The new novel by a young Moscow writer is dedicated to the last representative of the ancient royal Plantagenet family on the English throne - Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV. Richard never hoped or prepared to become king. He faithfully served his royal elder brother, took part in numerous battles, and fled to Holland with him in 1470–1471. When Edward IV died, a party of influential magnates represented by Lord Hastings and the Duke of Buckingham invited Richard to become regent for his young half-brother Edward V. But it was soon proven that the boy was a bastard, and Richard found himself on the throne of England. However, power did not bring the last Plantagenet either satisfaction or happiness...