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.

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instanceOf fictional English monarch
fictional character
television character
appearsIn Blackadder series 1 NERFINISHED
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
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
King of England
workLocation Royal court of England (fictional) NERFINISHED

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Edmund Blackadder setInReignOf King Richard IV
subject surface form: Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh