Along with most of the country, I was enthralled by the discovery, in 2012, of Richard III’s body beneath a Leicester car park. Soon, we gleaned unprecedented details about his life, and interest in the controversial King reached an all-time high. But Richard was just one in a line of monarchs who dared to reign during the Wars of the Roses – a time when wearing the crown was akin to making a death wish. We uncover the duplicity, conspiracies and treachery of the conflict – which gave rise to the Tudors – from page 26.
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Far away from these medieval nobles who fought for power and glory, we bring you the story of Che Guevara (p49, the rebel who fought for change, along with the other star revolutionaries of the 20th century.