Richard III, King of England  

Richard III, King of England

Richard III was one of the Yorkist kings of England during the Wars of the Roses. Although his rule only lasted slightly more than two years, it thoroughly changed the dynastic struggles of England.

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Richard III, King of England

12 events | No comments | October 1452 - August 1485

1452-10

Birth of Richard III

Richard, the future king of England, was born at Fotheringhay Castle in 1452 as the eighth and youngest child of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and his wife Cecily Neville. At the time of Richard’s birth, England was descending into an era of...

October 1452

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1455

Beginning of the Wars of the Roses

Henry VI’s inferior claim to the throne was compounded by the fact that he turned out to be a weak ineffectual ruler, who suffered bouts of insanity and was then incapable of ruling for extended periods of time...

1455

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1460

Death of Richard’s father

Initially, Richard, the Duke of York, controlled the king and government of England after his victory in the battle of St Albans and his son, young Richard could calmly pass his days in the court of the Earl of Warwick in Middleham, knowing that the...

1460

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1461

Brother of the king

The death of the Duke of York in the Battle of Wakefield broke the impasse which had paralysed English politics since the crisis of 1450. The triumphant Lancastrians saw victory within their grasp and advanced south...

1461

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1464

Adolescence amidst intrigue

After the coronation of his brother, Richard was then sent to Earl of Warwick's estate at Middleham for his knightly training. With some interruptions, Richard stayed at Middleham until early 1465, when he was twelve...

1464

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1470

Warwick’s rebellion

In the early summer of 1469 there was a major rising in the north-east of England. It was fuelled by a range of local grievances, but its leader was one of Warwick’s retainers and the unrest served to draw the king north just as the earl’s own schemes...

1470

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1471

Edward's return to power

The Yorkist invasion took place in March 1471. Richard and the king landed with fewer then 1000 men in East Yorkshire, but rapidly gathered support. Edward IV, now reconciled with Clarence, defeated and killed Warwick at the battle of Barnet and then...

1471

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1472

Lord of the North

Throughout of his reign, king Edward VI encouraged the formation of regional power bases for his most trusted supporters, including his brother Richard. Efficient financial management – achieved partly through the avoidance of warfare, and partly...

1472

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1483-04

Lord Protector

Richard’s brother, king Edward IV died after a long and successful rule on 9 April 1483. He had managed to bring peace and prosperity to England during the last twelve years, ruling as an undisputed master of the realm, but while doing so, he had...

April 1483

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1483-07

King of England

Richard III was crowned the king of England on 6 July 1483. At the same time, the sons of his brother were imprisoned in the Tower. The underlying justification for his action, emphasized in his public pronouncements, was that he was the man who could...

July 1483

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1484

Richard and Henry

The failure of the rebellion against him brought Richard III a few months of unchallenged rule, during which he presided over a notably acquiescent Parliament. But the lack of military resolution meant that opposition had been postponed, rather than...

1484

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1485-08

Death of Richard III

Henry Tudor invaded England in August 1485, and met the king’s army just south of Market Bosworth on 22 August. His followers in England had swelled the little army which had crossed the Channel into a sizeable force, but Richard’s forces, although...

August 1485

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