David, Stephen, <br/><br/>
The last champion of York :  Francis Lovell, Richard III's truest friend / 
Stephen David. 
 - 246 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (colour), plates ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Between 1483 and 1485 Viscount Francis Lovell was one of the most important and influential men in the government of his childhood friend Richard III, becoming the King's Chamberlain and a Knight of the Garter.  Lovell continued to support a Ricardian claim to the throne long after Richard III's death at Bosworth, and his elusive presence cast a dark shadow over the early years of Henry VII's reign. He became Henry VII's most persistent and dangerous enemy, orchestrating an assassination attempt on the new king. He was also architect of an international conspiracy that sought to replace Henry with a Ricardian pretender known as ̀Lambert Simnel', which culminated in the battle of Stoke in 1487, the last true battle in the Wars of the Roses.  Following Stoke, Lovell disappears from historical record and his fate is a mystery to this day. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780719828232 0719828236 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB908634  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lovell, Francis.<br/>Richard III,  King of England,  1452-1485 --Friends and associates.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nobility--England--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--History--Richard III, 1483-1485.<br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--1399-1485.<br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1509.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>942.046092