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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Langley, Philippa
Jones, Michael K. (1940-....)
Titre(s) : The King's grave [Texte imprimé] : the search for Richard III / Philippa Langley and Michael Jones
Publication : London : John Murray, 2013
Description matérielle : xxvii, 288 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Comprend : Introduction: The inspiration ; The road to the dig ; The great debate ; So it begins ; Yearning for a noble cause: Richard's early career ; The discovery of the church and the location of the nave ; Seizing the throne ; The discovery of the skeletal remains ; Richard as king ; The identification of the remains ; Bosworth ; The man behind the myth ; The man and his times ; Appendix 1 : The fate of the princes in the tower ; Appendix 2 : Psychological analysis of Richard III ; Family trees ; Timelines ; Picture section.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index
The discovery of King Richard III's body beneath a car park in Leicester is an astonishing
archaeological find of enormous historical importance; and Philippa Langley's belief
that she would find Richard in this exact place ranks among the great stories of passionate
intuition and perseverance against the odds. Written in alternating chapters, with
Richard's 15th-century life told by historian Michael Jones contrasting with the 21st-century
eyewitness account of the search for the remains, The King's Grave will be both an
extraordinary portrait of the last Plantagenet monarch and the inspiring story of
a unique archaeological dig. Philippa Langley says: "The King's Grave will tell the
full inside story of my long search for the mortal remains of Richard III as it actually
unfolded." Michael Jones comments, "The search for Richard III lays to rest the Machiavellian
anti-hero and puts the man firmly back into the context of his times." Roland Philipps
said : "The King's Grave is destined to be the stand-out popular history title of
2013. Even before I knew of Mike Jones's involvement I had been following the Leicester
dig closely as I have always been fascinated by the character and story of Richard,
as well as the accession of the Tudors in both history and as portrayed by Shakespeare.
Mike's Bosworth 1485 is a brilliant work of forensic, historical clarity and his knowledge,
combined with Philippa's passion and conviction that has led to this remarkable discovery
and the new light it sheds, will combine to make a hugely compelling, accessible book:
both a reassessment of history and a fascinating contemporary story." - Publisher
Sujet(s) : Richard III (1452-1485 ; roi d'Angleterre)
Bataille de Bosworth (1485)
Fouilles archéologiques -- Leicester (GB)
Rois et souverains -- Tombes -- Grande-Bretagne -- 15e siècle
Grande-Bretagne -- 1455-1485 (Guerre des Deux-Roses)
Grande-Bretagne -- 1483-1485 (Richard III)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781848548909 (hardback). - ISBN 1848548907 (hardback). - ISBN 9781848548916 (trade paperback). - ISBN 1848548915 (trade paperback). - ISBN 9781848548923 (erroné) (Ebook). - ISBN 1848548923 (erroné) (Ebook). - ISBN 1250044103 (Cloth). - ISBN 9781250044105 (Cloth)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb437526170
Notice n° :
FRBNF43752617
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