Richard III

English actor Laurence Olivier as Richard III in a production of Shakespeare's play of the same name. (Photo by Felix Man/Picture Post/Getty Images)

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Memorial cross at Flodden Field, site of Battle of Flodden 1513, Northumberland, 1994. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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An 1864 illustration depicts King Henry VI and the Dukes of York and Somerset, after York's return from Ireland in 1450. Artist James William Edmund Doyle. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Richard III reconsidered

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Was Richard III a loyal brother or murderous tyrant? 60 seconds with Chris Skidmore

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History quiz – prison escapes and the princes in the Tower

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Portrait of Richard III. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

The Library Richard III: rewriting the past

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How could the son of Henry VIII become Edward VI?

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On the trail of the Yorks: 8 places associated with Richard III’s family

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York and Winchester History Weekends: 5 minutes with Chris Skidmore

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Like father, like son: Richard Plantagenet and Richard III

Illustration by Sarah Young for BBC History Magazine

Richard III: A hostage to fortune

'Battle of Agincourt', 25 October 1415. Hand-coloured later. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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