John is landless, Eduard the third and Richard with the second eyes of Shakespeare. Marinina A.

The stories of three famous kings under one cover. Each of them reached the edge in its own way... And some stepped over it.

John (1167-1216), nicknamed Landless. He was a loser whom no one loved, especially after the reign of his noble brother Richard the Lion Heart. I lost two large wars: with the French - lost half of his possessions; With his own subjects - lost almost half of his royal power. The same king who signed the prototype of modern constitutions is the Great Charter of Frequences.

Edward (1312-1377), the hero and lucky, nicknamed the third. He began a centenary war with France, in several glorious battles interrupted the color of the French nobility, and his rule was called the “golden age” of English history.

Richard (1367-1400), probably, could receive the nickname Prince Danish if Hamlet was written two hundred years earlier. He lost his father early, at first he was dependent on his mother and old advisers, and then he hoped for friends who betrayed him, overthrew him and freezed him in prison. They say that he was an impulsive and irritable handsome man, but not as neurasthenic as his brilliant playwright painted.

, following Shakespeare, Alexander Marinin tried to understand the biological records and psychological portraits of these rulers. And with what words she finishes her book? "Truly royal hypocrisy!" Why? You can learn about this from exciting and witty historical essays.