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Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses.
Dec 14, 2019 · Gillespie explores Richard II’s recruitment of a personal bodyguard known as the ‘archers of the crown’. By the end of his reign Richard II secured the services of approximately sixty-seven yeoman archers.
Through his granddaughter Elizabeth of York, Richard is a direct ancestor of all English and British monarchs from Henry VIII onwards. He is often remembered as a proud, belligerent and bellicose man, yet the story of his life is one of impeccable service until he fell into conflict with those around the king.
Sep 1, 2021 · After a visit to his castle of Sandal in Yorkshire, he wrote from Windsor, on 26 July, a fiery answer in the king’s name to James II of Scotland, who had sent Henry a message that he would no longer abide by the truce.
Richard, 3rd duke of York (born Sept. 21, 1411—died Dec. 30, 1460, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng.) was a claimant to the English throne whose attempts to gain power helped precipitate the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of Lancaster and York.
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Richard, Duke of York was descended from Edward III’s 2nd son, Lionel of Antwerp, and 4th son, Edmund of Langley, which gave him a strong potential claim to the throne.
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The first ‘war’ (1455-1461) saw Richard Duke of York, his sons, and their principal Neville kinsmen opposing the Duke of Somerset and eventually the Crown. It was a reaction to royal favouritism and the calamitous personal rule of Henry VI.
