1893

ISBN: N/A

Reprint in stock

Published: 1899

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Macmillan & Company

Subjects covered: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury; Wars of the Roses; Edward IV; Henry VI

Synopsis: Brief biography.

Warwick the Kingmaker: a Historiographical Study of his Part in the Breach with Edward IV c 1464-71

Waldron, Sarah L

Undergraduate dissertation, York Univ.

Typescript

Published: 1998

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Edward IV

Synopsis: Study of the portrayal of Warwick and the reasons for his break with Edward IV in contemporary and later writing.

Neville Family

The Nevilles of Warwick

Melton, Frederick E

Hardback

Published: N/A

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Nelson

Subjects covered: Neville Family

Synopsis: Children’s stories of the Neville family from Norman times.

The Lordly Ones: a History of the Neville Family and Their Part in the Wars of the Roses

Richardson, Geoffrey

Paperback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 0-9527621-2-9

Publisher: Baildon Books

Subjects covered: Neville Family; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; John Neville, Marquis Montague; Edward IV; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Richard III; Wars of the Roses;

Synopsis: The role of the Neville family and especially the Kingmaker in the Wars.

Paston Family

The Pastons: A Family in the Wars of the Roses

Barber, Richard – Editor

Paperback

Published: 1984

Publisher: Penguin Books

Subjects covered: Paston Family; Margaret Paston; Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Caistor

Synopsis: A selection of letters with background information as to their content and the events influencing them as well as daily life for this medieval family.

The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century: The First Phase

Richmond, Colin

Hardback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 0-521-38502-4

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Paston Family; Judge William Paston; Sir John Fastolf; Caistor; William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk

Synopsis: The first volume in a detailed study of the Pastons, it describes the family’s rise to gentility and the career of Judge William Paston.

The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century: Fastolf’s will

Richmond, Colin

Hardback

Published: 1996

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: Paston Family; Sir John Fastolf

Synopsis: Describes the disputes over the administration of Sir John Fastolf’s will which dogged the Paston family for many years.

The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century: Endings

Richmond, Colin

Hardback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0-7190-5990-9

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Subjects covered: Paston Family; Margaret Paston; Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Caistor

Synopsis: Describes the disputes over the administration of Sir John Fastolf’s will which dogged the Paston family for many years.

Percy Family

Kings of the North: the House of Percy in British History

Rose, Alexander

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 0297-818-600

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subjects covered: Percy Family; Neville Family; Scotland; England; Hundred Years War; Braveheart

Synopsis: Follows the career of the Percy family from the Conquest to early in Henry VII’s reign. Considers the family within its broader context of British history and portrays Anglo-Scottish history as seen through the eyes of individuals. Traces the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses to the acrimonious rivalry between the Percies and the Nevilles but also considers the Percies’ contribution to the War against Braveheart and the Hundred Years War.

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence

False, Fleeting, Perjur’d Clarence: Duke of Clarence 1449-1478

Hicks, Michael

Hardback

Published: 1980

ISBN: 0-904387-44-5

Paperback, revised edition

Published: 1992

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: George Plantagenet; Duke of Clarence; Edward IV; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Isabelle Neville, Duchess of Clarence; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Woodville Family; Charles the Bold; Neville Family

Synopsis: Detailed and scholarly biography.

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence 1449-78

Kirby, Avril J

BA Hons. dissertation

Typescript

Published: 1967

Subjects covered: George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Clarence Estates

Synopsis: Account of Clarence’s life and estates.

Richard Plantagenet of Eastwell

The Parallel: or a collection of extraordinary cases relating to concealed births and disputed successions (Includes ‘The History of Richard Plantagenet, son to Richard III, who lived and died a bricklayer’)

No Author/Editor

Hardback

Published: 1744

Published: 1744

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Richard Plantagenet

NOTE: Book is too valuable to risk sending through the post – a photocopy of the relevant section is available for loan.

Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York

Duke Richard of York 1411-60

Johnson, P A

Hardback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 0-19-822946-1

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Subjects covered: Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; John Talbot; John Tiptoft; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; Margaret of Anjou; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury; Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter; Henry VI; Thomas Bourchier; Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset.

Synopsis: The life and career of Richard III’s father, concentrating on his political rather than personal life.

The Reburial of Richard Duke of York, 21-30 July 1476

Sutton, Anne F; Visser-Fuchs, Livia; Hammond P W

Paperback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0-904893-14-6

Publisher: The Richard III Society

Subjects covered: Richard Duke of York; Medieval Burial Ceremonial

Synopsis: Detailed description of the organisation and ceremonial of bringing the Duke’s body from Pontefract to Fotheringhay, with transcripts of contemporary accounts.

