Plantagenet Somerset Fry, born Peter George Robin Fry (3 January 1931 – 10 September 1996), was a British historian and author of more than 50 books. In his youth he added Somerset to his surname by deed poll, and Plantagenet was a nickname which he adopted at university, relating to his advocacy of Richard III.
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