Project Gutenberg 2005-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 251 Walpole, Horace 1717 1797 Orford, Horace Walpole, Earl of Walpole, Horatio Marshall, William Muralto, Onuphrio Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third E-text prepared by Marjorie Fulton "Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third" by Horace Walpole is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work critically examines the widely accepted narrative of Richard III's life and reign, challenging the established characterizations of him as a tyrant. The book seeks to unravel the layers of historical misrepresentation surrounding Richard III, suggesting that much of what is believed about him might stem from bias and conjecture rather than fact. At the start of the text, Walpole lays out his intention to scrutinize the credibility of traditional historians and their claims regarding Richard III's alleged crimes, including the murders of several prominent figures. He contemplates the qualifications and potential biases of these historians while detailing how history is often written by those with ulterior motives. Walpole introduces a critical lens through which he evaluates the veracity of historical accounts and highlights the lack of solid evidence to substantiate the darker aspects of Richard's reputation, thus setting the stage for an argument aimed at reassessing Richard III's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Category: History - British 237753 2025-06-07T12:28:17.586471 text/html 237574 2025-01-16T01:08:10.208116 text/html 179299 2025-06-07T12:28:25.178424 application/epub+zip 182017 2025-06-07T12:28:21.511438 application/epub+zip 148800 2025-06-07T12:28:20.177440 application/epub+zip 406826 2025-06-07T12:28:27.800398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395821 2025-06-07T12:28:24.219410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352585 2022-09-08T10:58:13.275960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223790 2025-06-07T12:28:17.264462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203883 2024-05-27T08:00:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17177 2025-06-07T12:28:27.950407 application/rdf+xml 23065 2025-06-07T12:28:20.737420 image/jpeg 4423 2025-06-07T12:28:20.454452 image/jpeg 179390 2025-06-07T12:28:17.609450 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia