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Free Essay Submitted by bignerds on 06/28/2008 08:11 PM
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War Of Roses
In the late 1400's the House of York fought the House of Lancaster for the English crown. Because Lancaster's heraldic badge was a red rose and the Yorks was a white rose, the long conflict became known as Wars of the Roses. The real lives of the main participants of the Wars of the Roses will be displayed in this paper. In Shakespeare's Richard III the participants in the Wars of the Roses were not suitably displayed. The participants in Shakespeare's Richard III were Henry Tudor, Clarence, Edward V, Richard III; Queen Margaret will have their lives displayed in this paper. In the Shakespeare play Richard III was depicted as a malformed mean, ill looking, tyrant. But this was not the case. Richard III was a nice and handsome man. Shakespeare only did this so that Queen Elizabeth would be pleased with what she saw when she went to watch the play. Because Queen Elizabeth was a Lancaster, Shakespeare wanted her family to look noble. Richard III couldn't have been deformed as Shakespeare said that he was, because in real life Richard III was a knight that fought in battles. He couldn't have been deformed if he were a knight because he would have to fight with his sword and shield. www.yahoo.com search stated that in the play Clarence was a good guy who loved everybody, but in real life Clarence was jailed and executed for committing treason. www.altavista.com search engine said that in the play, Shakespeare said that Richard had Clarence killed so that he could have an uncontested line to the throne. Shakespeare also said that Richard killed young Edward V and his brother so that he could be next in line for the crown. But that is not true for Richard really didn't do it. There is a lot of speculation about rather Richard did it or not. There is more evidence supporting Richard.
Some scholars believe that Richard didn't trust the Southern English so he sent young Edward V and his brother up north to be guarded by one of Richard's consultants by the name of...
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