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1. • • Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, remains one of the most polarizing figures in British history. Ascending to the throne in a time of civil strife known as the Wars of the Roses, he ruled for a brief but tumultuous two years, from 1483 until his defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
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   Was Richard III a polarizing King?

   • Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, remains one of the most polarizing figures in British history. Ascending to the throne in a time of civil strife known as the Wars of the Roses, he ruled for a brief but tumultuous two years, from 1483 until his defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

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   Who was Richard III?

   • Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, remains one of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures in British history. Ascending to the throne in a time of civil strife known as the Wars of the Roses, he ruled for a brief but tumultuous two years, from 1483 until his defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

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   Why was Richard III controversial?

   • Another significant factor contributing to Richard III‘s controversial reputation is the influence of Tudor propaganda. After Henry VII‘s victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, the Tudor dynasty sought to legitimize its claim to the throne by portraying Richard as a villainous usurper.

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   Was Richard III a good king?

   • If longevity is one mark of a good king then Richard III falls short. Anyone losing their throne after two years would struggle to shrug off the label of ‘bad’ king. That said, 26 months was too short a time for a king to establish and consolidate his authority, particularly during the later 15th century.

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   Why did Richard III Die?

   • For 500 years Richard III was a usurper and a wicked uncle, the murderer of his little nephews, the Princes in the Tower. He rightly suffered defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth (1485). Strenuous efforts since the 1930s have sought to rehabilitate him as the victim of libellous Tudor propaganda.

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   How long did King Richard III rule England?

   • The life of King Richard III, who ruled England for just two years from 1483 to 1485, has fascinated historians for centuries. Born into the turbulent era of the Wars of the Roses, Richard‘s meteoric rise and fall was marked by unwavering loyalty, ruthless ambition, military prowess, and ultimately, treachery and defeat.

   The Twisted Reign of Richard III: England‘s Most Controversial King

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   May 26, 2024 · King Richard III polarises opinion today: even 570 years after his birth in 1452, and 537 years after his death at the Battle of Bosworth, he still...

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   Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, remains one of the most polarizing figures in British history. Ascending to the throne in a time of civil strife known as the Wars of the Roses, he ruled for a brief but tumultuous two years, from 1483 until his defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

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   Jul 7, 2023 · Ultimately, Richard failed as a king, losing his crown and his life at the Battle of Bosworth. How he died was unfortunate and speaks to his courage and bravery. Seeing Henry Tudor on the field, Richard charged, presumably in the hope of killing his enemy and ending the battle instantly.

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   The second half of the 15th century is a bare, rocky chasm between the rich shores of the monk chronicles of the previous centuries and the fertile plains of government records that evolved in Henry VIII’s reign under Thomas Cromwell. There were a few citizen chronicles, such as Warkworth’s, which ends in 1474, and Gregory’s, which concludes even e...

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   “I was insufficiently apprised of the names of those to be described, the intervals of time and the secret designs of men in this whole affair.” This is how Domenico Mancini begins his account of the events of 1483. He explains that his patron, Archbishop Angelo Cato, has twisted his arm to write down what seems to have been a popular after-dinner ...

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   One of the sources most often cited for condemning Richard III is History of King Richard III by Sir Thomas More. More, a lawyer who rose high in the service of Henry VIII, only to fall foul of the executioner’s axe when he refused to back Henry’s break with Rome, is a fascinating figure. Many consider his testimony almost unquestionable: he would ...

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   Believing that Shakespeareshould be accepted as a historical account of any history is akin to watching Downton Abbey and taking it as an accurate account of the Crawley family in the early 20th century. Like More, there is an interpretation of Shakespeare’s Richard III that has him hanging a contemporary political message on the mannequin of Richa...

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   May 26, 2024 · Richard III, King of England. Upon Edward‘s death, Richard was named Lord Protector for Edward‘s 12-year-old son and heir. But in a brazen power grab, Richard had the boy king and his younger brother declared illegitimate and imprisoned in the Tower of London, clearing his own path to the throne.

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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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    Oct 6, 2022 · When the world's greatest writer trashes your reputation, it tends to stay trashed and the view of Richard III as a thoroughly bad lot was the prevailing one until the 20th Century when a...