Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Setting the Scene 9
1 The Path to the Throne 13
2 Eleanor Talbot, Lady Butler 33
3 William Catesby, Esquire of the Body 44
4 William, Lord Hastings 73
5 Jane Shore, Mistress of the King 87
6 Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath & Wells 99
7 Return to the Tower 120
8 Summary and Narrative 139
Reference Materials 145
Appendices:
I The Cely, York and Stallworth Letters 156
II On the Date of the Death of William, Lord Hastings 161
III The Manor of Great Dorsett 164
IV The Letter of Sir William Catesby, 15 September 1452 169
V The Letter from Richard III to William Catesby 171
VI The Offices and Lands of William Catesby 173
Notes 184
Index 219