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title: Statue of Richard III
author: zaphad1
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20301/statue-of-richard-iii/
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updated: 2025-04-07
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# Statue of Richard III
_Authored by zaphad1_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20301.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of [Richard III](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Richard_III/), King of [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/) (r. 1483-1485), designed by James Butler, 1980. The statue is located in Leicester, England, near where Richard died in the [Battle of Bosworth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Bosworth/) Field.
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[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Richard_III_in_Castle_Gardens,_Leicester,_in_2012.jpg) by [**zaphad1**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Richard_III_in_Castle_Gardens,_Leicester,_in_2012.jpg). Submitted by [Michael McComb](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/michaelmccomb/ "User Page: Michael McComb"), published on 07 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.