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Hace 2 días · 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.
14 de jun. de 2024 · The portrayal of a university academic in a Steve Coogan film about the discovery of Richard III's remains did have a defamatory meaning, a judge has ruled.
17 de jun. de 2024 · Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) defeated and killed Richard III at Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, bringing the Wars of the Roses to a close. By his marriage to Edward IV’s daughter Elizabeth of York in 1486, Henry united the Yorkist and Lancastrian claims.
Hace 6 días · Professor Tim Thornton’s new article, in the Oxford University Press journal Historical Research, provides important context for the notorious confession to the boys’ murder allegedly made by Sir James Tyrell in 1502, during the reign of the man who overthrew Richard III, King Henry VII.
Hace 3 días · Plantagenet. Henry II (1154–1189) is considered by some to be the first Plantagenet king of England, and the first Angevin. In the 15th century, near the end of the dynastic line, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, adopted Plantagenet as his family name.
21 de jun. de 2024 · In 1485 Henry led an invasion against the Yorkist king Richard III and defeated him at Bosworth Field. As Henry VII , he claimed the throne by just title of inheritance and by the judgment of God given in battle, and he cemented his claim by marrying Elizabeth, the daughter of Edward IV and heiress of the House of York.
19 de jun. de 2024 · Richard III is a 1995 British-American period drama film based on William Shakespeare's play, reimagined in a setting inspired by 1930s Britain. It follows the story of Richard, a power-hungry fascist aiming to seize the throne amidst civil war and political turmoil.
