Richard III
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Wars, Battles, Wars of the Roses
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: Military significance: Richard III’s army was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth by the forces of his opponent, Henry Tudor, who eventually became Henry VII.
Richard III, son of the duke of York and brother to King Edward IV, helped pierce the Lancastrian lines at Tewkesbury in 1471. He played a principal role in the successful English campaign in Scotland in 1481, although a settlement between the English and Scottish monarchs erased his conquests. When Edward IV died in 1483, Richard became protector of England. Although his mission was to...
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