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury: 1473-1541

Pierce, Hazel

Hardback

Published: 2003

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Subjects covered: Margaret Pole; George, Duke of Clarence; Isabel Neville; Henry VIII; Exeter Conspiracy; Women

Synopsis: Biography of Margaret Pole

Nicolas von Popplau

Opisanie Podrozy Mikolaja von Popplau Rycerza Rodem z Wroclawia

Radzikowski, Piotr

Paperback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 83-904894-2-2

Publisher: Bibliotece uniwersyteckiej we Wroclawiu

Subjects covered: Nicolas von Popplau

Synopsis: Translation into Polish of Nicolas von Popplau’s travel diaries, with an introduction and notes also in Polish.

Reisenbeschreibung Niclas von Popplau Ritters burtig von Breslau

Radzikowski, Piotr – Editor

Paperback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 83-910076-1-8

Publisher: Bibliotece uniwersyteckiej we Wroclawiu

Subjects covered: Nicolas von Popplau

Synopsis: German edition of the travel diary of von Popplau, including a description of his visit to England in 1484. (A detailed review of ‘What Niclas von Popplau really wrote about Richard III’ by Livia Visser-Fuchs appeared in the Ricardian Number 145, June 1999). See also the booklet in the Society’s Non-Fiction Papers Library, entitled, ‘Who Was Nicholas von Popplau?’ by Shiela Bignell.

Richard III

History of King Richard the Third of England

Abbott, Jacob

Hardback

Published: 1858

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Harper & Brothers

Subjects covered: Richard III; Henry VII; Battle of Bosworth; Edward IV; Elizabeth of York; Anne Neville

Synopsis: Victorian biography, traditional in tone.

The Anatomy of Villainy

Balchin, Nigel

Hardback

Published: 1950

Paperback

Published: 1966

Publisher: Collins (hardback) / Mayflower Dell Paperback (paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Famous Villains; Tyranny

Synopsis: Brief biographies of famous villains, including Richard, revisionist in tone.

Diabelski Pomiot (ie. ‘Devil’s Brood’)

Bidwell, George

Hardback

Published: 1974

ISBN: 83-216-0132-4

Publisher: Wydawnictwo Slask

Subjects covered: Richard III; Henry VII; Battle of Bosworth; Edward IV; Elizabeth of York; Anne Neville

Synopsis: Biography of Richard III, revisionist in tone – in Polish.

The History of the Life and Reigne of Richard the Third

Buck, George

1646 edition bound with 1640: HABINGTON, W. ‘The Historie of Edward the Fourth, King of
England’

Hardback

Published: 1646

Hardback

Published: 1647

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1973

ISBN: 0-85409-784-8

Publisher: EP Publishing (1973 Reprint)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Edward IV; Henry VII; Princes in the Tower; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Crowland Chronicle; Elizabeth of York; Thomas More; John Morton; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk

Synopsis: The earliest full-scale defence of Richard, somewhat discursive.

NOTE: Early editions are too valuable to risk sending through the post – the modern version (reprint of the 1647 edition with a new introduction by Professor A.R. Myers) is available for loan.

The History of King Richard the Third

Buck, George; Kincaid, Arthur Noel – Editor

Hardback

Published: 1979

ISBN: 0-904387-26-7

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Richard III; Edward IV; Henry VII; Princes in the Tower; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Crowland Chronicle; Elizabeth of York; Thomas More; John Morton; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk

Synopsis: The only edition to give Buck’s original 1619 text in full; very fully annotated. Edited with an introduction and notes.

The Life and Times of Richard III

Cheetham, Anthony

Hardback

Published: 1972

Paperback

Published: 1992

Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subjects covered: Richard III; Anne Neville; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Henry VII; Princes in the Tower; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Crowland Chronicle; Elizabeth of York; Thomas More; John Morton; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk; William Catesby; Richard Ratcliffe; Woodville Family

Synopsis: Undistinguished biography, but useful for its copious illustrations and a good start for Ricardian beginners.

English Society and Government in the 15th Century: a selection of articles from ‘History Today’

Crowder, C M D – Editor

Paperback

Published: 1967

Publisher: Oliver & Boyd

Subjects covered: Richard III; Peasants’ Revolt; William Caxton; Battle of Nibley Green; Calais

Richard III: A Royal Enigma

Cunningham, Sean

Paperback

Published: 2003

ISBN: 1903-365-457

Publisher: The National Archives

Subjects covered: Richard III; Wars of the Roses; Documents

Synopsis: Incorporates key letters and official documents, including the actual words of Richard III and his contemporaries, to try and look behind the myth surrounding Richard and find the real man and assess his role during the Wars of the Roses. Lavishly illustrated.

