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What was elizabeth of york to Richard III?
She was his niece.
Was it before or after Mary's reign that Queen Elizabeth I was queen?
Richard III reigned before Elizabeth because it was Elizabeth's grandfather, Henry VII, who defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Also, the play Richard III was written by Shakespeare during the reign of Elizabeth.
What actors and actresses appeared in Richard III - 1980?
The cast of Richard III - 1980 includes: Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Richard III Giorgi Gegechkori as Buckingham Salome Kancheli as Elizabeth
When did Richard III marry Anne Neville?
Richard III married Anne Neville in 1472. He ruled as the King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485.
Main characters in Richard III?
The main characters in Shakespeare's RICHARD III are:Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Later Richard III),King Edward IV (Brother to George, Duke of Clarence and Richard III),George, Duke of Clarence (Brother to Edward IV and Richard III),Queen Elizabeth (Better known as Elizabeth Woodville),Edward, Prince of Wales (Oldest son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Later known as Edward V - one of the 2 'Princes in the Tower'),Richard, Duke of York (Brother of Edward, Prince of Wales. Youngest son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville - one of the 2 'Princes in the Tower'),Edward of Wales (Son of Henry VI. Killed at the battle of Tewkesbury, 1st husband to the Lady Anne),Lady Anne (Wife of Edward of Wales. Later wife to Richard III),Henry VI (Dead in the play. Murdered in the Tower. Father to Edward of Wales),Lord Buckingham (Close friend of Richard III. Helped him become king but refused to kill the Princes and was put to death on Richard's orders),Lord Tyrell (Knight to Richard III. Murders the 2 Princes by smothering them in their sleep with pillows on orders of Richard III),Cecily Duchess of York (Mother of Edward IV, George of Clarence and Richard III),Lord Rivers (Brother to Queen Elizabeth. Sent to secure the Princes but was captured by Richard's men and put to death,Lord Grey (Son to Queen Elizabeth from previous marriage. Sent to secure the Princes but was captured, along with Rivers, and put to death),Lord Stanley (Ally to the Yorkists and to Richard III),Henry Tudor (Also known as the 'Earl of Richmond'. He defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field and is crowned King Henry VII shortly afterwards. He later marries Elizabeth of York),Elizabeth of York (The only oldest daughter, and child, of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Richard III, her uncle, plans to marry her but she later becomes Queen Elizabeth after marrying Henry Tudor when he becomes king).
What relation is Henry vii to Richard iii?
yes there were cousins fighting each other for the crown of england.the wife of henry is the sister of richard the third
Why did Shakespeare make Richard III evil to please Queen Elizabeth?
Because Richard III fought a battle with Elizabeth's grandfather, Henry Tudor, in which Richard was killed (the Battle of Bosworth) and Henry took the crown as Henry VII. Richard was supposed to have been responsible for murdering the boy King Edward V and his little brother - the so-called Princes In The Tower. (Young Edward and his brother were the brothers of Elizabeth of York, Henry VII's wife). Therefore the Tudors hated Richard III and would be pleased with any propaganda against him. Shakespeare's play Richard III, helped to give Richard a bad name!
Richard III full family tree?
Richard III descends from Edward III and his wife Philippa of Hainault. Richard III's direct parents were Richard Duke of York and Cecily Neville. His siblings were Edward IV, Edmund Earl of Rutland, George Duke of Clarence, Elizabeth and Margaret. He married Anne Neville and had one son Edward Prince of Wales.
Who were Richard III's chief enemies?
in the crusades, saladin at home, Philip II Augustus, the capetian king
Richard III Brakenbury What did he do?
Sir Robert Brackenbury was the guard at the Tower of London. He stopped Queen Elizabeth from seeing her sons when Richard had them held prisoner there.
Was Richard third deformed?
No, King Richard III was normal looking and acting as far as we know, the idea of Richard III as a hunch backed monster comes from Tudor Propaganda against him, both before and after his fall, trying to paint him as unnatural and a monster, the Tudors kept up these anti-Richard/anti-York attacks up well after Richard III's dead in 1485 they go all the way up to Shakespeare's play Richard III written for Queen Elizabeth I (last Tudor monarch) in 1591, 106 years after Richard III's death.
Who is mistress shore in Richard III?
Jane Shore was the mistress of Edward IV and as such is expected to have had some influence over his decisions, as royal mistresses did. In Richard III, Richard blames Shore and Elizabeth for turning Edward against Clarence, although as we know it is Richards fault!
