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FREE RICHARD, DUKE OF YORK: KING BY RIGHT PDF Matthew Lewis | 336 pages | 15 Apr 2016 | Amberley Publishing | 9781445647449 | English | Chalford, United Kingdom Richard, Duke of York: King by Right by Matthew Lewis, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® Wars of the Roses. What's New. Letter from the Editor. Poster Store. Discussion Forums. In he was made Constable of England, in he was appointed Guardian of the Coast of Normandy, and in was made Regent of France, and advanced with an army almost to the gates of Paris [q. Hundred Years' War ]. In the next year he was recalled, but in was appointed regent again, holding office till In he was made Lieutenant of Ireland, and governed that country with great wisdom and moderation during the one year for which he held this post. On his return to England in he came prominently forward as the opponent of the Duke of Somerset. He was as popular as Somerset was odious, and had powerful allies in the Nevilleswith whom he was closely connected by his marriage with Cecily, daughter of the Earl of Westmoreland. In a proposal was made in Parliament that York should be declared heir to the crown, Duke of York: King by Right this was not seriously entertained, and the proposer was imprisoned. In York, declaring that his sole object was to rid the king [ Henry VI ] of Somerset and other evil counsellors, raised a force, and marched Duke of York: King by Right London. Henry met him at Duke of York: King by Right, and York laid before him a bill of accusation against Somerset, at the same time swearing fealty to the king, and promising for the future to sue for remedy in legal form. The birth of an heir to Henry in deprived York of all hope of succeeding peacefully to the throne, while the imbecility of the king gave him the office of Protector, which he held till Henry's recovery inSomerset being Richard prison during this period. On the king's restoration to health Feb. The first battle of St. Albans followed, in Richard the latter was slain, and the king shortly afterwards becoming once more imbecile, York was again appointed Protector. Two years of comparative peace followed, and in March,a great pacification took place at St. The misgovernment and misfortunes of the country, and the alienation Richard the Nevilles gave York another opportunity in The Yorkists were marching south when Lord Audley tried to stop them at Blore Heathbut was defeated, and battle was imminent at Ludlow when the defection of Trollop alarmed the Yorkists, and they fled. The duke went to Ireland, and in the Parliament held at Coventry at the end of the year was attainted. In the Yorkist Richard planned a return to England, and York issued a manifesto against the royal ministers. The battle of Northampton placed the king at Richard mercy, and the Parliament which met repealed the duke's Richard. York now for the first time asserted his claim to the throne, and after a long discussion a compromise was effected, by which Henry was to retain the crown during his life-time, after which it was to revert to York and his heirs. Meanwhile the duke and his sons were not to molest the king, any attempt on the duke's life was made high treason, and the principality of Wales was handed over Richard him. However, Margaretwho refused to recognise this arrangement, had been collecting an army in the north, and against her the Duke of York marched. The battle of Wakefield ensued on the last day of the year, when York was slain. His head was placed on the walls of York, garnished with a paper crown, but was taken down after the battle of Towton. By his marriage with Cecily Neville the duke had Richard sons and one daughter died in childhood. Sidney J. Low and F. Pulling, eds. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd. The Battle of Wakefield. Alan Sutton Publishing, Johnson, P. Duke Richard of York Oxford University Press, Lewis, Matthew. Richard, Duke of York: King by Right. Amberley Pub, Shakespeare, William. Signet Classics, Weir, Alison. The Wars of the Roses. Ballantine Books, Earl of Suffolk William de Ufford, 2. Earl of Suffolk William Montacute, E. Earl of Pembroke John Hastings, 2. Warwick John Montacute, 3. Earl of March Roger Mortimer, 4. Duke of Kent Michael de Richard Pole, E. Suffolk Hugh de Stafford, 2. Nottingham John Mowbray, 2. Duke of Norfolk Thomas Fitzalan, 5. Salisbury Richard Beauchamp, E. Earl Rivers Anthony Woodville, 2. Duke Somerset Richard Beaufort, 2. Duke Somerset Henry Beaufort, 3. Duke of Somerset Edmund Beaufort, 4. Duke of Norfolk John Mowbray, 4. Northumberland Henry Percy, 3. 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Richard, Duke of York: King by Right by Matthew Lewis Richard and his older brother, who briefly reigned as King Edward V of Englandmysteriously disappeared shortly after Richard III became king in From this time on, it became a tradition Richard the second Duke of York: King by Right of the English sovereign to be Duke of York. He was created Earl of Nottingham on 12 June On 15 Januaryin St Stephen's ChapelWestminster, when he was about 4 years old, he married the 5-year- old Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolkwho had inherited the vast Mowbray estates in Because York's father's-in-law dukedom had become extinct when Anne could not inherit it, he was created Duke of Norfolk and Earl Warenne on 7 February In January Parliament passed an act that gave the Mowbray estates to Richard, Duke of York and Norfolk, for his lifetime, and at his death to his heirs, if he had any. The rights of the two co-heirs at law were extinguished; Viscount Berkeley had financial difficulties and King Edward IV paid Richard those debts. Berkeley then renounced his claims to the Mowbray estate before parliament in Nothing was done Richard Lord Howard. His father died on 9 April This was not to last. The Regency council under the late King's brother Richard, Duke of Gloucesterconcluded that this was Richard case of bigamyinvalidating the second marriage and the legitimacy of all children of Edward IV Richard this marriage. Duke of York: King by Right Gloucester's influence, both Edward and Richard were declared illegitimate and removed from the line of succession on 25 June They Duke of York: King by Right sometimes seen in the garden of the Tower, but there are no known sightings of them after the summer of What happened to the two of them—the Princes in the Tower —after their disappearance remains unknown. Tudor History was quick to blame his uncle, Richard. Subsequent re-evaluations of Richard III have questioned his guilt, beginning with William Cornwallis early in the 17th century. Bones reportedly belonging to two children were discovered in by workmen rebuilding a stairway in the Tower. It has never been proven that the bones belonged to the princes. Adjoining this was another vault, which was found to contain the coffins of two children. This tomb was inscribed with the names of two of Edward IV's children: George, Duke of Bedford, who had died at the age of 2; and Mary of York who had died at the age of Both had predeceased the King. However, the remains of these two children were later found elsewhere in the chapel, leaving the occupants of the children's coffins within the tomb unknown. He claimed to have escaped from the Tower and spent the intervening years on the run. This support included Margaret of Yorkthe aunt of the real Richard. Following his capture after a failed invasion of England inWarbeck was held in the Tower of London. He confessed to being an impostor, and was later executed following an attempt to escape. As son of the king, Richard was granted use of the arms of the kingdom, differentiated by a label argent, Duke of York: King by Right the first point a canton gules. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Duke of York. Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk. Armorial of Plantagenet. Main article: Princes in the Tower. Main article: Perkin Warbeck. Ancestors of Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York 8. Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge 4. Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York 9. Anne de Mortimer 2. Edward IV of England Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland 5. Cecily Neville Joan Beaufort 1. Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York Sir Richard Wydeville 6. Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers Joan Bittlesgate 3. Elizabeth Woodville Peter I, Count of Saint-Pol 7. Jacquetta of Luxembourg Margaret of Baux. Biography portal. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 25 August George's Chapel, Windsor Permission required William St. George's Chapel, Windsor Permission required 2. Pan Macmillan, Cadet branch of the House of Duke of York: King by Right. Dukes of York. Dukes of Norfolk.