Richard III of England

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Duke of Gloucester House of York member King of England Plantagenet monarch

Richard III of England was the last Plantagenet king, whose brief and controversial reign ended with his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field, marking the rise of the Tudor dynasty.

Aliases (3)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Duke of Gloucester → House of York member → King of England → Plantagenet → monarch →
associatedWork	Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" →
battle	Battle of Barnet → Battle of Bosworth Field → Battle of Tewkesbury →
birthCountry	Kingdom of England →
birthDate	1452-10-02 →
birthPlace	Fotheringhay Castle → Northamptonshire →
bodyDiscovered	2012 →
bodyDiscoveredAt	car park in Leicester →
causeOfDeath	battle wounds →
child	Edward of Middleham →
coronationDate	1483-07-06 →
deathCountry	Kingdom of England →
deathDate	1485-08-22 →
deathPlace	Leicestershire → near Market Bosworth →
dynasty	Plantagenet dynasty →
father	Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York →
fullName	Richard Plantagenet →
house	House of York →
mannerOfDeath	killed in battle →
mother	Cecily Neville, Duchess of York →
movement	Wars of the Roses →
notableFor	controversial disappearance of the Princes in the Tower → death at the Battle of Bosworth Field → end of the Wars of the Roses → last Plantagenet king of England → last king of the House of York →
placeOfBurial	Greyfriars Church, Leicester → Leicester Cathedral →
portrayedAs	villain in Tudor historiography →
predecessor	Edward V of England →
regnalName	Richard III →
reignEnd	1485-08-22 →
reignStart	1483-06-26 →
reintermentDate	2015-03-26 →
religion	Roman Catholic →
sibling	Edward IV of England → George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence →
spouse	Anne Neville →
successor	Henry VII of England →
title	Constable of England → Duke of Gloucester → King of England → Lord Protector of the Realm → Lord of Ireland →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Folio of Shakespeare ("Richard III") → Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare’s plays ("Richard III") →	containsWork
College of Arms → Heralds’ College →	foundedBy
English Army → Wars of the Roses →	notableCommander
Claire Bloom ("Richard III") → William Shakespeare ("Richard III") →	notableWork
Princes in the Tower murders →	allegedPerpetrator
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third ("Richard III has been misrepresented by later historians") →	argues
Princes in the Tower murders →	associatedWith
Battle of Bosworth Field →	commander
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence →	descendant
Sam Mendes ("Richard III") →	directed
House of Plantagenet →	hasMonarch
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third →	historicalFigurePortrayed
Shakespeare quartos ("Richard III") →	includesEditionOf
Shakespearean tragedies ("Richard III") →	includesWork
Richard III (1955 film) →	mainCharacter
Thomas More's History of King Richard III →	mainSubject
Lordship of Ireland →	monarch
Battle of Bosworth Field ("Richard III") →	monarchKilledInBattle
Battle of Bosworth Field →	notableDeath
Lord High Admiral of England ("Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III)") →	notableHolder
Junius Brutus Booth ("Richard III") →	notableRole
Henry VII of England →	opponent
Richard III (1955 film) →	portrays
Henry VII of England →	predecessor
House of York →	producedMonarch
Richard III of England ("Richard III") →	regnalName
Edward IV of England →	sibling
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third →	subject
Edward V of England →	successor
Lord of Ireland →	titleHolder
Edward V of England →	uncle