Richard III

Birth of Richard III

Oct 2, 1452

Birth of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England, at Fotheringhay Castle.

The War of Roses

Period: May 22, 1455 to Jun 16, 1487

The series of dynastic civil wars whose violence and civil strife preceded the strong government of the Tudors. Fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, the wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges of the contending parties: the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.

Edward IV of England

1471

Edward IV of England wins the Battle of Barnet. Henry VI is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Edward IV of England. Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London.

Richard becomes Duke

1472

Edward IV of England makes his younger brother Richard the Duke of Gloucester. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England, marries Anne Neville.

Duke of Clarence is killed

1478

Following his conviction, he was "privately executed" at the Tower on 18 February 1478, by tradition in the Bowyer Tower.

Taking Berwick

1482

Richard leads a successful campaign in Scotland which recaptures Berwick.

Richard becomes King

1483

Richard III of England imprisons and then likely murders the two young sons of the late Edward IV, the 'Princes in the Tower'. Richard becomes King of England

Reign of Richard

Period: 1483 to 1485

Death of Richard's son

1484

Death of Prince Edward, Richard III of England's son and heir.

Death of Richard

1485

Death of Queen Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England. Henry Tudor, future Henry VII of England, wins the Battle of Bosworth Field where Richard III of England is killed.

Richard's remains found

2012

The remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle, were discovered within the site of the former Grey Friars Priory in Leicester, England