Richard III. The name will conjure an image for any reader: Shakespeare’s hunchback tyrant who killed his own nephews or a long-denigrated, misunderstood king. This one man’s character and actions have divided historians and the controversy has always kept interest in Richard alive. However, curiosity surrounding his life and death has reached unprecedented heights in the aftermath of the discovery of his skeleton under a Leicester car park.

The myths that have always swirled around Richard III have risen and multiplied and it is time to set the record straight. John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III’s remains, explores and unravels the web of myths in this fascinating book.

• Author was a key figure in the discovery of Richard III’s

  remains (Leader of Genealogical Research and Historical Advisor for the Looking

  for Richard Project)

• 'The discovery of Richard's remains was due to the

  meticulous research by the historian Dr John Ashdown-Hill in his book The

  Last Days of King Richard III'. Lady Justice Hallett & colleagues, High

  Court of Justice, May 2014

• Richard III and the Wars of the Roses remain enduringly popular subjects; the BBC's The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses series is due to air in May 2016
• Hardback featured in popular publications such as BBC History Magazine and National Geographic History