Why did Richard III become King?
Write up as a real essay for exam question.
Taken from Exam paper in 2012
- Created by: Kim
- Created on: 28-03-14 20:51
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- Why Did Richard III become King?
- Regency Council
- Part of Edward IV's will
- Lieutenant of the North
- had Northern support
- not Southerners
- Continue Yorkist reign
- Quick to react to death of Edward V
- got to London in 9 days
- Made Edward and Richard (nephews) illegitmate
- Claim Edward IV planned to marry Eleanor Butler not Elizabeth Woodville
- Factional Rivalry - Gloucesters (Richard) and Woodvilles ? sorted
- locked in Tower of London
- Claim Edward IV planned to marry Eleanor Butler not Elizabeth Woodville
- Stony Stafford
- sorted problem of the river brothers - killed (Woodvilles)
- backing of Friar Shaw - praised Richard in sermon
- backing of Buckingham ? key noble
- Buckingham Rebellion
- praised with lands and titles
- not liked by Hastings - suspicious Richard wanted throne
- Hastings = executed for treachery
- not liked by Hastings - suspicious Richard wanted throne
- Regency Council
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