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![Richard I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16266.jpg?v=1698318906)
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Richard I of England
Richard I of England, also known as Richard the Lionheart (Cœur de Lion), reigned as king of England from 1189 to 1199 CE. The son of Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189 CE) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122-1204 CE), Richard was known for...
![Richard III of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11721.jpg?v=1653220027)
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Richard III of England
Richard III of England ruled as king from 1483 to 1485 CE. Richard succeeded Edward V of England (r. Apr-Jun 1483 CE), the son of Edward IV of England (r. 1461-1470 CE & 1471-1483 CE) in mysterious circumstances. The young Edward V and his...
![Richard, Duke of York](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11892.jpeg?v=1668379923)
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Richard, Duke of York
Richard, 3rd Duke of York (l. 1411-1460 CE) was the richest man in England and one of the nobles who sparked off the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE), a dynastic dispute that rumbled on for four decades between several English kings, queens...
![Richard II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11720.jpg?v=1645930801)
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Richard II of England
Richard II of England reigned as king from 1377 to 1399 CE. The son of the late Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376 CE), Richard would succeed his grandfather Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE), but as he was only 10 years of age, he...
![Battle of Bosworth](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11934.jpg?v=1647526145)
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Battle of Bosworth
At the Battle of Bosworth (aka Bosworth Field) in Leicestershire on 22 August 1485 CE, the Yorkist king Richard III of England (r. 1483-1485 CE) faced an invading army led by Henry Tudor, the figurehead of the Lancastrians. It was to be a...
![Wars of the Roses](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11847.jpg?v=1715143625)
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Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) was a dynastic conflict between the English nobility and monarchy which led to four decades of intermittent battles, executions, and murder plots. The English elite was split into two camps, each centred...
![Richard Henry Lee](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18586.jpg?v=1710647583)
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Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) was an American politician from Virginia, who played a significant role in the American Revolution (1765-1789), particularly in the push for independence. A member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia, he...
![Causes of the Wars of the Roses](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11848.jpg?v=1718121065)
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Causes of the Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and the nobility of England. The 'wars' were a series of intermittent, often small-scale battles, executions, murders, and failed plots as the political...
![Richard Strauss](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17732.png?v=1711192864)
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Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German conductor and composer of both innovative late-Romantic and Modernist music. He is best known for his symphonic poems and operas like Salome and Elektra, both of which caused a sensation. Strauss gained...
![Richard Grenville](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12372.jpg?v=1712779383)
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Richard Grenville
Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591 CE) was an Elizabethan adventurer, mariner, and privateer whose life story is as entertaining as any fictional sailor. His early career saw him become a Member of Parliament, a soldier in Hungary, and a plantation...