Secret History: Part One – The Truth about Richard III and the Princes (by J C Dening) and Part Two – The Death of Edward IV (by R E Collins)

Dening, John C; Collins, R E

Paperback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0-9528-107-0-0

Publisher: The Lavenham Press

Subjects covered: Richard III; Edward IV; Princes in the Tower; Henry VI; The Church

Synopsis: Part 1: conversations with Richard III and others, via a medium; and Part 2: a study of the death of Edward concluding that he may have been poisoned.

Richard III: Myth and Reality

Dockray, Keith

Paperback

Published: 1992

ISBN: 1-873041-81-0

Publisher: Headstart History

Subjects covered: Richard III

Synopsis: Headstart History Papers Series – Useful summary of the ongoing debate on whether Richard was a murdering tyrant or an able and popular ruler.

Richard III: a Reader in History

Dockray, Keith – Editor

Paperback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 0-86299-313-X

Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Richard III; Primary Sources; Edward IV; Princes in the Tower; Buckingham’s Rebellion; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry Tudor; Battle of Bosworth; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence

Synopsis: Documentary study presenting extracts from contemporary chronicles, letters, etc. (in modernised spelling), illustrating Richard’s life and reign.

Richard III: a Source Book

Dockray, Keith – Editor

Hardback

Published: 1997

ISBN: 0-7509-1785-7

Paperback

Published: 1997

ISBN: 0-7509-1479-3

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Richard III; Primary Sources; Edward IV; Princes in the Tower; Buckingham’s Rebellion; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry Tudor; Battle of Bosworth; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence

Synopsis: Revised and enlarged edition of ‘Richard III: a Reader in History’.

The Itinerary of King Richard III: 1483-85

Edwards, Rhoda

Paperback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 0-904893-09-X

Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing for The Richard III Society

Subjects covered: Richard III

Synopsis: Day by day account of Richard’s whereabouts from April 1483 to August 1485, as recorded in contemporary documents.

Richard III: die weisse Rose von York

Eising, K M

Published: 1990

ISBN: 3-925825-28-2

Publisher: Casimir Katz Verlag

Subjects covered: Richard III

Synopsis: Modern biography of Richard III – in German.

Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes

Fields, Bertram

Hardback

Published: 1998

Subjects covered: Richard III; Princes in the Tower; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry VII

Synopsis: Blending of history, biography and mystery; a lawyer outlines and evaluates the pro-Richard and anti-Richard arguments.

History of the Life and Reign of Richard the Third: to which is added the story of Perkin Warbeck from original documents

Gairdner, James

Hardback

Published: 1878

Hardback

Published: 1879

Hardback

Published: 1898

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1972

ISBN: 85594-752-7

Publisher: Longmans Green & Co (1878 & 1879) / Cambridge University Press (1898) / Cedric
Chivers Limited

Subjects covered: Richard III; Perkin Warbeck; Anne Neville; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Henry VII; Princes in the Tower; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Elizabeth of York; John Morton; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk; William Catesby; Richard Ratcliffe; Woodville Family

Synopsis: Formerly the standard biography, traditional in tone.

Richard III: A Medieval Kingship

Gillingham, John – Editor

Hardback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 1-85585-100-8

Paperback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 1-85585-203-9

Publisher: Collins & Brown (hardback and paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Foreign Policy; Government

Synopsis: Chapters by seven historians on aspects of Richard’s life, reign and reputation.

Richard III as Duke of Gloucester and King of England (Volumes 1 and 2)

Halsted, Caroline A

Hardback

Published: 1844

ISBN: N/A

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1977

ISBN: 0-904387-14-3

Publisher: Longman Brown Green & Longmans (1844 & 1977 publications)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Anne Neville; Middleham; Edward IV; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Woodville Family

Synopsis: Victorian biography, containing much detailed information, sympathetic to Richard.

Richard III: The Road to Bosworth Field

Hammond, P W; Sutton, Anne F

Hardback

Published: 1985

ISBN: 0-09-466160-X

Publisher: Constable

Subjects covered: Richard III; Battle of Bosworth; Primary Sources; Edward IV; Woodville Family; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Edward of Middleham; Princes in the Tower; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Elizabeth Woodville; Anne Neville

Synopsis: Well-illustrated biography of Richard, based on extensive quotations from contemporary documents in original spelling.

