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The first book I read about Richard III was after they found his grave. That was Philippa Langley’s and Michael Jones’ book The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III . One part is about the search for the grave and one part an overview of the history of Richard III. This book opened up a whole new part of English history, and led me to take an on-line course with Future Learn about England in the Time of Richard III . During the course, fellow students left recommendations of books, historical documentaries and the likes. One was a recommendation to read Pollard’s book. It is an excellent, academic account of Richard III’s life. It is objectively written as it should be when a historian takes pen to paper. Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian and has written several books on the Wars of the Roses, and is considered a leading authority on the subject. He writes in an accessible way and makes even facts, one way or the other, into something thrilling, and leaves yo...