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  Why Is Richard III Controversial?

  History Hit - Matt Lewis

  King Richard III polarises opinion today: even 570 years after his birth in 1452, and 537 years after his death at the Battle of Bosworth, he still …

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  10 Facts About the Battle of Bosworth

  History Hit - Gabrielle Kramer

  From June 1483 to August 1485, the short reign of King Richard III was a tumultuous one. After Parliament declaring the children of his brother, …

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  30 Facts About the Wars of the Roses

  History Hit - Emma Irving

  The Wars of the Roses were a series of bloody battles for the throne of England that took place between 1455 and 1487. Fought between the rival …

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  10 Facts About King Richard III

  History Hit - Celeste Neill

  Richard III, the last king of the House of York and the Plantaganet dynasty, ruled England from 1483 to 1485. Perhaps better known by his …

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  16 Key Figures in the Wars of the Roses

  History Hit - Emma Irving

  The Wars of the Roses was a bloody contest for the throne of England, a civil war fought out between the rival houses of York – whose symbol was the …

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  5 Myths About King Richard III

  History Hit - Graham Land

  Richard of Gloucester, better known as Richard III, ruled England from 1483 until his death in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth. Most of our …