Richard III and the Princes in the Tower (1991)

I read a fair amount about Richard III, and if I were to recommend one adult book on the subject this would be it. I don't agree with everything he says, but it is unusually balanced. It is a traditionalist argument, i.e., he thinks Richard is guilty of murdering his nephews, but he even explodes some of the sillier arguments on that side. As if that were not enough, it is gorgeously illustrated. It includes information on what one might call "Richardology", i.e., the modern controversies, Richard III romance novels, etc.

Most of the academic biographies (Hicks, Horrox, etc.) are traditionalist; the classic pro-Richard biography is Paul Kendall's Richard III. ( )