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  • Complete Monster: Sir Richard Radcliffe is the smug supporter of Richard III who is beholden to none of his master's humanizing traits. After Richard's nephews are declared heirs to the throne of England, Radcliffe and Richard attempt to force Mistress Shore to cast doubt on the legitimacy of their births. When she refuses, Radcliffe brutally whips her before he and Richard torture her to death. When Lady Stanley attempts to escape with the princes, Radcliffe murders her driver and threatens her life to force her father's fealty to Richard. Radcliffe and Richard later force an archbishop to hand over the prince who escaped, by threatening to attack Westminster Abbey. After the prince is returned. Richard and Radcliffe smother the children to death to ensure Richard's rise to the throne. When Radcliffe's trusted ally Lord Buckingham tries to convince him to betray Richard, Radcliffe instead sells him out and holds him in place while Richard has a rat eat his face.

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