{"slug": "richard-iii-of-england", "label": "Richard III of England", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_of_England", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133028", "qid": "Q133028", "description": "king of England from 1483 to 1485", "entries": 19, "years": 13, "span": [1415, 1495], "span_label": ["1415 CE", "1495 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 6}, {"title": "Births", "count": 5}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "edward-iv", "label": "Edward IV", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "henry-vii-of-england", "label": "Henry VII of England", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edinburgh", "label": "Edinburgh", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "england", "label": "England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "westminster-abbey", "label": "Westminster Abbey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "house-of-lancaster", "label": "House of Lancaster", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "house-of-york", "label": "House of York", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "leicester", "label": "Leicester", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "galway", "label": "Galway", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1415, "year_label": "1415 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 3", "text": "May 3 – Cecily Neville, English duchess, mother of Edward IV and Richard III of England (d. 1495)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371593286#Births", "title": "1415", "revid": 1371593286, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1443, "year_label": "1443 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 17", "text": "May 17 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1460)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349474708#Births", "title": "1443", "revid": 1349474708, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1449, "year_label": "1449 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "October 21", "text": "October 21 – George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III of England (d. 1478)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365251873#Births", "title": "1449", "revid": 1365251873, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1452, "year_label": "1452 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "October 2", "text": "October 2 – King Richard III of England (d. 1485)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355060030#Births", "title": "1452", "revid": 1355060030, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1456, "year_label": "1456 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "June 11", "text": "June 11 – Anne Neville, queen consort of Richard III of England (d. 1485)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371442849#Births", "title": "1456", "revid": 1371442849, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1460, "year_label": "1460 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 30", "text": "December 30 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (b. 1443)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371496065#Deaths", "title": "1460", "revid": 1371496065, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1474, "year_label": "1474 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 26", "text": "December 26 – The betrothal of the son of King James III of Scotland and King Edward IV of England is formalized by proxy. After King Edward dies, the planned marriage is called off by the new monarch, Richard III.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364765261#October–December", "title": "1474", "revid": 1364765261, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1478, "year_label": "1478 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 18", "text": "February 18 – George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III of England (executed) (b. 1449)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359855585#Deaths", "title": "1478", "revid": 1359855585, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1482, "year_label": "1482 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 1", "text": "August 1 – In the Anglo-Scottish Wars, Richard, Duke of Gloucester invades Scotland, and captures Edinburgh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368493356#July–September", "title": "1482", "revid": 1368493356, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1483, "year_label": "1483 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 25", "text": "June 25 – On the day of his scheduled coronation, 12-year-old King Edward V is deposed by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who is acclaimed by the English Parliament as King Richard III.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369188840#April–June", "title": "1483", "revid": 1369188840, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1483, "year_label": "1483 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6 – Richard III and Anne Neville are crowned king and Queen of England, at Westminster Abbey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369188840#July–September", "title": "1483", "revid": 1369188840, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1483, "year_label": "1483 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 10", "text": "October 10 – In England, a rebellion is started by Duke of Buckingham, against King Richard III. Fighting between the supporters of King Richard and of the late King Edward IV lasts for more than six weeks.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369188840#October–December", "title": "1483", "revid": 1369188840, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1483, "year_label": "1483 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – At Rennes Cathedral in France, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, leader of the House of Lancaster after Richard III of England of the House of York had seized the throne, pledges to marry Elizabeth of York, the eldest daughter the late King Edward IV, in order to strengthen his support for the overthrow of King Richard.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369188840#October–December", "title": "1483", "revid": 1369188840, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1484, "year_label": "1484 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 21", "text": "21 August – John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, is appointed Lieutenant in Ireland by his uncle Richard III of England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332535684#Events", "title": "1484 in Ireland", "revid": 1332535684, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1484, "year_label": "1484 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 15", "text": "15 December – The city of Galway is granted a royal charter and mayoralty by Richard III of England.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332535684#Events", "title": "1484 in Ireland", "revid": 1332535684, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1485, "year_label": "1485 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 16", "text": "March 16 – Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364736343#Deaths", "title": "1485", "revid": 1364736343, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1485, "year_label": "1485 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 22", "text": "August 22 – King Richard III of England (b. 1452) — killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364736343#Deaths", "title": "1485", "revid": 1364736343, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1485, "year_label": "1485 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 22", "text": "August 22 – At the Battle of Bosworth Field, King Richard III of England is killed in battle by the soldiers of Rhys ap Thomas and Sir William Stanley, in the service of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. With the death of King Richard, the Yorkist troops retreat. King Richard's remains will lie undiscovered for 517 years until 2012when they are found during the excavation of a parking lot in Leicester.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364736343#July–September", "title": "1485", "revid": 1364736343, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1495, "year_label": "1495 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 31", "text": "May 31 – Cecily Neville, English duchess, mother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III of England (b. 1415)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365256979#Deaths", "title": "1495", "revid": 1365256979, "section": "Deaths"}}]}