Was Richard III A Wicked Tyrant?

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Was Richard III A Wicked Tyrant?

Throughout history, this very title has been disputed and the outcome has remained debatable to this very day.

Richard, Duke of York had remained loyal to his brother, Edward IV throughout his years of reign, and had been well rewarded for his support, he became the Duke of Gloucester.  In marrying Anne Neville, daughter of Earl of Warwick, he had inherited mass amounts of Neville land in the north of England after both the Earl and Anne died.  

He was respected within the northern parts of England and provided land for his friends.  He was an able man who showed signs of being an efficient king amidst the preoccupations of the rebellions, sadly he went about it the wrong way.

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On the death of the king, Edward's eldest son, then only 12 years old, was proclaimed king as .  Richard knew of the troubles that this could cause.  Edward’s mother, Elizabeth Woodville, came from an unpopular and resented family, Richard worried that the Woodville’s would try and take control of the country through the young king.  It was due to this, with the aid of Henry , 2nd duke of Buckingham, Richard seized custody of the young king and was able to assume the protectorship.

It is not difficult to understand how Richard seized the throne, he ...

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