Richard III and his Early Historians 1483-1535

Hanham, Alison

Hardback

Published: 1975

ISBN: 0-19-822434-6

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Subjects covered: Richard III; Thomas More; William, Lord Hastings; Dominic Mancini; Crowland Chronicle; John Rous; Elizabeth Woodville; Polydore Virgil; John Morton; Henry VII; Edward IV; Edward V; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham

Synopsis: Detailed examination of the sources for Richard III’s reign and reputation from Mancini to More.

Richard III: The Man Behind the Myth

Hicks, Michael

Hardback

Published: 1991

ISBN: 1-85585-073-7

Paperback

Published: 1992

ISBN: 1-85585-139-3

Publisher: Collins & Brown (hardback and paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Politics; Wars of the Roses; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry VII; Henry VI; William, Lord Hastings; Edward IV

Synopsis: Detailed examination of Richard’s life and reputation going back to contemporary sources to reveal the real Richard behind the Tudor propaganda and the revisionist crusade. 2000 revised edition with extra illustrations.

Richard III

Hicks, Michael

Hardback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0-7524-1781-9

Publisher: Tempus

Subjects covered: Richard III; Politics; Wars of the Roses; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry VII; Henry VI; William, Lord Hastings; Edward IV

Synopsis: Updating of Richard III: the Man Behind the Myth. Examination of Richard’s life and reputation going back to contemporary sources to reveal the real Richard behind the Tudor propaganda and the revisionist crusade. 2000 revised edition with extra illustrations.

Richard III: A Study in Service

Horrox, Rosemary

Hardback

Published: 1989

ISBN: 0-521-33428-4

Paperback

Published: 1991

ISBN: 0-521-40726-5

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (hardback and paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Anne Neville; Anne Plantagenet, Duchess of Exeter; Henry VII; Edward IV; Patronage; Royal Servants; Good Lordship

Synopsis: Study of Richard’s use of patronage, the creation and use of the network of royal servants to whom he was ‘good lord’.

The Religious Life of Richard III: Piety and Prayer in the North of England

Hughes, Jonathan

Hardback

Published: 1997

ISBN: 0-7509-1115-8

Paperback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0-7509-2446-2

Publisher: Sutton Publishing (hardback and paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Church & Piety

Synopsis: Study of Richard’s public and private piety concluding he was deeply religious but also ruthless in his pursuit of his destiny to rule.

Memoirs of King Richard the Third and some of his Contemporaries, with an historical drama on the Battle of Bosworth (Volumes 1 and 2)

Jesse, John Heneage

Hardback (Single Volume)

Published: 1862

Hardback (Two Volumes)

Published: 1894

Publisher: Richard Bentley (1862) / Francis P Harper (1894)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Battle of Bosworth; Margaret Beaufort; Henry VII; Elizabeth of York; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Henry, Lord Clifford; Wars of the Roses; Anne Neville; John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset; Clifford Family; Courtenay Family; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Henry VI; Margaret of Anjou; Neville Family; Plantagenet Family; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham

Synopsis: Volume 1: biography of Richard III – no original research but many quotations from other writers. Volume 2: brief biographies of Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII, Elizabeth of York, Thomas Lord Stanley and Henry Lord Clifford; also ‘The Last War of the Roses’ – a moral drama. (Note: 1894 edition is in two volumes, 1862 is a single volume edition).

Richard III: sein Leben and seine Zeit

Kalckhoff, Andreas

Published: 1980

ISBN: 3-7857-0253-1

Publisher: Gustav Lubbe Verlag

Subjects covered: Richard III

Synopsis: Biography, concluding that Richard was neither villain nor angel. (In German)

Richard the Third

Kendall, Paul Murray

Hardback

Published: 1955

Hardback

Published: 1965

Hardback

Published: 1968

ISBN: 04-942048-8

Paperback

Published: 1972

Paperback

Published: 1987

ISBN: 004-923-035-2

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd (hdbk) / Sphere Books (1972 ppbk) / Unwin Hyman Ltd (1987 ppbk)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Anne Neville; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Henry VII; Princes in the Tower; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Elizabeth of York; John Morton; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk; William Catesby; Richard Ratcliffe; Woodville Family; Perkin Warbeck

Synopsis: Detailed, readable biography, sympathetic to Richard.

Ryszard III

Kendall, Paul Murray

Published: 1980

ISBN: 83-06-00406-X

Publisher: Panstwowy Instytut Wydawniczy

Subjects covered: Richard III

Synopsis: Polish translation of Richard III with over 70 illustrations.

