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King Richard III and York. 1483AD - 1485AD. One of England’s most infamous monarchs, Richard III (1452-1485) had close connections to York and Yorkshire, having spent much of his youth living at Middleham Castle. Richard courted the goodwill of both the council and the Minster clergy.
- Lord and King of The North
- Beginning A Special Relationship 1465-1469
- Lord of The North 1471-1483
- Justice and Law
- Richard III and York Minster
- Richard III and The City of York
- Richard III and The Council of The North
- Dissenting Voices
- Military Service and The Battle of Bosworth
King Richard III is York’s greatest royal patron and benefactor. Over a period of two decades from 1465 until his death in 1485, Richard, as Duke of Gloucester, and later King of England, forged lasting bonds of friendship with the mayor and aldermen of York Corporation and the dean and canons of York Minster. From 1471 until he succeeded to the th...
In 1465 Edward IV sent his youngest brother, the twelve year old Richard, Duke of Gloucester to train as a knight in the northern household of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Richard remained with Warwick until the age of sixteen, spending much of his time at the earl’s Yorkshire fortresses of Middleham in Wensleydale and Sheriff Hutton near York...
In 1471, following the defeat of the Earl of Warwick’s rebellion, Edward IV once again despatched Richard northwards, this time as the king’s royal representative in the region. The minutes of York’s medieval corporation, the Archive of the Lord Mayor, provide good examples of Richard’s developing bond with the city during the 1470s and early 1480s...
As both duke and king Richard demonstrated a genuine concern for the impartial administration of the law. Richard’s ducal council in the north established a reputation for fair dealing and Richard worked hard to ensure that the wealthy and powerful did not oppress the poor and the weak. On the first day of his reign (26th June 1483) Richard ordered...
During his brief reign (1483-85) Richard demonstrated a particular devotion to the wellbeing and prosperity of York Minster, the cathedral church of the Northern Province. To this end he committed the considerable resources and political power available only to a king. Richard’s reign is unique as the only reign in medieval England in which the Nor...
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. He stayed in the archbishop’s palace where, in a magnificent ceremony on 8th September 1483, he invested his son, Edward, as...
Richard formally established a Council of the North in July 1484 as an official arm of royal government. Originally it may have been intended as a council of Richard’s heir, Edward Prince of Wales, but the death of the prince in April 1484 resulted in the creation of a new institution under the presidency of Richard’s nephew, John de la Pole. The c...
Like many public figures Richard was not immune to criticism, and there are cases in the York records of citizens brought before the council for impugning his good reputation. In June 1482, Roger Brere, a York saddler, was reported to have said ‘What may my lord of Gloucester do for us of the city? Nothing but grin at us’, an accusation later denie...
The Corporation of York always responded positively to Richard’s requests for military assistance. On three occasions between 1480 and 1482 the city dispatched contingents of soldiers under Richard’s command to fight the Scots. In June 1483, following the death of Edward IV, Richard, as Protector of the Realm, summoned soldiers to London to combat ...
Richard III – his reputation and appearance. In searching for Richard III’s remains, one of the Looking for Richard team’s fundamental motivations was to challenge the image of Richard III as a usurper and tyrant that had been created by Tudor historians and endured through Shakespeare’s portrayal.
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May 31, 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.
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.
For a king like Richard III (1452–1485), The National Archives holds records that mark key points in his life as an aristocrat, his political career, his brief reign and his later reputation.
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Welcome to the website of the Richard III Society. We have been working since 1924 to secure a more balanced assessment of the king and to support research into his life and times.
