In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain powe 　　译文(2): 在15世纪，理查格洛斯特公爵在他那畸形的刽子手莫德的帮助下，消灭了那些在他之前继承王位的人，这些人当时被他的兄弟国王爱德华四世所占领。每次杀人完成后，他都会特别高兴地把一个个小雕像从宝座房间的玩偶屋里搬出来，每个雕像都很像其中一个继承人，直到只剩下他一个人为止。爱德华死后，他成为理查三世，英格兰国王，只需要击败流亡的亨利都铎保持权力