But how much of Shakespeare's description is true? It's true that, as the Richard Society thinks, the bard used some exaggeration and artistic permission. Founded by buxton Barton on 1924, the association believes that Richard has long been portrayed as a negative person, or at least an unlikable person, lower than his true identity as a human being. Due to the description of him by Tudor dynasty and the subsequent description based on this description, society tried to compile historical records and evidence to belittle Richard's bad reputation. In 20 13, they led a movement to uncover his skeleton in a parking lot built on the church where he was buried.
Richard was born in 1452, Forsyth Linhai Castle, Northamptonshire. He was the twelfth of thirteen children born to Richard Plantagenet, the third Duke of York, which made him firmly stand on the side of the York War. From 1455 to 1487, the broom bloomed intermittently two years after Richard died in the Battle of Stoke. Richard spent most of his youth trying to escape the Lancaster couple and their allies. He suffered from scoliosis in his teens. The conflict made the Plantagenet dynasty lose its vitality. Richard's father and brother Edmund died in the war in 1998.
From the reign of 146 1 to the overthrow of 1470, King Edward VI of England of England defeated Edward, the son of Henry VI, and regained the throne in the Battle of Tesbury at 147 1. Henry then went to prison. It is said that he died of "depression" in prison, which temporarily ended the battle for the throne. Long time no see. However, there are rumors that Edward ordered Henry to be executed. Sir Thomas Moore was an important figure in the Tudor dynasty until he fell out with Henry VIII in the church. He wrote The History of Richard III, which clearly listed Richard as the murderer of Henry, although the chronicle of wakefield listed Henry VI's death as May 23rd, and Richard was not in London that day.
147 1 Shortly after Edward, George, Duke of Clarence and his younger brother ascended the throne again, Edward fell out of favor because he became a suspect in a plot against the king. George was subsequently arrested and detained in the Tower of London. Edward himself became the plaintiff of the Duke's treason. 1478, Clarence was found guilty and executed. Shakespeare's plays portray Richard as the mastermind of these rumors in order to get rid of a potential rival to the throne, but historians have not noticed the evidence of Richard's participation. George's trial seems to be entirely driven by Edward and his supporters. scenic
Richard used Clarence's death to push Edward, who was already seriously ill, to the brink of death. With the death of King Edward IV of England of England, his young son will become the kind King Edward V of England of England. Richard then sent Edward and his brother Richard, Duke of York, to the Tower of London to protect them, and was later killed by his followers. In history, when King Edward IV of England of England died, Richard was appointed as the protector of King Edward V of England and his brother. The Woodville family tried to stop it. They consider themselves the protectors of little Edward. It is said that they want to cancel Richard's status as protector and make Edward just a puppet king.
Just like in the play, Richard arrested his supporters from exile, and planned to marry Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Edward IV of England in England, and combine the houses of Lancaster and York into one. Richard tried to solve this problem by proposing to Elizabeth herself (he is his niece), although the idea that southern Elizabeth replaced northern Anne was not supported by the people in the north, which further weakened Richard's support among the people. Henry vii was strong enough to challenge Richard when he landed in England in August 1485. After defeating Buckingham, Richard didn't care much about Henry's challenge and seemed to enjoy the opportunity to end his opposition to the throne. 1485 On August 22nd, Richard met at Bosworth Stadium. It is said that he fought bravely. Seeing that Henry was surrounded by only a few protectors, Richard directly attacked Tudor, but soon found himself surrounded by Henry's army. Sir William Stanley's army tried to rush in for support, but Stanley left his men behind and almost ensured Henry's victory. The reason why Stanley didn't come to help Richard is unknown, but Richard finally failed. After being killed by henry vii, Richard became the last British king to die on the battlefield. Henry will continue to be crowned King of henry vii, marry Elizabeth of York and start the Tudor Dynasty.
It was during the Tudor Dynasty that the narrative works including Sir Thomas More and william shakespeare described Richard with such unflattering eyes, or implied or directly accused him of committing various murders and conspiracies. Shakespeare's plays also depict Richard as a hunchback, although the contemporary view only says that Richard has no obvious deformity except his short stature (which can be attributed to his scoliosis). Some accounts of his rule say that Richard was a good monarch and he punished "the oppressors in the House of Commons". Later, it is said that he poisoned his wife, Queen Anne. It is said that she died of illness and Richard cried in public at the funeral. After his death, the city of York regretted the murder, although it might cause Henry's anger.
Finally, supportive narratives depict a person's image, and he is not as bad as he is portrayed. It should be considered that many negative stories about Richard come from supporters of Tudor king and queen. Richard's real motive for seeking the throne may never be truly understood, but it is much more than Shakespeare's works for the rule of King Richard. There are many things worth reading in Historical Records, especially when Richard III's body was found in a parking lot in Leicester, but for this article, "our carnival is over now."