2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485
Where does one begin with Richard? Last of the Plantagenet kings and last of the Yorks.
Ok, so Edward IV dies...His son is king, but Richard houses them in the tower as the Lord Protector. Henry IV's marriage is declared invalid, meaning that Edward is now ineligable for the throne...So, his uncle Richard becomes king, and the young Edwad and his brother are never heard from again. Rebellions ensue from inside the court and from Henry Tudor of Wales. Henry Tudor prevails at Bosworth field, and Richard is killed and buried...then in 2012, he is found in a car park, disinterred, and reburied in the local cathedral...probably horrified that it was now Protestant. Since then he has been rewitten as less a goul...but who knows...he was suffering from a deformed spine, but was not the ugly guy portrayed by famous 20th century actors...did he murder the princes in the tower? He probably had the duke of Clarence drowned in a butt of his favorite wine...Malmsey(one of the sources of which were the Aeolian Islands( a family connection with me), another was Crete.
On the other hand, my Mitchell grandmother's family were connected to the Tudors in Wales.
A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse.... Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this son of York....mighty writing....
Richard was about $420.00 for this uncleaned patinated 1483-1485 Durham mint example, while others can be under $100.00
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