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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.
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Richard III, the final ruler of the Plantagenet dynasty, was killed on 22 August 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses. His body was taken to Greyfriars, Leicester, where it was buried in a crude grave in the friary church.
Oct 19, 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. Learn more about Richard III’s life and reign in this article.
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.
His Life & Death. Richard was born at Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire on 2nd October 1452 and died on the battlefield of Bosworth in Leicestershire on 22nd August 1485. The youngest son of Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, he was created Duke of Gloucester by his brother Edward IV, and became King in 1483.
Mar 1, 2015 · Richard III was the King of England and Lord of Ireland until his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last of the Plantagenet Dynasty and was laid to rest in Leicester in 2015. England’s last Plantagenet King was laid to rest after 530 years.
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How Richard III died. On 22 August, 1485, at the Battle of Bosworth, Richard III led a mounted cavalry charge against Henry Tudor in an attempt to kill him and end the conflict. During the ensuing fighting Richard III was surrounded by Tudor’s supporters who cut him down.
