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Anne Mortimer. Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a direct male-line descendant of Edmund of Langley, King Edward ...
Apr 16, 2024 · son Richard III. Richard, 3rd duke of York (born Sept. 21, 1411—died Dec. 30, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng.) was a claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York. He controlled the government for brief periods during the first ...
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Feb 15, 2020 · Richard, 3rd Duke of York (l. 1411-1460 CE) was the richest man in England and one of the nobles who sparked off the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE), a dynastic dispute that rumbled on for four decades between several English kings, queens, and barons. Richard, leader of the Yorkists who set themselves against their rivals the Lancastrians ...
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The clashes between those supportive of Richard’s views and those of the Kings Government culminated in the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses. Richard Duke of York was killed in one of the Wars earliest battles, the Battle of Wakefield, on 30 December 1460. Born on 22nd September 1411, Richard’s infancy was one of turmoil.
Richard, 3rd Duke of York (l. 1411-1460 CE) was the richest man in England and one of the nobles who sparked off the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE), a dynastic dispute that rumbled on for four decades between several English kings, queens, and barons. Richard, leader of the Yorkists who set themselves against their rivals the Lancastrians ...
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Jan 13, 2022 · Richard 3rd Duke of York (1411 – 1460) Claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455-87) between the houses of Lancaster and York; he controlled the government for brief periods during the first five years of this struggle. He was the father of two English kings, Edward IV and ...
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. His Royal Highness, Claimed King of England and France, Lord Protector of Ireland and England, 3rd Duke of York and Yorkshire. Richard Plantagenet was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a male-line ...
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