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Tudor propaganda created a monster and named him Richard. His odious career began before birth, where he skulked in his mother’s womb for two years. Born with teeth and shoulder-length hair, he quickly grew into a misshapen figure whose hunchback and withered arm mirrored his evil heart. He murdered all who stood in his way and pursued a vendetta against his sister-in-law Elizabeth Woodville and her ambitious brothers. It was this monster, a fiction generated by Tudor historians to legitimise the reign o