Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch, the House of York; the former had ruled England since 1
The ruins of the twelfth-century castle at Middleham in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, where Richard was raised
Contemporary illumination (Rous Roll, 1483) of Richard, his wife Anne Neville, and their son Edward
Imaginary depiction of Richard and his wife Anne by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890
Stained glass depiction of Richard and Anne Neville in Cardiff Castle
The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England and Wales in the
Richard III of England
…the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch, the House of York; the former had ruled England since 1154. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England. Richard was created Duke of Gloucester in 1461 after the accession to the throne of his older brother…
19th-century depiction of the battle
Elizabeth of York: rumours of her marriage launched Henry's invasion.
A stained-glass window in St James's Church, Sutton Cheney, commemorates the Battle of Bosworth fought nearby and the leaders of the combatants, Richard III (left) and Henry VII (right).
Finding Richard's circlet after the battle, Lord Stanley hands it to Henry.