. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. Badges of Richard III. The character by which Richard III. is popularlyknown was drawn in the first instance by two or threeobscure writers who lived in the time of his victoriousopponent; but their glaringly prejudiced statements7have been adopted, and so embellished and recom-mended by the talents of Sir Thomas More, LordBacon, and Shakspeare, that they have taken a placein history, and have caused him to be generally re-garded rather as a monster than a ma
. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. Badges of Richard III. The character by which Richard III. is popularlyknown was drawn in the first instance by two or threeobscure writers who lived in the time of his victoriousopponent; but their glaringly prejudiced statements7have been adopted, and so embellished and recom-mended by the talents of Sir Thomas More, LordBacon, and Shakspeare, that they have taken a placein history, and have caused him to be generally re-garded rather as a monster than a man. The PublicStatutes and Records of his reign, however, exhibit himin a very different light, and their unimpeachable testi-mony ought to decide the question. It may, too, beremarked, that the crimes laid to his charge are notsupported by anything like conclusive evidence; whileit is certain that his succession to the throne was agree- u These are, the anonymous continuer of the Chronicle of Croy-land ; Thomas Rous, a priest of Warwick; and Robert Fabian, analderman and city annalist. * We give as a specimen a few lines from Rous
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