Richard III of England

✶October 11, 1452

†August 31, 1485

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About their life

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 1154. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.

king of England from 1483 to 1485

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