Download or read book CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Richard III written by James K Lowers and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999-03-03 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This CliffsNotes guide includes everything you've come to expect from the trusted experts at CliffsNotes, including analysis of the most widely read literary works. Richard of Gloucester crosses and double-crosses friends and foes alike in a no-holds-barred effort to solidify control of the throne once occupied by his brother, Edward IV. His antics prove fruitful until one final battle with Henry, Earl of Richmond, at the end of the War of the Roses.