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May 22, 2024 · Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.
4 days ago · May 26, 2024. Few English monarchs have captured the public imagination and sparked as much debate as Richard III. Despite his relatively short reign from 1483 to 1485, Richard III‘s legacy remains a topic of intense scrutiny and controversy among historians and history enthusiasts alike.
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May 17, 2024 · 1. Fotheringhay Castle. All that remains of Fotheringhay Castle today is a mound of earth on which the keep once stood and a lump of stone at its foot. In the late 11th or early 12th century, a castle loomed over the gentle bend in the River Nene. Rebuilt by Edmund, Duke of York, the fifth son of Edward III, it became the seat of the House of York.
May 22, 2024 · When Henry Tudor took the crown of England from Richard III in battle, he brought about the end of the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (whose badge was a red rose) and the House of York (whose badge was a white rose). He married Elizabeth of York to bring all factions together.
2 days ago · Richard III, King of England 1452–1485: Elizabeth, Duchess of Suffolk 1444–c.1503: House of Tudor: Edward, Prince of Wales 1453–1471: Henry VII, King of England 1457–1509: Elizabeth of York 1466–1503: Edward V, King of England 1470–? Richard of Shrewsbury 1473–? Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury: Edward, Earl of Warwick 1475 ...
May 22, 2024 · They included Edward Hall, who described Richard as “evil-featured of limbs, crookbacked, the left shoulder much higher than the right,” and Thomas More, whose “History of King Richard III ...
Jan 4, 2015 · Moreover, among other things, we consider more particularly how, during the reign of King Edward IV, late deceased, after the ungracious feigned marriage, as all England has reason to say, made between the said King Edward and Elizabeth, once the wife of Sir John Grey, knight, lately and for many years previously calling herself queen of ...
