• Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet...
  • Richard of York (Richard III of England) has long been vilified in history as a child murderer.
  • When Richard's uncle, Edward Plantagenet, died at the Battle of Agincourt in France in 1415 CE, he inherited his title and became the 3rd Duke of York and...
  • His early return from service in Ireland as a lieutenant prompted a trip to London, where Richard of York called the king’s advisors traitors.
  • In 1453, when Henry lapsed into insanity, a powerful baronial clique installed Richard, duke of York , as protector of the realm.
  • Richard Duke of York was a leading figure in the events leading up to and in the early stages of the Wars of the Roses.
  • The UK release of Richard, Duke of York: King By Right is two weeks today.
  • Thomas Young, the member of Parliament for Bristol stood up and declared that Richard, Duke of York's claim to the throne should be considered.
  • York, his brother-in-law and supporter Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury and his nephew Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick gathered an army.