Richard III: Not Just A Key Turning Point In English History

King Richard the First, also known as Richard the Lionhearted was the king of England from 1189 to 1199. His life was filled with surprising evince and interesting stories. He did not like the weather in England and only spent a little of his time in England, when he was king. Some interesting things that happened in his life time is he was imprisoned as king and he joined the Tired Crusade. He had a good relationship with the church in the time of his reign.

A deeper understanding of ambition and identity emerges from pursuing the connections between King Richard III and Looking for Richard.

Richard was the third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and he was given the duchy of Aquitaine, his mother’s inheritance, at the age of 11 and was enthroned as duke at Poitiers in 1172. Richard possessed precocious political and military ability, he won fame for his knightly prowess, and quickly learned how to control the

One of the more infamous crimes which Richard III is accused of is the imprisonment and subsequent disappearance of his nephews,

“His claim is the true one, he is known for his prowess as a battle commander, and he is utterly without mercy.” Here George R.R. Martin refers to Stannis Baratheon, the self-proclaimed rightful king of the Iron Throne. Though, the same dialogue can be used to describe Richard III, who just like Stannis declared that he was the rightful heir to the throne. The most common link that most historians find between these two pieces of literature is between the characters of Tyrion Lannister and Richard III. However, I believe that George Martin has knowingly or unknowingly based Stannis’ character on Richard III. Both characters show that they are not afraid to take extreme measures in order to secure the throne. When considering the strong similarities

King Richard I was the brother of King John and was well-known for the wars he fought. His most noble act by far has been his leadership of The Third Crusades, which granted him the name “King Richard the Lionheart” by the

The actual Richard II and the Richard III of literature are two distinct people—at least they are today. When the histories that covered the War of the Roses, including the story of Richard III’s rise to power, were first made, the historical version was much closer to the version found in history. This is, partially, due to the fact that the histories coincided with the moment the Tudor family gained control, marking a new chapter in the history of the British monarchy, and it was at this point that the Tudor Myth became cemented in history. The bias of the Tudor Myth is displayed in both the “historical” depictions of Richard and the literature depictions of Richard (Shakespeare’s Richard III, specifically). Both depictions use name calling,

Born in Northamptonshire,england, on October 2,1452 was Richard iii(university of leicester). Richard became king when his two nephews mysteriously disappeared. This became the talk of the town because most believe it was richard who murdered these two princes. It was believed he did this to protect himself as king(bio). He was only king of england for a surprising two years, because he later had a gruesome death in the battle of bosworth(bio). Was king richard a negative impact as a king to england? King richard brought himself to be selfish, unpredictable and worried many in england.

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Richard the Third was a power-hungry tyrant, willing to do whatever it took to become the most powerful man in the land. He lied, schemed, and ran down anyone who stumbled across his highway to fame and fortune. His exploits, though morally deplorable, were highly successful for him up until his fateful end. Many of his actions were taken straight from Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, which is famous for its hard-hearted philosophies on achieving power and ruling. Richard followed Machiavelli’s advice in that he was ruthless and careful to cover his tracks, but he failed to heed one of his warnings: he made himself unpopular.

There is a clear pattern throughout history of propaganda, myths and contemporary sources clouding the true reality of events. Richard III is seen to be one of England 's most disputed kings; a monarch who brings with him a legend of negative connotations. There are seen to be many arguments as to whether or not the mischievous king was subject to be condemned by his 'black legend ' or fits the description issued by keen Richard III adversaries. These sceptics see Richard depicted under the 'black ' legend which in turn imply that he was the murderer of his own nephews in the tower, murderer of his wife, Anne and wrongfully deposed Edward VI among many more brutal monarchical actions. However, on the flipside the White Rose Richard society base his life around the ideologies that there is little evidence to suggest the his blackened reputation, that historical facts have been clouded by Tudor propaganda and superstition and that fundamentally that Richard 's methods were no more or less brutal than his contemporaries. The justification for both these opinions on Richard can be argued. Play-write, William Shakespeare is a huge influence among history in how certain historical figures are presented through his works; Richard III was subject to a play by him and as a result is further clouded by a cloak of negativity. Shakespeare 's adaptation of Richard in his plays "Richard III" and "Edward VI: Part III" illustrates him as a deformed Machiavellian brother, who was summoned

	Much debate and controversy surround the rise and fall of Richard the Third. It is hard to ignore such subjects due to the bonds and hidden reasons that many of the authors of the middle ages had towards Richard. In keeping an objective approach towards Richard III, the study of his rise and fall will be taken in the perspective of his royal acts and administration of England. Public sentiment over such things as the scandal surrounding the princes did have an effect over the rule of Richard, but there are many other underlying aspects that could have extended Richards rule, and changed the way history looks back on him.

Richard II was written by William Shakespeare in 1595 and was performed as a play, which is a young king by the name of Richard II (Hacht, 2007). King Richard II, ruler of England, but has not done so well as King, which at the end, his crown will be taken away and given to his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke due to him abusing his power and not taking advice very well from his advisers, family, or his close friends. Henry’s father, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, who was is also King Richard II’s uncle, before dying, speaks about his nephew leadership and describes England in a way of a garden, that is not been well taken care of and is dying due to the poor leadership of King Richard II. John of Gaunt, a man that believes God alone is more powerful than any King is, shows his loyalty to his country right before his death.

Richard I or often called the “Lionheart” was the Duke of Aquitaine, Poitiers, and Normandy. The count of Anjou and his later in his years The king of England. He was the son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. King Richard was born In Oxford, England on September 8, 1157, according to Geoffrey Wallis Steuart Barrow (2017). Hickman has stated in “Crusades: King Richard I the Lionheart of England” that He was the third son of King Henry II and was believed to be the favorite son of Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was smart, had a very dashing appearance, had skillful in military matters and worked to enforce his father’s rule in France.

Historians have disagreed about the role of Richard III in the disappearance of the Princes in the tower. Why has history judged Richard to be guilty of their murder?