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Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

Driven by a bitter resentment for his own physical deformity, Richard orchestrates a ruthless climb toward the English throne through calculated betrayal. This Shakespearean nightmare thrives on the protagonist's chilling ability to charm his way through every deadly deception.

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