Ashdown-Hill était un historien indépendant et un auteur dont le travail s'est concentré sur l'histoire de l'Angleterre de la fin du Moyen Âge. Ses écrits se sont particulièrement concentrés sur la Maison de York et Richard III d'Angleterre. Il a été reconnu pour ses profondes perspectives sur cette période historique. Ses livres offrent aux lecteurs un aperçu captivant de la vie et de la politique de l'Angleterre du XVe siècle.
Through his service to the House of York, and in particular to Richard III during the setting aside of Edward V, John Ashdown-Hill examines why he chose to support Richard, even at the cost of his life;
A year after Richard III's death, a boy claiming to be a Yorkist prince appeared as if from nowhere, claiming to be Richard III's heir and the rightful King of England. In 1487, in a unique ceremony, this boy was crowned in Dublin Cathedral, despite the Tudor government insisting that his real name was Lambert Simnel and that he was a mere pretender to the throne. Now, in The Dublin King, author and historian John Ashdown-Hill questions that official view. Using new discoveries, little-known evidence and insight, he seeks the truth behind the 500-year-old story of the boy-king crowned in Dublin. He also presents a link between Lambert Simnel's story and that of George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Richard III. On the way, the book sheds new light on the fate of the 'Princes in the Tower', before raising the possibility of using DNA to clarify the identity of key characters in the story and their relationships.
Allegedly born in the year of Agincourt and still alive for the birth of Henry VIII, Cecily Neville's life spanned most of the tumultuous fifteenth century. In this original work, renowned historian John Ashdown-Hill takes previously overlooked contemporary sources to correct mis-held beliefs of her life.
The narrative explores the intriguing case of Lambert Simnel, a boy who claimed to be the rightful heir to the throne of England shortly after Richard III's death. In 1487, he was crowned in Dublin, challenging the Tudor government's assertion that he was merely a pretender. Author John Ashdown-Hill delves into historical evidence, questioning established beliefs, and connects Simnel's story to George, Duke of Clarence. The book also considers the fate of the Princes in the Tower and proposes using DNA analysis to uncover the truth about these historical figures and their identities.
When Edward IV died in 1483, the Yorkist succession was called into question by doubts about the legitimacy of his sons (the `Princes in the Tower'). John Ashdown-Hill argues that Eleanor Talbot was married to Edward IV, and that therefore Edward's subsequent union with Elizabeth Widville was bigamous, making her children illegitimate.
The Last Days of Richard III contains a new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days.
New B-format paperback edition. When was the story of the murder of the 'princes in the Tower' put out? What bones were found at the Tower of London, and when? Can DNA now reveal the truth?
John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains, explores and unravels the web of myths around Richard III.
Less well-known than his brothers, Edward IV and Richard III, little has been written about George, Duke of Clarence, leaving us with a series of unanswered questions: What was he really like?
Biography on the enigmatic Elizabeth Widville: Queen Consort to Edward IV and mother to the Princes in the Tower and Elizabeth of York.