The Betrayal of Richard III

Lamb, V B

Hardback

Published: 1959

Hardback

Published: 1965

Hardback

Published: 1968

SBN: 7051-0019-7

Publisher: Coram Publishers (1959) / Mitre Press (1965 & 1968) /

Subjects covered: Richard III; Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers; Elizabeth Woodville; Princes in the Tower; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry VI; Edward IV; William, Lord Hastings

Synopsis: Concise biography of Richard, followed by detailed examination of the growth of the ‘Tudor Legend’. 1990 edition is revised and illustrated, with an introduction and notes by P.W. Hammond.

The Betrayal of Richard III

Lamb, V B

Paperback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 0-86299-778-X

Paperback

Published: 1996

ISBN: 0-86299-778-X

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Richard III; Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers; Elizabeth Woodville; Princes in the Tower; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Henry VI; Edward IV; William, Lord Hastings

Synopsis: Concise biography of Richard, followed by detailed examination of the growth of the ‘Tudor Legend’. 1990 edition is revised and illustrated, with an introduction and notes by P.W. Hammond.

The Unpopular King: the Life and Times of Richard III (Volumes 1 and 2)

Legge, Alfred D

Hardback

Published: 1885

Publisher: Ward & Downey

Subjects covered: Richard III; Primary Sources; Richard’s Deformity; Edward IV; Woodville Family

Synopsis: Wordy Victorian biography, considerable quotation from contemporary documents.

King Richard III: A Chronicle

Lindsay, Philip

Hardback

Published: 1933

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1969

ISBN: 09-304950-1

Publisher: Ivor Nicholson &Watson Limited (1933) / Howard Baker (1969)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Clements Markham; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Edward IV; Henry VII; Anne Neville; Elizabeth Woodville; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Margaret of Anjou; John Morton; Isabelle Neville, Duchess of Clarence; John de Vere, Earl of Oxford; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Synopsis: Popularised biography, based on Markham’s theories of Richard’s innocence.

On Some Bones in Westminster Abbey: a Defence of King Richard III

Lindsay, Philip

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1969

Publisher: Cedric Chivvers

Subjects covered: Richard III; Princes in the Tower; Westminster Abbey

Synopsis: Refutation of the identification of the bones exhumed in 1933 as being those of the Princes, and a re-examination of the events surrounding their disappearance.

King Richard III: his Life and Character Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research

Markham, Clements R

Hardback

Published: 1906

ISBN: N/A

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1968

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: Smith Elder & Company (1906 & 1968)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Genealogical Tables; Battle of Wakefield; Wars of the Roses; Margaret of Anjou; Edward of Lancaster; Anne Neville; Henry Tudor; Battle of Bosworth; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Elizabeth of York; Crowland Chronicle; Henry VI; William, Lord Hastings; John Morton; Princes in the Tower; Thomas, Lord Stanley; William Stanley; James Tyrell; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Synopsis: Eulogistic biography, exonerating Richard from all crimes.

Richard III: the Making of a Legend

Murph, Roxane C

Hardback

Published: 1977

ISBN: 0-8108-1034-4

Publisher: The Scarecrow Press Incorporated

Subjects covered: Richard III; Chronicles; Histories; Plays; Battle of Bosworth; Edward IV; Edward V; William, Lord Hastings; Henry VI; Sir Thomas More; John Morton; Anne Neville; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York

Synopsis: Study of Richard’s reputation in chronicles and histories, also in plays, poems and novels, from the 15th century to date.

Richard III

Ono, Hisao

Hardback

Published: 1999

ISBN: 4-87440-589-4

Publisher: Keisuisha

Subjects covered: Richard III

Synopsis: Biography of Richard III written in Japanese (with a preface by Ralph Griffiths in English and a short summary, footnotes and index in English)

Richard III and the Princes in the Tower

Pollard, A J

Hardback

Published: 1991

ISBN: 0-86299-660-0

Paperback

Published: 1993

ISBN: 0-7509-0354-6

Publisher: Alan Sutton (hardback and paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Princes in the Tower; Primary Sources; Anne Neville; Crowland Chronicle; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Elizabeth of York; Henry VI; Henry VII; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick

Synopsis: Discusses Richard’s life and reign and the disappearance of the Princes and discusses the original sources and later writers on the period; lavishly illustrated.

The Worlds of Richard III

Pollard, A J

Paperback

Published: 2001

ISBN: 07524-1985-4

Publisher: Tempus

Subjects covered: Richard III; Dominic Mancini; Edward of Middleham; Henry VII; Northern England

Synopsis: A collection of essays which explore the creation of the legendary Richard and the king’s relationship with the people, places and institutions of northern England from whence his power derived. Includes one essay on the activities and movements of Prince Edward of Middleham between May and September 1483.

