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245 matches to Richard III
Bosworth Field, Battle. 1485. Tudor victory, ended War of Roses. Richard III killed.
Edward V. 1470-83. King of England 1483. Imprisoned and probably killed by Richard III. Wars of Roses.
Henry VII. 1457-1509. First Tudor King of England 1485-. Defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field, 1485. Ended War of Roses. United Lancasters, Yorks.
Neville, Ralph. 1364-1425. Aided Henry IV vs Richard II. Grandfather of Edward IV and Richard III.
Richard III. 1452-85. King of England 1483-. Murdered (?) nephews in tower. Killed at Bosworth by Henry VII, ending War of Roses.
Stafford, Henry. 1454-83. Aided, then opposed Richard III. Executed.
York. Branch of the Anjou-Plantegenet family, Edward IV, Edward V, and Richard III. War of Roses.
Anti-Corn Law League. 1839-46. Cobden and Bright’s pacifist movement for Free Trade, public education, against social reform and Chartists. Corn Laws.
Arkwright, Richard. 1732-92. Invented power spinning machine, 1769.
Bennett, Richard B. 1870-1947. Canadian Conservative Prime Minister 1930-5. Advocated Empire Free Trade. Imperial Conference 1932.
Bentley, Richard. 1662-1742. English classical scholar. Restored texts. Editions of Horace, Terence, Aesop.
Blackmore, Richard. 1825-1900. English novelist: Lorna Doone 1869.
Bright, John. 1811-89. English Quaker MP: Free Trade Movement. Cobden. Anti-Corn Law.
Byrd, Richard. 1888-1957. US aviator, explorer. Flight over North Pole, 1926.
Cameron, Richard. 1648-80. Scottish preacher. Defended Solemn League and Covenant at Airds Moss.
Checkers Speech. 1952. US VP Nixon denies personal gain from campaign funds on TV.
Clare, Richard de. 1222-62. Led Barons. Provisions of Oxford.
Cobden, Richard. 1804-65. British Radical MP. Anti-Corn Law League.
Cromwell, Richard. 1626-1712. Lord Protector of England. 1658-9. Son of Oliver.
Cross, Richard. 1823-1914. British statesman: First urban renewal act.
Crusades. 1095-1272. European Christian wars to regain Holy Land after Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem in 1072. Literature and the arts benefitted from Eastern cultural infusion. Peasants 1096. Annihilated. First. 1096-99. Genoa financed Godfrey of Bouillon to recapture Jerusalem. Only successful crusade. Second. 1147-49. Louis VII and Conrad III pillage Byzantium. Third. 1189-92. Richard I and Philip II Truce with Saladin allows access to Jerusalem. Fourth. 1202-4. French and Flemish nobles conquer, sack Constantinople, form Latin Empire. Childrens. 1212. Stephen of Cloyes led 30,000 unarmed French youths. Nicholas of Cologne led 20,000 German. All died or enslaved. Fifth. 1218-21. John of Brienne in Egypt. Sixth. 1228-29. Frederick II crowned king of Jerusalem. Seventh. 1248-54. St Louis of France captured by Egypt and ransomed. Eighth. 1270. St Louis dies of plague. Ninth. 1271-2. Prince Edward of England.
Cumberland, Richard. 1631-1718. Philosopher, “father” of English Utilitarianism.
Dana, Richard. 1815-82. US writer. Two Years Before the Mast.
Delalande, Michel-Richard. 1657-1726. French ecclesiastic composer.
Edgeworth, Richard. 1744-1817. English. Semaphore 1767.