As Richard III opens, Richard is Duke of Gloucester and his brother, Edward IV, is king. Richard is eager to clear his way to the crown. He manipulates Edward into imprisoning their brother, Clarence, and …

Richard Duke of York, a noble man and a mighty, began not by war, but by law, to challenge the crown, putting his claim into the parliament.

The History of King Richard III (unfinished), written by Master Thomas More, then one of the undersheriffs of London, about the year of our Lord 1513.

Yea, Richard, when I know, for I protest As yet I do not. But, as I can learn, He hearkens after prophecies and dreams, And from the crossrow plucks the letter G, And says a wizard told him that …

Richard Nixon is gone now, and I am poorer for it. He was the real thing -- a political monster straight out of Grendel and a very dangerous enemy. He could shake your hand and stab you in the back at the …

Nov 20, 2008 · Richard II Richard the Second was ruler of England from 1377-1399. He came to power as a young boy at the age of 10, after his father Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) had passed …

Here we report DNA analyses of both the skeletal remains and living relatives of Richard III. We find a perfect mitochondrial DNA match between the sequence obtained from the remains and one...