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5 days ago · 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 .
4 days ago · Home. Register of the Freemen of the City of York: Vol. 1, 1272-1558. Publications of the Surtees Society, vol. 96. The register records admissions to the freedom of the city, arranged chronologically by regnal year. This first volume covers the period from the accession of Richard I to the death of Mary I. City of York, Register of Freemen .
3 days ago · Comprising the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III From an early translation, preserved among the MSS. of the old royal library in the British Museum ; edited by Henry Ellis. Online free at HathiTrust Digital Library
3 days ago · By this time, the Wars had lost much of their public character (‘This Third War became purely dynastic. An important theme was North versus South’ – p. 208), but many of the aristocracy were horrified by Richard’s actions and rose against him, ultimately successfully.
Jun 17, 2024 · Nevertheless, as Charles’ own end drew near and his courtiers stood in his bedchamber and watched, his brother, the duke of York (later King James II) leaned over the dying monarch and whispered, asking if he should send for a priest. The reply was vigorous: “For God’s sake do!”
3 days ago · Hull traders were boycotted at York by order of the corporation in 1546, while ten years later York wrote to enlist the support of the Lord President and the archbishop against Hull, where York merchants were prevented from weighing their lead on the common beam.
2 days ago · Religion and the Reformation. The earliest surviving records of Protestantism in the city mostly concern immigrant craftsmen or their immediate descendants. Gilbert Johnson, 'Dutchman and carver', abjured his heresies in the archbishop's court in 1528.
