Searching for the Skeletons in the Closet: Did Richard III Have his Nep

Did Richard trio Have His Nephews Killed?The reign of Richard III is something of a paradox. His overtop was brief and he lost his crown to a usurper, allowing the House of York to choke off with him. Yet few English kings flip been the subject of such free burning debate, and none have spawned such fervent denigration, or such eager support. Much of the debate fuelling pro- and anti-Richardians has been whether or not Richard had his two young nephews, Edward V and Richard of York, murdered. Unfortunately to date it has been a debate mired in speculation. Writes V. B. birth No conclusive proof has ever come to light which could provide a solution that did not rest solely in speculation. The possibilities argon endless, exclusively all remain at best quite unsupported theories (89). Indeed, the possibilities have attended endless. There have been myriad theories, ranging from the plausible to the completely inane. People commenting on the matter range from Sir Thomas More to William Shakespeare to the current Duke of Gloucester. Some of these theories volition be discussed in this paper. I will draw on ideas some(prenominal) contemporaneous and current, pro and con, along with my own insights, in an attempt to characterization on the sources in conversation and hopefully provide the reader with a much clear and accurate idea of Richard III and his actions (or lack thereof).Some questions are important to keep in mind when assessing the culpability of Richard. Does he seem a man capable of such a heinous act as infanticide, and his own nephews at that? Assuming he does, did the political accompaniment make it prudent for him to do so? Or were there others who stood to suck more by their deaths?Before these questions can be answered, some mount is needed. The Engl... ...ot exist he is therefore an innocent man.BibliographyGillingham, John. Introduction Interpreting Richard III. Richard III A MedievalKingship. Ed. John Gillingham. capital of the U nited Kingdom Collins and chocolate-brown Ltd, 1993.Hammond, P.W. The genius of Richard III. Richard III A Medieval Kingship.Ed. John Gillingham. London Collins and Brown Ltd, 1993.Hammond, P.W. and Sutton, Anne F. Richard III The Road to Bosworth Field. London Constable and Company Ltd, 1985.Horrox, Rosemary. Richard III A Study of Service. Cambridge CambridgeUniversity Press, 1989.Lamb, V.B. The Betrayal of Richard III An Introduction to the Controversy.Revised Ed. Stroud Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1990.Richmond, Colin. 1483 The course of study of Decision (or Taking the Throne). Richard IIIA Medieval Kingship. Ed. John Gillingham. London Collins and Brown Ltd,1993.