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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 .
May 31, 2024 · Richard III, 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.
Richard III. (play) George Frederick Cooke as Richard III, by Thomas Sully. 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.
Aug 25, 2022 · The BBC News reports on the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the medieval English king Richard III in a Leicester car park. It features interviews with the archaeologists, the DNA expert, the filmmaker and the descendant of the king.
Jul 31, 2015 · In Richard III, Shakespeare invites us on a moral holiday. The play draws us to identify with Richard and his fantasy of total control of self and domination of others. Not yet king at the start of the play, Richard presents…
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Richard III? Richard III served as king of England for only two years, but his reign was one of the most historic and turbulent.
Learn about the life and death of Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, who ruled from 1483 to 1485. Explore his ancestry, his role in the Wars of the Roses, his marriage, his reign, and his controversial burial.
