The 1460s are about the explosion of King Edward IV’s family – his brothers (including Richard), his wife and in-laws, and his own offspring – and end in a trial of strength between them. The 1470s are about a second explosion of the House of York, its division into separate nuclear families competing against each other, about the kings’ preferences, and in 1483 a sudden violent resolution following Edward IV’s death. Richard III claimed to be his brother’s heir. The Yorkist establishment refused and shared in Richard’s destruction.
With the recent discovery of Richard III’s skeleton, Professor Michael Hicks, described by BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE as ‘the greatest living expert on Richard III’, reassesses the family ties and entrails of his wayward and violent family. Many thousands of descendants of Richard’s siblings survive, some more interested in their lineage than others, and the book will conclude with an analysis of Richard’s DNA and his ‘family’ as it exists today.
- BBC History Magazine has described
Michael Hicks as 'the greatest living expert on Richard III'.
- Amberley published the
market-leading book on Richard III, the bestselling Richard III by David
Baldwin.
- Author made several media appearances and gave interviews in the run up to Richard III's reburial; features were included in the Telegraph, Who Do You Think You Are Magazine, the Independent online, the Mail online and BBC History Magazine online.
- Richard III is closely connected
to several major heritage sites: The new £4 million Richard III Visitor
Centre (Leicester); Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park (nr
Leicester), Leicester Cathedral, The Richard III Experience (York) and Middleham
Castle (Yorkshire).
- Since the discovery and reburial of Richard's remains he has become a historical figure who instils enduring interest in readers; the Richard III Society boosts over 5,000 members