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1. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-lost-king‘The Lost King’ Dramatizes the Search for Richard III’s ...

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   Mar 23, 2023 · The youngest surviving child of a duke, Richard saw his family’s fortunes shift dramatically during the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars that devastated England in the mid-15th century.

2. beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk › stories › richard-iiiRichard III – The National Archives

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   Becoming Lord of the North, 1452–1483. Richard Plantagenet was born on 2 October at Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire. His father, Richard 3rd duke of York was heir presumptive to King Henry VI’s throne. His mother, Cecily Neville, was a direct descendant of King Edward III.

3. richardiii.net › richard-iii-his-world › his-lifeBiography - Richard III Society

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   King Richard III was born on 2nd October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire, the seat of the House of York. He was the seventh surviving child and fourth surviving son of Richard, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York. His father was the most senior noble in England and the richest man after the king.

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Richard-III-king-ofRichard III - Usurpation, War of the Roses, England | Britannica

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   Richard III - Usurpation, War of the Roses, England: On April 9, 1483, Edward IV unexpectedly died. He was succeeded at once and without question by his eldest son, Edward V, a boy of 12. His uncle Richard, designated lord protector in the late king’s will, swore allegiance to the new king at York. However, the royal council, dominated by the dowager queen’s family, the Wydevilles (also ...

5. www.historyextra.com › period › medievalRichard III: your guide to the last Yorkist king of England

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   Mar 11, 2021 · Richard III (1452–85) was the last Yorkist king of England, whose death at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 signified the end of the Wars of the Roses and marked the start of the Tudor age. Many myths persist about the last Plantagenet king, whose remains were discovered beneath a Leicester car park in 2012; three years later he was reburied in Leicester Cathedral. We share a comprehensive ...

6. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Richard III - Oxford Reference

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   Search for: 'Richard III' in Oxford Reference ». (1452–85),king of England (1483–5). Richard is one of England's most controversial figures, immortalized as evil personified by Shakespeare, sanctified by a society dedicated to clearing his name. Born at Fotheringhay (Northants), he was the youngest son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Richard_III_(play)Richard III (play) - Wikipedia

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   Richard III is a play by William Shakespeare. It was probably written c. 1592–1594. It is labelled a history in the First Folio, and is usually considered one, but it is sometimes called a tragedy, as in the quarto edition. Richard III concludes Shakespeare's first tetralogy (also containing Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI ...