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Apr 30, 2024 · It began in Essex in May 1381, taking the government of the young king Richard II by surprise. In June rebels from Essex and Kent marched toward London. On the 13th the Kentish men, under Wat Tyler , entered London, where they massacred some Flemish merchants and razed the palace of the king’s uncle, the unpopular John of Gaunt , duke of ...
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Apr 23, 2024 · The Guthrie Theater history play cycle includes Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. A scene from the Guthrie Theater production of “Richard II.”. Credit: Photo by Dan Norman. It turns out I’m ...
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Apr 14, 2024 · Richard II: King Richard II presides over a complaint lodged by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke about the murder of their uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. Serving justice — and his own political ...
May 2, 2024 · Richard was born on 8 September 1157, probably at Beaumont Palace, in Oxford, England, son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was the younger brother of William, Henry the Young King, and Matilda; William died before Richard's birth. As a younger son of King Henry II, Richard was not expected to ascend the throne.
- 3 September 1189 – 6 April 1199
- Henry II of England
- Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
- Eleanor of Aquitaine
2 days ago · Cecily Neville. Signature. 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 .
- 26 June 1483 – 22 August 1485
- Cecily Neville
6 days ago · An altarpiece from the late fourteenth century, depicts King Richard II offering the Virgin an orb, on which a miniature map of England is depicted, with the inscription Dos tua Virgo pia haec est, “This is thy dowry, O Holy Virgin.” The Wilton Diptych, one of the masterpieces of late medieval art, dating from around 1395, depicts Richard ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Richard III (born October 2, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England—died August 22, 1485, near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire) was the last Plantagenet and Yorkist king of England. He usurped the throne of his nephew Edward V in 1483 and perished in defeat to Henry Tudor (thereafter Henry VII) at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
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