CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION

PREFACE

FOREWORD BY PROFESSOR A.J. POLLARD

1    THE NIGHTMARE – SHAKESPEARE’S BOSWORTH

2    MARTYRDOM – DEATH OF A FATHER

3    THE THEATRE OF PAIN

4    THE SEARCH FOR REDEMPTION

5    THE RIVALS

6    BOSWORTH FIELD

7    AFTERMATH – THE TRAGEDY SHAKESPEARE MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN

APPENDIX

MAPS

TIMELINE

GENEALOGY

NOTES

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ILLUSTRATIONS

INDEX