Richard III
Duke of Gloucester, 1452–85, king of England 1483–85.
(italics) a drama (1592–93?) by Shakespeare.
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In the meantime, spare a thought for the unquiet passage of Richard III, last warrior of the Plantagenet dynasty.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the latest issue of BBC History Magazine Skidmore has a piece called Inside the Mind of Richard III.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHad Richard III been able to install a tape recorder in his palaces the ranting might well have been identical.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab | Clive Irving | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRylance was unforgettable as the mordantly sly king in Richard III, giving a brilliant new twist to a classic role.
Ian McKellen took on the titular role in the 1995 film version of Richard III.
Richard III., for example, beside being less subtly conceived, is a far greater figure and a less repellent.
Shakespearean Tragedy | A. C. Bradley"Richard III" is the fourth play of a tetralogy manifestly planned before the earlier members were completed.
Tragedy | Ashley H. ThorndikeRichard III., in order to please the citizens, ordered their expulsion, but it does not appear that the order was obeyed.
The History of London | Walter Besant(fig. 12) shows two arches, and a crown similarly arched appears on the great seal of Richard III.
British Dictionary definitions for Richard III
1452–85, king of England (1483–85), notorious as the suspected murderer of his two young nephews in the Tower of London. He proved an able administrator until his brief reign was ended by his death at the hands of Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field
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