Richard III

1593 • 369 pages

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"containing his treacherous plots against his brother Clarence, the pittiefull murther of his innocent nephewes, his tyrannicall usurpation, with the whole course of his detested life and most deserved death"
(Subtitle of the 1597 edition.)

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8 primary books

Wars of the Roses

Wars of the Roses is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 1590 with contributions by William Shakespeare and et al. David Bevington.

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Shakespeare's Minor Tetralogy

Shakespeare's Minor Tetralogy is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1590 with contributions by William Shakespeare.

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