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This category contains 11 sites:

• Britannia - Biographical article and links to related web sites.
• Infoplease Encyclopedia - Biography of Richard III and suggested reading.
• Richard III Society - Yorkshire Branch - "Tries to show why Richard loved Yorkshire and why he was loved so well in return".
• RichardIII.org - Background on Richard and the Wars of the Roses.
• The History of King Richard the Third - Text of Sir Thomas More's history, on which Shakespeare based his play.
• The Richard III and Yorkist History Server - Sponsored by the American Branch of the Richard III Society. This site is devoted to the study of Richard and his treatment in history, literature and drama as well as the Wars of the Roses and 15th century England in general.
• The Richard III Foundation, Inc - "An international non-profit educational organization born out of the need for serious research of King Richard III and to reinstate the image of the King in the context of his times".
• The Richard III Society - In the belief that many of the features of the traditional accounts are not supported by sufficient evidence, the purpose of this society is to promote research into his life and times, and thereby secure a reassessment of his reputation and of his place
• The Richard III Society of Canada - Aims to promote in every possible way research into the life and times of Richard III, and to secure a reassessment of the material relating to this period, and the role in English history of this monarch
• The Slandered King - History is often written by those in power. A few facts about the About.com guide's favorite medieval monarch.
• The White Boar - "A look at "Richard Crouchback" and an analysis of his supposed crimes -- including the most notorious one, the murder of his nephews the Princes".