Jacob Abbott chronicles the unspeakably treacherous rise of Richard III to the throne of England in the midst of the war between the Yorks and the Lancasters and his ultimate fall on the Field of Bosworth. (Introduction by Cathy Barratt)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - Richard's Mother
16:21 - Chapter 2
02 - Richard's Father
21:04 - Chapter 3
03 - The Childhood of Richard III
09:23 - Chapter 4
04 - Accession of Edward IV, Richard's Elder Brother
22:14 - Chapter 5
05 - Warwick, the King-Maker
26:36 - Chapter 6
06 - The Downfall of York
19:07 - Chapter 7
07 - The Downfall of Lancaster
21:06 - Chapter 8
08 - Richard's Marriage
16:07 - Chapter 9
09 - End of the Reign of Edward
25:34 - Chapter 10
10 - Richard and Edward V
11:30 - Chapter 11
11 - Taking Sanctuary
13:50 - Chapter 12
12 - Richard Lord Protector
20:55 - Chapter 13
13 - Proclaimed King
20:58 - Chapter 14
14 - The Coronation
11:05 - Chapter 15
15 - Fate of the Princes
10:42 - Chapter 16
16 - Domestic Troubles
17:52 - Chapter 17
17 - The Field of Bosworth
14:59