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Richard III and the City of York. In the late summer of 1483, the newly crowned Richard III celebrated his special relationship with the city of York during a joyous three-week state visit. The king was accompanied by three earls, six barons, and six bishops.
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.
- Fotheringhay Castle. All that remains of Fotheringhay Castle today is a mound of earth on which the keep once stood and a lump of stone at its foot. In the late 11th or early 12th century, a castle loomed over the gentle bend in the River Nene.
- Ludlow Castle. As the 1450s progressed, Richard’s father the Duke of York fell into opposition to King Henry VI. In 1459, York moved his younger children from Fotheringhay to the more robust Ludlow Castle on the Welsh borders in Shropshire.
- Castle Rising. Richard, as Duke of Gloucester, the title he held before becoming king, is recorded at Castle Rising, just north of Kings Lynn, in the summer of 1469.
- Hornby Castle. Another document signed by Richard less than a year later places him in Hornby Castle in Lancashire’s Lune Valley, and in harm’s way. Hornby Castle had belonged to the Harrington family, but Edward IV’s courts had awarded it to their rival, Thomas, Lord Stanley after his son married a Harrington heiress.
Aug 18, 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.
Under Warwick’s guardianship, Richard became a familiar figure across the north, from York to Durham and Cumberland. His lifelong friendship with Francis Lovell suggests that their teenage...
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.
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