The story of Richard III, and his destructive ambition to be king, is beautifully retold by Martin Waddell with stunning colour and black and white illustrations by Alan Marks.
This book is part of a book series called Shakespeare Retold .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .
Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner.
This book contains the following story:
Richard Iii
I am determined to prove a villain' vows the sinister Duke of Gloucester as he prepares to seize the English Crown and become King Richard III. Follow the scheming, seductive Duke as he cheats and slaughters his way to the throne in one of the bloodiest chapters in the monarchys history. He masterminds the murder of his brother, his two nephews, and poisons his wife in order to marry his own niece. When his throne is challenged, his reign of terror is broken and the ghosts of his victims return to torment him.
