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Richard the Third

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The Rise and Fall of Richard III

Hindsight will tell us that isn't how it played out. There was already fighting and disruption in the streets of London before Richard had even left the north. It's possible to see Richard who is fending off a threat, or grabbing at every little thread of power he needs to make himself king. We know a lot about the first 30 years of his life. And nowhere do I see a man who is underhanded, deceitful, vicious, nasty,. You just don't see that anywhere in those 30 years.

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