Good King Richard? An Account of Richard III and his Reputation 1483-1983

Potter, Jeremy

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 0-09-464630-9

Publisher: Constable

Subjects covered: Richard III; Primary Sources; Historiography

Synopsis: Detailed study of the source material for Richard’s reign and reputation, and also of how it has been used by later historians and other writers, written by the then Chairman of the Society.

The Deceivers, the Solution to the Murder of the Princes in the Tower

Richardson, Geoffrey

Paperback

Published: 1997

ISBN: 0-9527621-0-2

Publisher: Baildon Books

Subjects covered: Richard III; Princes in the Tower; William, Lord Hastings; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Margaret Beaufort; John Morton; Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Henry VII; Thomas, Lord Stanley; Reginald Bray; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick

Synopsis: Suggests that the deaths of the Princes, Lord Hastings, Buckingham, and of Richard himself, were brought about through collective scheming of three people.

Richard III

Ross, Charles

Hardback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-413-29530-3

Paperback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 0-413-18330-0

Publisher: Eyre Methuen (hardback) / Methuen (paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Wars of the Roses; Margaret of Anjou; Edward of Lancaster; Anne Neville; Henry Tudor; Battle of Bosworth; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Elizabeth of York; Crowland Chronicle; Henry VI; William, Lord Hastings; John Morton; Princes in the Tower; Thomas, Lord Stanley; William Stanley; James Tyrell; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; Cecily
Neville, Duchess of York; William Catesby

Synopsis: Standard modern biography.

The Three Richards: Richard I, Richard II and Richard III

Saul, Nigel

Hardback

Published: 2005

ISBN: 185-285-286-0

Publisher: Hambledon & London

Subjects covered: Richard I; Richard II; Richard III; kingship; marriage; piety; chivalry; warfare; family; death

Synopsis: Easy to read, joint biography of the three kings. Arguing that they had much in common. All were younger sons, not destined initially to ascend the throne; they all failed to produce an heir; all were cultured and pious; all died violently. All have attracted accusations plus fascination. In comparing them, Nigel Saul tells three gripping stories and highlights the qualities needed for a medieval king.

Richard III: England’s Black Legend

Seward, Desmond

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 0-600-36850-5

Publisher: Country Life Books

Subjects covered: Richard III; Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; Edward of Middleham; Sir Ralph Assheton; William Catesby; Edward IV; Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset; William, Lord Hastings; Henry VI; Henry VII; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk; Louis XI; Francis, Lord Lovell; Margaret of Anjou; Thomas More; John Morton; Anne Neville; Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland; Richard Ratcliffe; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Thomas, Lord Stanley; James Tyrell; Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers; Elizabeth Woodville

Synopsis: Hostile biography, depicting Richard as violent and ruthless.

The Crown and the Tower: the Legend of Richard III

Snyder, William H – Editor

Paperback

Published: 1981

Publisher: The Richard III Society Incorporated, New York

Subjects covered: Richard III; Caroline Halsted

Synopsis: Condensed version of Halsted’s biography, also including quotations from other writers and documents.

Richard Plantagenet and the County of Yorkshire 1472-1485

Staniland, Andrew C

BA Hons. dissertation, Leeds Univ.

Typescript

Published: 1978

Subjects covered: Richard III; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester; Yorkshire

Synopsis: Discusses the relationship between Richard and Yorkshire both during his lifetime and after his death.

The Coronation of Richard III: The Extant Documents

Sutton, Anne F (Editor); Hammond, P W (Editor)

Hardback

Published: 1983

ISBN: 0-904387-75-2 or 0-904387-85-2

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Richard III; Coronation; Primary Sources; Anne Neville; Wardrobe Accounts; Cinque Ports

Synopsis: Transcripts in original spelling of all material relating to the preparations for the coronation, the ceremony itself and the banquet afterwards, with full introductions and notes, including a chronology of events April to July 1483, and biographies of the participants.

The Hours of Richard III

Sutton, Anne F; Visser-Fuchs, Livia

Hardback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 0-86299-779-8

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Richard III; Books of Hours; Illumination; Piety; Prayers

Synopsis: Detailed study of the book of hours owned by Richard III, its contents, decoration and ownership, with chapters on the ‘Prayer of Richard III’ and on his piety.

Richard III’s Books: Ideals and Reality in the Life and Library of a Mediaval Prince

Sutton, Anne F; Visser-Fuchs, Livia

Hardback

Published: 1997

ISBN: 0-7509-1406-8

Publisher: Alan Sutton

Subjects covered: Richard III; Richard III’s Books; Books of the House of York; Devotional Books; Chivalry

Synopsis: Detailed examination of the books owned by Richard giving insights into his character and interests and also the culture and reading habits of his time. Also looks at book production and circulation and the books of Richard’s parents, his sister Margaret and Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.

