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     • Richard III Summary Jealous and crippled, Richard of Gloucester wants to be King of England and uses manipulation and deceit to achieve his goal. He murders his brothers, nephews, and any opposition to become King Richard III. In the end, Henry of Richmond raises an army, kills Richard in battle, and becomes King Henry VII.
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   Learn about the plot, characters and themes of Shakespeare's play Richard III, a historical tragedy about a crippled and ambitious king. Find out how Richard murders his way to the throne, faces his enemies and meets his end at Bosworth Field.

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   Oct 7, 2020 · Learn about the main events and themes of Richard III, one of Shakespeare's earliest history plays. Find out how Richard, a deformed and ambitious duke, murders his way to the throne and faces his downfall at the Battle of Bosworth Field.

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   How did Richard III get a throne?

   • At the Battle of Bosworth Field the following day, Richard III’s supporters desert him and Richmond kills him, taking the throne as King Henry VII. He marries Queen Elizabeth, the widow of King Edward IV, uniting the houses of Lancaster and York under the new House of Tudor. Richard III: analysis

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   How did Richard III end the wars of the Roses?

   • The next day, Richard is defeated and killed and Richmond takes the crown, resolving to end the Wars of the Roses and establish peace by marrying young Elizabeth, the daughter of King Edward, uniting the houses of York and Lancaster forever. Get all the key plot points of William Shakespeare's Richard III on one page.

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   Who was Queen Elizabeth if Shakespeare wrote Richard III?

   • Of course, the monarch on the throne when Shakespeare wrote Richard III, Queen Elizabeth I, was the granddaughter of Henry VII, the king who had initiated the Tudor dynasty. Elizabeth, childless and in her late fifties when Richard III was first staged, would be the last of the Tudor line. Who would succeed her to the English throne?

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   How did Richard III develop as a playwright?

   • Richard III: analysis Richard III shows Shakespeare’s development as a playwright and maturing in his handling of characterisation and language after the early, rougher works comprising the three Henry VI plays.

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