The Paradox of Richard III: The End of the Plantagenets

A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true. Here, I am looking at a paradox of a person who, during one period of his life, was so different from what he is reported to have become at another certain point. Were there two Richards? A Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Did he have a split personality? But then, where was Mr. Hyde during his early life? Herein we examine Richard’s life and how, and if, he became what he was accused of by the Tudors after his death.