Richard was a son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and his wife Cicely Neville and was born on 2nd October 1452. His brother Edward IV became King in 1461. On his death Richard was declared ...

When he saw Richard isolated and vulnerable, he chose to back the Tudors… and unleashed his troops upon the Plantagenet king. The king was abandoned but he chose not to flee. The last ...