What years was Richard 3 on the throne and what was the significance of his death?

Answer 1

he reigned for 2 years 1483-1485 he died on 22 august 1485
and i do believe he was the last British monarch to die on the battlefield.
Soon after henry tudor 2nd earl of richmond became henry VII
ask me anything about history i love it if i dont know i will find out
(but i knew this one learnt it when i was 8)

Answer 2

1483-1485. With his death ended the dynasty of the House of York, although his successor, Henry VII, was astute enough to marry a female survivor of that House. The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was an important battle during the Wars of the Roses in 15th century England. It was fought on 22 August 1485 between the Yorkist King Richard III, the last of the Plantagenet dynasty, and the Lancastrian contender for the crown, Henry Tudor, 2nd Earl of Richmond (later King Henry VII). It ended in the defeat and death of Richard and the establishment of the Tudor dynasty. Historically, the battle is considered to have marked the end of the Wars of the Roses, although further battles were fought in the years that followed as Yorkist pretenders unsuccessfully sought to reclaim the crown.

Answer 3

Richard was the last of the Yorkist kings. In fact, he was the last English king. The warring faction was the House of Lancaster. Lancaster's device was a red rose. York's device was a white rose. So the constant war over the crown was called The War of The Roses. It is a little more complicated, but that's it in a nutshell. The man who defeated Richard was a Tudor, who was also a Lancaster. He married a Yorkist princess, and ended the War of the Roses.

Answer 4

King of England for just 26 months (1483-85).
Demonised by Shakespeare as a deformed, hunchbacked villain, King Richard is said to have committed numerous brutal murders. Chief among these is the callous murder of his two nephews, Edward Prince of Wales (the uncrowned Edward V) and Richard Duke of York, the so called Princes in the Tower.
It is for this crime above all others that history condemns Richard III. But did he do it? Or is he simply the innocent victim of Tudor propaganda?

Answer 5

6th July 1483 and was killed at the battle of Wakefield in August 1485. He was the last British Monarch to die in battle and his death ended the House of York, and the wars of the roses. He was seceded by Henry 7th (Henry Tudor)

Answer 6

1483-5. Significance? In later years, it gave Shakespeare an excuse to write another of his ghastly plays which have been used to bore and torment many generations of schoolchildren.

Answer 7

1483 to 1485 and he died in battle at the battle of Bosworth. He is famous for the saying "A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse" when he was stranded on the battlefield without his.

Answer 8

1483-1485 on the battlefieldof bosworth. He was the last king to die in battle and the last Plantagenet