tell me about richard the lll
OOOOH BOY OKAY SO HE WAS BORN IN 1450 SOMETHING AND HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF SO MANY CHILDREN.
He was born with scoliosis, and i think that through his life he hid it with clothing and stuff. And clothing at the time had a lot of layers anyway so yea. He became Duke of Gloucester in 1461 at the age of
N I N E when his brother was crowned king of england the same year.
In 1472 at the age of 20, he married Anne Neville, the younger of two daughters to Richard Neville, the earl of Warwick. Fun fact! Richard, the king not the dad, grew up with Anne and her sister at middleman cause apparently it was like a if you’re marrying this person probably, you gotta live? together?
Anne was 16 when they married so kind of OOF but it was the middle ages. Idk if it was a love match BUT in a letter he refers to her as his most beloved which. Agh my heart.
In 1472-1473? They had their only child, Edward.
King Edward IV died in 1483, BUT he had two sons, Richard and,,,,Edward.
Get some new names people!
But here’s the kicker! The princes richard and edward were 12 and 9. So, can’t rule cause they’re kids.
Edward, before he died was like bro, I need you to be Lord Protector until my eldest son is old enough to rule. And Richard was like i got you.
And he did! He was actually kind of chill but THEN
People think richard killed them which
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ idk maybe or maybe not we don’t know
Richard was coronated in 1483, along with his wife and the two became King and Queen of England. Their son, Edward became Prince of Wales
Unfortunately he died in 1484 when he was ten :(
This is as such a loss to richard and anne, and some sources say that it drove them mad with grief.
After this, Anne became very very ill and she died in 1485 at the age of 28. Sources say that at her funeral, Richard wept and it’s clear that it was genuine love he had for her. The day she died, there was a eclipse, which some took as a omen. 👀
that’s a surprise statement that will help us later!
His wife and child are dead
side note he had two illegitimate children that he probably and when he was a teen👀
There was a whole ass war going on this whole time but i don’t wanna explain it! Look up the war of the roses!
York and Lancaster are fighting and whatever.
Richard is from the house of york
But there is a Lancastrian named Henry Tudor who has claim to the throne through their common ancestor, Edward III
So at bosworth field is where the two meet with their armies
side note, even though he had scoliosis and shit, he still was really good at fighting. Sources say that he was a strong warrior and like he would of had to wear so much fucking armor, be on a horse, wield a sword, with one side of his ribs sticking out the wrong way.
also this is what he looked like
so uhhh not great vibes for richard cause someone came up and hit his horse!!!! He fell off, and was hit in the head with a halberd which is like a HUGE FUCKING AXE.
Henry Tudor was crowned Henry the 7th and his younger son, also henry became
Splitter of churches, and wive’s heads.
Richards bones were found under a car pack in Leicester England and he is now buried In the Catherdral there.
now enjoy a picture of Actor Anuerin Barnard portraying him in The White Queen
I love Anuerin with my whole L I F E
Thank you for the lovely question anon!!!
i hope you learned some fun stuff!!