Richard III

Tudor-Craig, Pamela

Paperback

Published: 1973

ISBN: N/A

Hardback

Published: 1977

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery

Subjects covered: Richard III; Fifteenth Century Portraits

Synopsis: Detailed catalogue of the exhibition on Richard III at the National Portrait Gallery in 1973.

Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard III

Walpole, Horace

Hardback

Published: 1768

ISBN: N/A

Facsimile reprint

Published: 1974

ISBN: 0-85409-971-9

Paperback

Published: 1987

ISBN: 0-86299-299-0

Publisher: EP Publishing (1974) / Alan Sutton (1987)

Subjects covered: Richard III

Synopsis: Eighteenth century defence of Richard III. 1987 edition includes the Supplement, Reply, Short Observations and Postscript, with an introduction and notes by PW Hammond. See also, copy printed in: PM Kendell (editor) Richard III: the Great Debate.

NOTE: 1768 (1st and 2nd editions) are too valuable to risk sending through the post.

Rewriting History: the Portrayal of Richard III

Walters, Geraldine

BA thesis, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education

Typescript

Published: 2000

Subjects covered: Richard III; Primary Sources

Synopsis: A study of the primary source material on Richard III, how and why it was written and how it was used by later historians and dramatists, and what effect this had on the public perception of Richard.

The Princes in the Tower

Weir, Alison

Hardback

Published: 1992

ISBN: 0-370-31792-0

Publisher: Bodley Head

Subjects covered: Richard III; Princes in the Tower; Woodville Family; George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence; William, Lord Hastings; James Tyrell; Elizabeth of York; Margaret Beaufort; Crowland Chronicle; Edward IV; Edward V; Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset; Richard Grey; Henry VI; Henry VII; Dominic Mancini; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk; Thomas More; John Morton; Anne Neville; Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Polydore Virgil; Elizabeth
Woodville

Synopsis: The author ‘re-examines the evidence on the disappearance of the Princes to show how, when, why and by whose order they died’; she relies heavily on Sir Thomas More’s, ‘History’.

The Mystery of the Princes: an Investigation into the Supposed Murder

Williamson, Audrey

Hardback

Published: 1978

ISBN: 0-904387-28-3

Paperback

Published: 1981

ISBN: 0-904387-58-5

Publisher: Alan Sutton (hardback and paperback)

Subjects covered: Richard III; Princes in the Tower; James Tyrell; Perkin Warbeck; Elizabeth of York; Buckingham’s Rebellion; Battle of Bosworth; William, Lord Hastings; Edward IV; Henry VII; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Thomas More; Anne Neville; Elizabeth Woodville

Synopsis: Examination of the evidence relating to Richard III’s reign and especially to the disappearance of the Princes.

Joan of Arc and Richard III: Sex, Saints and Government in the Middle Ages

Wood, Charles T

Hardback

Published: 1988

ISBN: 0-19-504060-0

Publisher: The Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Richard III; Joan of Arc; Monarchy; Parliament; Edward V; Royal Adultery; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham

Synopsis: Discusses the contributions of Joan and Richard to the changing role of the monarchy and parliament in their respective countries.

Sir Edmond Shaa

The History of Stockport Grammar School

Varley, Benjamin

Hardback

Published: 1946

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Subjects covered: Sir Edmond Shaa; Lord Mayor of London; Stockport Grammar School

Synopsis: Includes biography of Shaa, Lord Mayor of London 1482-3.

Jane Shore

The Witchery of Jane Shore, the Rose of London: the Romance of a Royal Mistress

Thompson, C J S

Hardback

Published: 1933

Publisher: Grayson & Grayson Limited

Subjects covered: Jane Shore; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Poetry; Plays; Edward IV; Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset; William, Lord Hastings

Synopsis: Life of Jane Shore, blending fact with tradition, and including extracts from poems and plays about her.

Stafford Family

Richard III and Buckingham’s Rebellion

Gill, Louise

Hardback

Published: 1999

ISBN: 0-7509-1686-9

Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Subjects covered: Buckingham’s Rebellion; Richard III; Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Margaret Beaufort; Edward IV; Henry VII; John Morton; Francis, Lord Lovell; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk; Guildford Family; Woodville Family

Synopsis: Detailed study of the rebellion of 1483 and its aftermath.

The Staffords, Earls of Stafford and Dukes of Buckingham 1394-1521

Rawcliffe, Carole

Hardback

Published: 1978

ISBN: 0-521-21663-X

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Subjects covered: The Staffords; Earls of Stafford; Dukes of Buckingham.

