Richard III (English History) (Remastered)

Rushdoony frames Richard III as a classic “loser” smeared by the winners—Tudor propagandists (amplified by Shakespeare) shaped the enduring villain myth—yet argues the historical Richard was neither hunchback tyrant nor proven murderer, and even his enemies’ behavior (notably Elizabeth Woodville’s later trust of him) undermines the nephew-murder charge. Set in a brutal Renaissance England of collapsing feudal loyalties, corrupt churchmen, and extravagant nobles grinding the poor, Richard’s brief reign is presented as an attempted Christian reconstruction: statutes in English, early printed laws, strong protections for justice, decentralizing power to local rule under God’s law, curbing abuses, aiding the middle class, equitable taxation, and a king who toured to hear common appeals—so that, the lecture claims, ordinary people “never had it so good” as under his three years. His personal piety and moral exhortation contrast with court decadence, but loneliness, tragedy, and political betrayal at Bosworth (Stanley and others joining late) lead to his death and the rise of Henry Tudor, ushering in a harsher, more centralized regime; nevertheless, Wycliffe’s Bible and Lollard influence persist underground, preparing later renewals of reform and liberty. #RichardIII #EnglishHistory #TudorPropaganda #Shakespeare #WarOfTheRoses #ChristianReconstruction #BiblicalLaw #Justice #Liberty #Decentralization #Wycliffe #Lollards #Renaissance #ChurchCorruption #BosworthField #HenryVII #Providence #Dominion