# King Richard III

**Author:** William Shakespeare
**Tags:** Drama, Great Britain, Tragedies, Historical drama, Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96756

## Description

England, after a prolonged and brutal civil war, finally knows a fragile peace under the victorious House of York. But the calm is shattered by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a man consumed by ambition and bitter about his physical deformities. He schemes relentlessly to seize the crown, using his sharp intellect, masterful manipulation, and chilling cruelty to eliminate anyone who stands in his path. From orchestrating the murders of his own family members to deceitfully wooing Lady Anne, whose husband and father-in-law he killed, Richard ascends to the throne through a ruthless campaign of betrayal and violence. As King Richard III, his tyrannical reign is marked by paranoia and further bloodshed, culminating in a climactic battle where the ghosts of his victims haunt him, leading to his eventual downfall and the rise of Henry Tudor, who promises a new era of peace and unity for the war-weary nation. This historical tragedy explores the dangerous allure of power, the nature of evil, and the ultimate consequences of unchecked ambition.