Synopsis: An account of what is known of their lives, and how they managed their estates.

The Staffords

Robinson, John Martin

Hardback

Published: 2002

ISBN: 1-86077-219-6

Publisher: Phillimore & Company Limited

Subjects covered: The Staffords; Earls of Stafford; Dukes of Buckingham.

Synopsis: The history of the Staffords, including the Jerninghams and Mrs Fitzherbert.

Tate Family

A Merchant Family of Coventry, London and Calais: the Tates c.1450-1515

Sutton, Anne F

Paperback

Published: 1998

ISBN: 0-9521515-4-5

Publisher: The Mercers Company

Subjects covered: Tate Family; Mayor of London; Coventry; Calais; Merchants

Synopsis: History of a prosperous merchant family, one of whom as Mayor of London held the City against Perkin Warbeck.

Townshend Family

The Townshends and their World: Gentry Law and Land in Norfolk 1450-1551

Moreton, C E

Hardback

Published: 1992

ISBN: 0-19-820299-7

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Subjects covered: Townshend Family; Gentry Society; Norfolk

Synopsis: Traces the growing wealth and power of the family in Norfolk gentry society.

Perkin Warbeck

The Perkin Warbeck Conspiracy 1491-1499

Arthurson, Ian

Hardback

Published: 1994

ISBN: 0-86299-742-9

Paperback

Published: 1994

ISBN: 0-86299-742-9

Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing Limited (hardback and paperback)

Subjects covered: Perkin Warbeck; Henry VII; Margaret of Burgundy; Katherine Gordon; James IV; Maximilian of Austria; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick; Philip the Fair, Duke of Burgundy; Richard of York (son of Edward IV); Princes in the Tower

Synopsis: Detailed examination of Warbeck’s campaign from 1491 until his death, against the background of international politics; makes the assumption that his ‘Confession’ was true.

Richard of England

Kleyn, Diana

Hardback

Published: 1990

ISBN: 0-946041-63-6

Paperback

Published: 2001

ISBN: 0-946041-63-6

Publisher: Kensal Press (hardback) / Jacobyte Books (paperback)

Subjects covered: Perkin Warbeck; Henry VII; Margaret of Burgundy; Katherine Gordon; James IV; Maximilian of Austria; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick; Philip the Fair, Duke of Burgundy; Richard of York (son of Edward IV); Princes in the Tower

Synopsis: Detailed biography of Perkin Warbeck, suggesting he was Richard, Duke of York. See also, the biography of Warbeck appended to, ‘The History of the Life and Reign of Richard the Third’ by James Gairdner.

Perkin: A Story of Deception

Wroe, Ann

Hardback

Published: 2003

ISBN: 0-224-06970-5

Publisher: Jonathan Cape

Subjects covered: Perkin Warbeck; Henry VII; Margaret of Burgundy; Katherine Gordon; James IV; Maximilian of Austria; Edward IV; Elizabeth Woodville; Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick; Philip the Fair, Duke of Burgundy; Richard of York (son of Edward IV); Princes in the Tower

Synopsis: A thoroughly researched biography of Perkin Warbeck, emphasising that no one knew for certain then – or now – who he was. Also a vivid depiction of the late Fifteenth Century and society at that time.

Woodville Family

The Popinjays: a History of the Woodville Family and an Account of their Involvement in English History during the late Medieval Age

Richardson, Geoffrey

Paperback

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0-9527621-3-7

Publisher: Baildon Books

Subjects covered: Elizabeth Woodville; Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers; Woodville Family; Edward IV; Richard III

Synopsis: History of the Woodville Family, concentrating on the period 1461 to 1492 and especially on Elizabeth and Anthony Woodville.

The Woodvilles in the Second Reign of Edward IV 1471-83

Westervelt, Theron

M.Phil. dissertation, Cambridge Univ.

Typescript

Published: 1997

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Woodville Family; Edward IV; Government

Synopsis: Re -examines the role of the Woodvilles in Edward IV’s plans for governing England, looking especially at their activities and influence in Wales, the south-west, Northamptonshire and East Anglia.

Antony Woodville

Antony Wydevile, Lord Scales and Earl Rivers: Family, Friends and Affinity

Pidgeon, Lynda

BA Thesis for the Open University

Published: 2003

ISBN: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Subjects covered: Antony Woodville; Woodville Family; Edward IV; Government

Synopsis: Exploration of Antony Woodville as man and lord. Detailed research, including genealogical tables and information on Antony Woodville’s estates and offices.

Banner image of King Richard III’s Book of Hours (MS 474f. 7v) reproduced by kind permission of Lambeth Palace Library.