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This Standard Ebooks edition is based on William George Clark and William Aldis Wright’s 1887 Victoria edition, which is taken from the Globe edition.Ĭompatible epub — All devices and apps except Kindles and Kobos.Īzw3 — Kindle devices and apps. As Richard orchestrates murder after murder, the deaths start coming back to haunt him. Next on Richard’s hit list is Lord Hastings, the loudest voice to object to Richard’s accession, and who is promptly arrested and executed for treason. This causes Edward’s health to worsen, and the title of Protector falls to the remaining brother. Rumors lead to Clarence’s imprisonment in the Tower of London, and Richard sends two murderers to stab him to death. The first victim is King Edward’s other brother, Clarence. Richard puts into play numerous schemes to eradicate the line of succession and control the court. Within the kingdom, not everyone is happy with their new king—and when Edward falls ill, his power-hungry brother Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, sees his chance and prepares to kill anyone who stands between him and the throne. The remaining Lancastrian leaders are either killed or scattered to the four winds. Part of the Encyclopædia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western WorldĪfter the bloody battle at Tewksbury and the second dethroning of Henry VI, England and its citizens are finally able to enjoy peace under the reign of Edward IV. „– 4 in the Shakespeare’s First Tetralogy Standard Ebooksģ1,753 words (1 hour 56 minutes) with a reading ease of 80.62 (easy) Richard III, by William Shakespeare - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.