Thomas More's History of King Richard III
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Thomas More's History of King Richard III is a seminal early-16th-century biographical and historical narrative that portrays Richard III as a ruthless usurper and heavily shaped the king’s enduringly negative reputation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Tudor historiography
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biographical work → historical narrative → unfinished work → |
| aimsTo |
present Richard III as a warning example of tyranny
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| associatedWith |
Henry VIII’s court
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| author |
Thomas More
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| circulation |
manuscript circulation before print
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| claimsResponsibilityFor |
Richard III ordering the murder of the Princes in the Tower
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| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| coversEvent |
Wars of the Roses
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accession of Richard III → reign of Richard III → rise of Henry VII → |
| dateWritten |
c. 1513
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early 16th century → |
| depictsEvent |
disappearance of the Princes in the Tower
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| evaluatedAs |
key source for Richard III’s historiography
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seminal work of English prose → |
| genre |
biography
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political history → |
| impactOn |
English historical drama
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perceptions of the Wars of the Roses → |
| influenced |
William Shakespeare's Richard III
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later Tudor chroniclers → popular image of Richard III → |
| language |
English
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Latin → |
| literaryStyle |
humanist historiography
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rhetorical and moralising narrative → |
| mainSubject |
Richard III of England
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| narrativePerspective |
pro-Tudor
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| notableFor |
shaping Richard III’s negative reputation
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use of dramatic narrative techniques → vivid characterisation of Richard III → |
| politicalContext |
Tudor dynasty legitimation
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| portraysAs |
deformed ruler
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ruthless usurper → tyrant → |
| questionedBy |
modern historians
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| relatedWork |
Polydore Vergil's Anglica Historia
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The Chronicles of Hall → |
| settingPeriod |
late 15th century England
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| status |
unfinished
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| survivesAs |
English version
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Latin version → |
| timeOfCompositionContext |
early reign of Henry VIII
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
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criticizesSource |
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Princes in the Tower murders
("Thomas More’s "History of King Richard III"")
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primarySource |
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Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
("The History of King Richard III by Thomas More")
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relatedWork |