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Richard III

By lunajim
  • Oct 2, 1452

    Richard was born

    at Fotheringham Castle. Claims to the throne through both parents (House of York)
  • Battle of Wakefield
    Dec 30, 1460

    Battle of Wakefield

    Richard Plantagenet (Duke of York) was killed, with his son & Richard III's older brother Edward, by Henry VI
  • Period: Jan 1, 1461 to Apr 4, 1483

    Richard is Duke of Gloucester

  • King Edward IV died. Heirs Edward (12) & Richard (9)
    Apr 4, 1483

    King Edward IV died. Heirs Edward (12) & Richard (9)

    Edward's biography
  • Period: Apr 4, 1483 to Aug 12, 1485

    Reign of Richard III

    What happens to the two princes, last seen alive in the Tower of London?
  • Battle of Bosworth Hill. Richard III was killed, Henry Tudor was crowned Henry VII
    Aug 12, 1485

    Battle of Bosworth Hill. Richard III was killed, Henry Tudor was crowned Henry VII

    Battle site Henry Tudor had marched with his force from Milford Haven in Wales where he had landed with about 2000 men from his exile in France. End of the War of the Roses, Plantagenet era. Start of the Tudor era.
  • Nov 11, 1502

    Sir James Tynan confesses

    to the murder of the 2 princes, on Richard's orders. Where are the bodies?

  • Bones were discovered

    in the Tower of London