King Richard IV
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King Richard IV is a fictional English monarch from the BBC sitcom "The Black Adder," depicted as the ruler during the alternate-history reign in which Prince Edmund schemes for power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Richard IV canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8154191 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: King Richard IV Context triple: [Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, setInReignOf, King Richard IV]
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Edward V of England
Edward V of England was a young king of England from the House of York whose brief, uncrowned reign ended with his mysterious disappearance as one of the Princes in the Tower.
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Richard III of England
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.
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Henry VI
Henry VI was a 12th-century Holy Roman Emperor from the Hohenstaufen dynasty who expanded imperial influence in Italy and briefly ruled the Kingdom of Sicily.
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William, Duke of Clarence
William, Duke of Clarence—later King William IV of the United Kingdom—was a British monarch of the early 19th century known for overseeing significant political reforms, including the passage of the Reform Act 1832.
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King Henry VI of England
King Henry VI of England was a 15th-century monarch whose troubled reign during the Wars of the Roses and deep piety left a lasting legacy in English education and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: King Richard IV Target entity description: King Richard IV is a fictional English monarch from the BBC sitcom "The Black Adder," depicted as the ruler during the alternate-history reign in which Prince Edmund schemes for power.
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A.
Edward V of England
Edward V of England was a young king of England from the House of York whose brief, uncrowned reign ended with his mysterious disappearance as one of the Princes in the Tower.
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B.
Richard III of England
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.
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C.
Henry VI
Henry VI was a 12th-century Holy Roman Emperor from the Hohenstaufen dynasty who expanded imperial influence in Italy and briefly ruled the Kingdom of Sicily.
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D.
William, Duke of Clarence
William, Duke of Clarence—later King William IV of the United Kingdom—was a British monarch of the early 19th century known for overseeing significant political reforms, including the passage of the Reform Act 1832.
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E.
King Henry VI of England
King Henry VI of England was a 15th-century monarch whose troubled reign during the Wars of the Roses and deep piety left a lasting legacy in English education and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional English monarch
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Blackadder series 1
NERFINISHED
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The Black Adder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | fictionalized Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| basedOn | Richard, Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | comic exaggeration of a medieval warrior king ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdFor | BBC television series The Black Adder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Ben Elton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowan Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathInFiction | killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field (alternate version) ⓘ |
| depictedAs | King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Prince Edmund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | non-historical monarch ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Black Adder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Black Adder, Episode 1 ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| inUniversePredecessor | King Henry VI (implied, alternate history) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseSuccessor | King Richard III (historical timeline restored) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | monarch whom Prince Edmund schemes against ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | alternate history of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Brian Blessed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of England in an alternate timeline ⓘ |
| relative |
Prince Edmund
NERFINISHED
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Prince Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Gertrude of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 15th century (alternate history) ⓘ |
| spouse | Queen Gertrude of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King Richard IV of England
NERFINISHED
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King of England ⓘ |
| workLocation | Royal court of England (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: King Richard IV Description of subject: King Richard IV is a fictional English monarch from the BBC sitcom "The Black Adder," depicted as the ruler during the alternate-history reign in which Prince Edmund schemes for power.
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