He became King of England on June 26, 1483; just over 2 years later he was killed at Bosworth Field
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Henry VII Facts, Information & Biography - Tudor Monarchs  The Battle of Bosworth Field on 22 August 1485 was the last armed ... After winning the throne of England, he wed Elizabeth of York, the eldest .... Since Henry VI was only six years old in 1427, the council felt that they had .... However, Edward died in 1483 and Richard usurped the throne from his two young nephews.
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Who was Richard III - Last Plantagenet King to die in battle -Timeline ...  Although he only ruled for two years  from 1483 to 1485  Richard III stands ... Richard was killed at Bosworth Field, the last English King to die in battle, .... Mar 26, 2015 .... later Countess of Gloucester and reluctant Queen of England, to be a shy, .... When Anne died, I suppose it was expedient she be buried as a queen,...
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The Wars of the Roses  In the Wars of the Roses, most of the fighting occurred in England, and thus the ... The last Angevin ruler, King Richard II, died without an heir. ... After all, he was brother to Edward IV, and all the male offspring of Edward were now out of the way. ... The struggle ended abruptly at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 when the...
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Richard III of England - Wikipedia  Richard III (2 October 1452  22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, ... When his brother King Edward IV died in April 1483, Richard was named...
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King Richard III - 1483  King Richard III - Kings and Queens from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II. ... Ascended to the throne: June 26, 1483 aged 30 years ... King of England from 1483. ... On Edward's death 1483 he became protector to his nephew Edward V, and soon ... Richard is defeated and killed by Henry Tudor's army at Bosworth Field.
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Invasion of England, 1066 - EyeWitness to History  King Edward of England (called "The Confessor" because of his construction of Westminster Abbey) died on January 5, 1066, after a reign of 23 years. Leaving no heirs, Edward's passing ignited a three-way rivalry for the crown that culminated in the Battle of Hastings and the ...
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King Henry VIII of England - Wikipedia  Henry VIII (28 June 1491  28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was the first English King of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by ..... During his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry conducted an affair with Mary Boleyn, Catherine's lady-in-waiting. There has been...
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The History Press | Interpreting the Battle of Bosworth Field  The death of King Richard III and the crowning of Henry Tudor as King of England ... These are the famous last words of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, ... was the penultimate battle of the Wars of the Roses, a series of dynastic civil wars fought ... It is often regarded as the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the...
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The Wars of the Roses  In the Wars of the Roses, most of the fighting occurred in England, and thus the ... On Edward IV's death in 1483, his son Edward V was the next Yorkist ruler slated to ... The struggle ended abruptly at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 when the ... Many think this capitulation would end the civil wars; however, the queen is...
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10 facts you need to know about the battle of Bosworth - the Wars of ...  Mar 23, 2015 ... The battle of Bosworth, in which Richard III was killed, was the last significant ... that heralded the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and marked the birth of the Tudor age. ... These numbers meant that the battle site would have had to stretch ... Henry Tudor remained stationed at the back of the field, while his...
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Richard III of England - Wikipedia  Richard III (2 October 1452  22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, ..... A clergyman is said to have informed Richard that Edward IV's marriage to...
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Harold Godwinson - Wikipedia  Harold Godwinson or Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings .... According to Snorri Sturluson, before the battle a single man rode up alone to Harald .... and two others, were released from prison by King William as he lay dying in 1087.
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Battle of Bosworth Field - Wikipedia  The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. ... Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first...
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William II of England - Wikipedia  William II the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with ... He had extended Anglo-Norman rule in Wales, brought Scotland firmly under .... Less than two years after becoming king, William II lost his father William I's adviser ..... This page was last modified on 18 October 2016, at 15:59.
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Henry VII of England - Wikipedia  Henry VII, known before accession as Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond was King of England after seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death, the first monarch of the House of Tudor. ... He took it, as well as the standard of St George, on his procession through London after the victory at Bosworth. A contemporary...
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The Battle of Bosworth Field: A Welsh Victory? | History Today  The Yorkist forces of Richard III faced those of the Lancastrian Henry Tudor. ... there was no end to the prophecies of a national leader who would free the Welsh. .... time he had reached the vicinity of Bosworth Field on 21 August 1485, he still had ... who picked up Henry's Red Dragon banner when the standard bearer fell.
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Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England - House of York  The House of York ... King Edward IV 1461 -1470, 1471 - 1483; King Edward V 1483 - 1483; King ... He was the last English King to die on the Battlefield. House...
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Henry VIII of England - Wikipedia  Henry VIII (28 June 1491  28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his ... Born 28 June 1491 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London, Henry Tudor was the .... In 1533, FitzRoy married Mary Howard, but died childless three years later. ...... 14851540) also came to define Henry's government.
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Battle of Bosworth Field - Wikipedia  The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, ... Historians consider Bosworth Field to mark the end of the Plantagenet dynasty, making it a ... The Lancastrian King Henry VI and his only son, Edward of Lancaster, died in the aftermath of the Battle of Tewkesbury.
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Henry VIII of England - Wikipedia  Henry VIII (28 June 1491  28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his .... Henry VII died on 21 April 1509, and the 17-year-old Henry succeeded him as king. Soon after his father's ... Catherine had two stillborn sons in 1514 and 1515, but gave birth in February 1516 to a girl, Mary. Relations between...
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Richard III of England - Wikipedia  Richard III (2 October 1452  22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in ... When his brother King Edward IV died in April 1483, Richard was named ... In August 1485, Henry Tudor and his uncle, Jasper Tudor, led a second ... After the battle Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without...