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RICHARD III
Written by Charles Ross.
Stock no. 1831623
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd.. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Richard III ruled England for a mere twenty-six months, yet few English monarchs remain as compulsively fascinating, and none has been more persistently vilified. In his absorbing and universally praised account, Charles Ross assesses the king within the context of his violent age and explores the critical questions of the reign. Black cloth boards, gilt title in red title block to spine. B/w illustrations. liii and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 0413295303. Boards clean. Text block lightly browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily sunned/faded to spine and lightly worn at corners.

HENRY VI
Written by Bertram Wolffe.
Stock no. 1831620
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd.. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this widely acclaimed biography, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent, and saintly monarch and offers instead a finely drawn but critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Black cloth boards, gilt title on red title block to spine. B/w illustrations. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 0413320804. Text block slightly grubby/dusty. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily sunned/faded to spine and has a small label to front flap.

EDWARD IV
Written by Charles Ross.
Stock no. 1831619
Published by Eyre Methuen Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This classic study by Charles Ross places the reign firmly in the context of late medieval power politics, analyzing the methods by which a usurper sought to retain his throne and reassert the power of a monarchy seriously weakened by the feeble rule of Henry VI. Peach cloth boards, gilt title on green title block to spine. B/w illustrations. xvi and 479 pages including index. Top edge green. ISBN: 0413286800. Boards clean. Top edge dusty. Text block foxed with some bleeding to page margins. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some browning to endpapers. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned, a little grubby, author's' name in red has faded on spine, price-sticker to front flap has surface paper damage.

WILLIAM RUFUS (ENGLISH MONARCHS SERIES)
Written by Frank Barlow.
Stock no. 1831529
Published by Methuen London Ltd. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

William Rufus was the third son of William the Conqueror and his successor of King of England. Weaving an intimate account of the life of the king into the wider history of Anglo-Norman government, Barlow shows how William confirmed royal power in England, restored the ducal rights in France, and consolidated the Norman conquest. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. A few b/w plates. xix and 484 pages including index. ISBN: 0413281701. Boards clean. Text block browned with foxing to top edge. Contents browned. Personal inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is sunned/faded to spine.

EDWARD V: THE PRINCE IN THE TOWER
Written by Michael Hicks.
Stock no. 1831522
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Memorable not for his life but his death, Edward V is probably better known as one of the Princes in the Tower, the supposed victim of his Uncle, Richard III. A biography of the king whose fate remains one of the greatest mysteries in English history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w iillustrations. 224 pages. ISBN: 075241996X. Boards clean. Text block a little browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

CHARLES II
Written by H. Miller.
Stock no. 1831441
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This biography delves into the multifaceted character of Charles II, the monarch who was restored to the throne in 1660 after the tumultuous period of civil war in England. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xv and 458 pages including index. ISBN: 0297812149. Boards clean and bright. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned/faded to spine and has a few minor grubby marks to rear panel.

HENRY V AS WARLORD
Written by Desmond Seward.
Stock no. 1331310
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd.. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A startling reassessment of on of England's hero kings. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 251 pages (including index). B/w photos and text illustrations. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and slightly sunned to spine.

KINGS AND QUEENS BOOK 2
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by Frank Hampson.
Stock no. 1331286
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1969. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 561. Blue pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 072140183X. Spine bumped. Slight rubbing to cover edges and small nick to rear edge of spine. Contents clean. Tally 230 to rear cover.

KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND BOOK 1
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by Frank Hampson.
Stock no. 1331285
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1969. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 561. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721401821. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tally 260. Revised price printed of 15p.

KATHERINE THE QUEEN: THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF KATHERINE PARR
Written by Linda Porter.
Stock no. 1331243
Published by MacMillan. 1st 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All that most people know about Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife, is that she 'survived'. A vivid portrait of someone who until now has been mysteriously misunderstood, but who was one of the most intriguing and influential queen consorts in all English history. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 383 pages (including index). Colour photos. ISBN: 9780230710399. Textblock is foxed. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge creased.

RICHARD III AND THE DEATH OF CHIVALRY
Written by David Hipshon.
Stock no. 1331241
Published by The History Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How the power of politics of the conflict between the Stanley's and the Harrington's, and Richard's motives in supporting the latter, led to the king's death on the battlefield, the succession of the Tudors to the throne of England, and 'death of chivalry' and the end of the Middle Ages. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 224 pages. ISBN: 9780750950749. Some foxing to textblock else a fine copy. Dustwrapper has a small tear to centre.

EDWARD VII: PRINCE & KING
Written by Giles St. Aubyn.
Stock no. 1831330
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography. Through half a century of public service, King Edward had the advantage of a private secretary whose tact, judgement, loyalty and affection never failed him. Francis Knollys was one of that small intimate circle from whom the King had no secrets, personal or political. This biography has been compiled with access to the Knollys Papers. Green cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 555 pages including index. ISBN: 0002162032. Lower edge of spine lightly rubbed. Boards clean Text block grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned to edges of spine and lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine.