Some account of Morton, the chief accuser . . . . . . . . 205-207 Misrepresentation of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208-210 Cunning misrepresentations respecting Hastings . . . . . . 210-212 Falsification of dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-217 The accession. The true claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Attempt of Henry VII. to destroy the evidence . . . . 219 Polydore Virgil's version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Morton's version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Fabyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Further falsification of dates . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Buckingham's treason. False reason given for his discontent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 The truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Morton's account of conversations . . . . . . . . . . 225, 226 Second coronation. Statement disproved . . . . . . . . . 227 Death of the Queen. Slanders of Polydore and Rous . . . . 228 Elizabeth of York. Absurd rumour spread . . . . . . . . . 229 Elizabeth's letter to the Duke of Norfolk . . . . . . 229-230 Intrigues of Henry's mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Lord Strange. The truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 CHAPTER IV THE MAIN CHARGE AGAINST RICHARD III Rests on the truth or falsehood of previous crimes . . . . 233 Richard's antecedents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Nothing to fear from his nephews . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 {xviii} Treatment of others in the same position . . . . . . . . . 236 His nephews were probably members of his household . . . . 236 Bill, in March 1485, for the elder nephew . . . . . . . . 237 Conduct of the mother and sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238-239 Alleged rumours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240-242 Assertion of the French Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Statements of Fabyan, Rous, Polydore, André . . . . . . . 244 Sir William Stanley's conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Baseless rumours promulgated by Henry . . . . . . . . . . 245 CHAPTER V HENRY TUDOR IN THE DOCK