Richard III, Vol. 1 of 2: As Duke of Gloucester and King of England (Classic Reprint) (Harlequin Super Romance) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Richard III, Vol. 1 of 2: As Duke of Gloucester and King of England

When brought together, and placed in opposition to the statements which. Have so long and so la mentably passed for history, the results were so convincing that the author felt encouraged to submit them to the public. She was well aware that in so doing she should Oppose herself to Opinions long and deeply rooted - to a part of our national historical belief, which it is something like heresy to dispute. But, strong in the power of the evidences she has analysed, and in the belief that no prejudice can withstand the truth when fairly and simply displayed, she indulges the hope that, her unwearied research having fortified her with facts, and her own views being supported by those who rank high in literary fame, she may be shielded from the charge either of defective judgment or of presumption in her bold undertaking.

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Excerpt from Richard III, Vol. 1 of 2: As Duke of Gloucester and King of England

It has long been acknowledged, that the æra of King Richard the Third comprehends the darkest, the most complex, and the worst authenticated portion of the English annals. The general historian, whose course through the middle ages is guided by a long series of trustworthy chroniclers, finds himself when near the close of that important period forsaken by the great body of his authorities, and those who remain are swayed by the violent prejudices and strong antipathies which are natural amongst a people who have long been a prey to civil discord. Shrinking from such corrupt and uncertain authority, history becomes silent; she resigns the doubtful and the mysterious to the poet, whose imagination weaves out of such materials the dark and terrible tragedies by which he seeks to awe and to instruct. Thus it has been with the period of Richard the Third. The historian relates comparatively little, the poet is full to overflowing.

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