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Aug 25, 2022 · The discovery of the medieval English king Richard III, who fought battle in vain in 1485, has become almost as memorable as the life of the man himself, with details such as his unlikely resting...
Mar 22, 2015 · Richard III was the last English King to die in battle, at Bosworth on August 22, 1485. In his “Anglica Historia,” the Italian Polydore Vergil, recorded that: “ King Richard alone was killed ...
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On 4 February 2013, the University announced to the world's press that these were the remains of King Richard III. Read about the background to the search, the discovery and identification of the remains - and the implications for our understanding of history.
- Sally Coffey
- He had many, many siblings. Richard was his parents’ 11th child, and their fourth son to reach adulthood. No one would have supposed that he would ever become king.
- He fled to Europe…twice. Richard was twice forced to seek safety in Europe. The first time was in 1461 after his father was killed at the Battle of Wakefield, and the second in 1470 after Warwick the Kingmaker had deposed his brother King Edward IV.
- He was very little. It has been suggested that Richard’s scoliosis would have reduced his height to below 5 feet – he would have cut a diminutive figure beside his 6ft 4in-tall brother Edward IV.
- He once held power in Wales. Richard was given extensive responsibilities in Wales in 1469 and the beginning of 1470. It was only after, (and as a result of), Warwick the Kingmaker’s rebellion, that his authority was transferred to Yorkshire and the north of England.
Dec 4, 2023 · In 1483, Edward V (aged 12) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (aged 9), disappeared from the Tower of London. For over 500 years, history has judged that the ‘Princes in the Tower‘ were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III.
- Amy Irvine
Richard III. Richard is in every way the dominant character of the play that bears his name, to the extent that he is both the protagonist of the story and its major villain. Richard III is an intense exploration of the psychology of evil, and that exploration is centered on Richard’s mind.
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Feb 13, 2013 · Was Richard really the evil despot that Shakespeare made him out to be? Or was the real Richard a sensible domestic leader and the victim of a classic family struggle?
