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The Last King: With Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Charlie Creed-Miles, Christian Coulson. The chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his ten-year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return.
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- Life as A Royal Prince
- Richard The Usurper
- Richard The King
- The Debate Continues
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Born: 2nd October 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire Died: 22nd August 1485 (aged 32), Bosworth Field, Leicestershire Reign: 26th June 1483 – 22nd August 1485 Parents: Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville Predecessor: Edward V (nephew) Successor: Henry VII (cousin) Spouse: Anne Neville (1472-1485) Children: Edward of Middleham and also...
Edward IV’s reign was marred with civil war and both he and Henry VI fought and deposed each other twice. As such, Richard couldn’t get too comfortable in any of the royal palaces and for a time, lived with his cousin, Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick. Neville gained the title Kingmaker because of his influence among the royal family, during th...
Historians continue to debate when exactly Richard planned to usurp the throne and why. He gave the impression that he was loyal toEdward,not only fighting with him but continuing to support him once he had regained the throne. Despite this, he was known to want to start his own dynasty. Contemporaries described him as being someone who would get w...
Richard was crowned Richard III at Westminster Abbey on 6th July 1483 alongside his wife Anne. Edward V and his younger brother were never seen again. Richard maintained throughout his reign that he was justified in his actions and that he believed that his nephew was illegitimate because his brother had previously been betrothed to someone else pr...
Centuries later, Richard’s remains were found under a carpark in Leicester. He was the last English king to die in battle and examination of his remains in 2013 showed that he had 11 significant wounds, eight of them to the head, indicating that he had likely lost his helmet during the battle. It is believed that Richard’s naked body was tied to a ...
Barnard Castle, County Durham Former home of the Neville family. Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre, Leicestershire The site of the final battle on English soil and where Richard lost his life and throne to Henry VII. Crosby Hall, London While Duke of Gloucester, this was one of Richard's residences. Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire Richard'...
Jul 8, 2021 · A portrait of Richard III, the last king of the House of York, is set to go on show in the city. The 16th Century picture by an unknown artist is usually held in the National Portrait...
Watch The Last King · Season 1 free starring Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Charlie Creed-Miles and directed by Carol Saunderson.
The House of York was a cadet branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. Three of its members became kings of England in the late 15th century. The House of York descended in the male line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth surviving son of Edward III.
Jan 24, 2021 · The Last Kingdom is on Netflix now and the series is based on Anglo-Saxon history. The show tells the story of the unification of England and the reign of King Alfred the Great (played by David...
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Mar 11, 2021 · Richard III (1452–85) was the last Yorkist king of England, whose death at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 signified the end of the Wars of the Roses and marked the start of the Tudor age.
