Richard III

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Richard III (1452–85) King of England (1483–85). As Duke of Gloucester, he ably supported his brother, Edward IV, in n England. When Edward died, Richard became protector and had the young King Edward V declared illegitimate and took the throne himself. Edward and his younger brother, the ‘Princes in the Tower’, subsequently disappeared. Richard's numerous enemies supported the invasion of Henry Tudor (Henry VII) in 1485. Richard's death at the battle of Bosworth Field ended the Wars of the Roses.

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