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发信人: Systems (Queen Victoria Died), 信区: English
标 题: The Yorkists--RICHARD III
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2003年04月06日18:38:17 星期天), 站内信件
RICHARD III (r. 1483-1485)
Richard III usurped the throne from the young Edward V, who disappeared with
his younger brother while under their ambitious uncle's supposed protection
.
On becoming king, Richard attempted genuine reconciliation with the Yorkists
by showing consideration to Lancastrians purged from office by Edward IV, a
nd moved Henry VI's body to St George's Chapel at Windsor. The first laws wr
itten entirely in English were passed during his reign. In 1484, Richard's o
nly legitimate son Edward predeceased him.
Before becoming king, Richard had had a strong power base in the north, and
his reliance on northerners during his reign was to increase resentment in t
he south. Richard concluded a truce with Scotland to reduce his commitments
in the north. Nevertheless, resentment against Richard grew. On 7 August 148
5, Henry Tudor (a direct descendant through his mother Margaret Beaufort, of
John of Gaunt, one of Edward III's younger sons) landed at Milford Haven in
Wales to claim the throne. On 22 August, in a two-hour battle at Bosworth,
Henry's forces (assisted by Lord Stanley's private army of around 7,000 whic
h was deliberately posted so that he could join the winning side) defeated R
ichard's larger army and Richard was killed. Buried without a monument in Le
icester, Richard's bones were scattered during the English Reformation.
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I am looking outside into the rain
through the blurred window, in front
of which you seem to be there.
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