Richard III

American  

noun

1. Duke of Gloucester, 1452–85, king of England 1483–85.

2. (italics) a drama (1592–93?) by Shakespeare.

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Richard III British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

A year ago, Campbell won one of the UK's biggest drama awards for creating and starring in an adaptation of The Tragedy of Richard III at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast.

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And I don't let that detract from what was a fantastic piece of teamwork, a collaborative experience where university academics and amateurs came together to search for Richard III.

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The discovery of Richard III's skeleton beneath a council car park in Leicester in 2012 stunned both the academic and wider world.

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"Now I didn't try and murder anyone when I got my news but I did try to play Richard III."

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A university professor has uncovered fresh evidence to support claims Richard III was behind the murder of his nephews at the Tower of London.

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