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The Bones of a King: Richard III Rediscovered 1st Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-1118783146
ISBN-10: 111878314X
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 232 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (April 27, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 111878314X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118783146
  • Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.7 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
I was happy to be proven wrong
By Deborah on May 3, 2015
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Since I’ve already read two earlier books on the discovery of the remains of the last Plantagenet king of England, Richard III: The King under the Car Park and Digging for Richard III, I was skeptical that I would discover anything new in The Bones of a King. However, I was happy to be proven wrong. One of the focuses of this book is on explaining how “academic experts generate and assemble their primary data and how they form their interpretations.” The majority of the new information is provided as part of the explanation and in the interpretations. The chapters I found the most interesting are “The Bones Tell Their Tale”, “What Did Richard Look Like?” and “The Afterlife of Richard III and the City That Never Forgot”.

This book has several color plates plus maps, genealogies and illustrations. The color plates are excellent and at least one, showing the skull emerging from the soil, I had never seen before. The authors also provided at the end of each chapter suggestions for further reading. If you are interested in the discovery of the remains of Richard III and what the bones have taught us about his life and death and life in medieval England, then I highly recommend this book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Great book, explains in laymen's terms the who
By G. Ribaudo on April 27, 2015
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Interesting review of the finding of King Richard III, but I bought it as a Kindle and if you are really interested in reading the charts and maps, buy the book. Great book, explains in laymen's terms the who, what, when, where, and why.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Well written for general audiences
By Dilly Dally Dan on May 25, 2015
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This book describes in detail how the search for Richard's grave was orchestrated and conducted. It includes sections providing background information about who Richard was and the context within which he was killed and buried.

I appreciated the effort made by the authors to clearly differentiate between known facts and speculation.

There is a bit of what I perceived to be "defensive writing" in the section regarding DNA analysis as the level of detail provided seemed intended to defend the conclusions reached rather than simply describe for a general audience what DNA analysis consists of. On the other hand, the section describing the skeletal remains contained a bit less detail than I was expecting.

There are some nice maps and line drawings, showing the location and layout of the Greyfriars Friary - none of which is new, providing context for the buildings within Leicester. There are some good but not extensive photographs of the grave site and the remains.

I especially liked the "Further Reading" suggestions that follow each section of the book. The authors correctly anticipated that their work would inspire readers to want to know more. Sorting the bibliography in this way makes it easy to identify titles in a specific area of interest.

In summary: This book is a good read, printed on excellent quality paper. It provides a good overview of how the "King Under the Car Park" was found, and why it matters that he was. It is not a book for people looking for detailed information concerning wound ballistics or osteoarchaeology.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good Balance of Science, History, and Drama
By Susan B on June 10, 2015
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I enjoyed this book immensely, I read it in the Kindle version, picking it up and putting it down on flights to and from England, finishing it at home, and never got frustrated with the technical parts. Upon reflection or after I have a chance to study, analyze, or look it over again, I might score it a 5. The 4-star is a measure of my own limitations in British history and literature of the era. The chapters are divided helpfully, and the authors did a good job of reminding readers of details from earlier chapters, allowing us to discover how we can or should care about this discovery. It's not just about the dead past, however, or about royal-worship: this chronicle of the sequence of discoveries satisfies the same way detective fiction in books or tv does when done well, teaching observation, method, and justifiable interpretation along the way. The book makes it easy for readers to reflect on the caprice of fame/infamy and our own roles in "this mortal coil." I enjoyed the glimpses into the mini-dramas people got themselves into at Leicester by being at the center of an unfolding discovery, finding their own jobs and responsibilities enormously expanded. To prepare for a press conference of international interest, someone--responsible and thinking on her feet--realized table drapes needed to be ironed, so she did it....that sort of human-level thing. From a management perspective, this book understates but reveals how good, old fashioned teamwork can work. The bibliographic support for each chapter seems just enough and not off-putting, and I still find DNA sleuthing amazing in what can be sorted out. The writers did a good job of not losing this non-scientist.Read more ›
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Good Read....But....
By Mark Fields on August 23, 2015
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A recounting of the discovery of the skeleton of King Richard III, ever so slightly biased. For the most part, a good read. It is a rather basic but informative guide to the discovery and identification of the skeletal remains. However, far too much of the book is devoted to self-congratulation and to the Greyfriars Priory, which not many outside of Leicester and the "Greyfriars Research Team" care much about. Oddly enough, very little credit or notice is given to Philappa Langley and the Richard III Society, without whom there would have been no discovery and certainly no identification. Ms. Langley cajoled and begged - for years - for the permits, permissions, and cooperation for the project. And perhaps it was not until the Richard III Society put up the money that the University and city of Leicester agreed. As one of the academics said "we do not set out to find famous people"...perhaps that is the problem with academic archaeology ; most major discoveries are indeed discovered by amateurs. It is remarkable that the large, new hole in Richard III's skull was not mentioned in the book. While excavating the skeleton, one of the "Greyfriars Research Team" punched a large hole in the skull - not with a dental pick, nor a brush, nor a trowel, but with a mattock...maybe this little fact slipped their minds.
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