Title page from The Life and Death of Richard the Third (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

Part of: Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies (facs. 1st Folio 1623) The Life and Death of Richard the Third (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

Shakespeare’s Richard III is a compelling portrait of the lengths to which ambition can drive a man. But is the play–despite its popularity–merely Tudor propaganda? This is a facsimile edition of the play from the First Folio edition of 1623.