{"product_id":"9781806340446-richard-iii-unspun","title":"RICHARD III UNSPUN","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mysterious Affair at Stony Stratford and The Trouble with Hastings\u003cbr\u003eIn RICHARD III UNSPUN, Annette Carson investigates two incidents, shortly before Richard became king, that readers find especially perplexing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e RICHARD III UNSPUN,\u003c\/em\u003e Annette Carson investigates two incidents, shortly before Richard became king, that readers find especially perplexing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the\u003cstrong\u003e Stony Stratford \u003c\/strong\u003eaffair, we look at what led Richard to make a series of arrests, as 12-year-old Edward V was conveyed from Ludlow to be crowned in London. We examine how these actions were provoked by the slights of those who had seized power over the boy-king and his coming reign. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eLord Hastings\u003c\/strong\u003e, we strip away layers of misdirection alleging that he was Richard’s friend and ally who, according to Shakespeare, was duped and betrayed. Instead, we confront Hastings’s real nature as an unsavoury courtier and political player, whose concern was mainly self-preservation. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor too long, characterisations of Richard III have relied heavily on a small number of writers who were not present at events themselves but wrote as if they had been. Context is key to understanding history. We always need to ask ourselves what really went before, and what has been glossed over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnnette Carson goes back to basic sources, reconstructing events from clues in the few contemporary records, and checking the who, when, where and why of each developing twist and turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57300706689398,"sku":"9781806340446","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40027065_e0a2ea80-0786-4029-9aae-8ecae6c25f89.jpg?v=1771483900","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781806340446-richard-iii-unspun","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}