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"Loyalte me Lie". Loyalty binds me, the motto of Richard III.
This was true in ever respect of Richard Plantagenet. He was a loyal, trusted and worthy Lord of the realm. Henry the Seventh, on the other hand, was the pioneer of the art of disinformation and propaganda; no country’s leaders could look to better examples of how to manipulate and further massage public opinion; and he had good cause to perfect the art; it was his best form of self preservation, and stability.
For those who might be interested in this Man, Richard Plantagenet, and the terrible injustice that has been done to his reputation for several hundred years, you can see and read here, in the links below, of his exoneration and final justice in honor of a man, an honorable man, who was born decades before his time.
RICHARD III - A MAN AND HIS TIMES
In 1399, the English Crown changed hands. The childless Richard II, last king in an unbroken line of descent since the Norman Conquest, was deposed and murdered by his cousin Henry of Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV. The Lancastrian kings - Henry IV, Henry V of Agincourt fame, and Henry VI - descended from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the third surviving son of Edward III. The heirs of Richard II, stemming from Lionel, Duke of Clarence and Edward, Duke of York, the second and fourth sons of Edward III, were disinherited from the throne.
When Henry V died in 1422, his son Henry was an infant of nine months. A regency directed by a council of leading peers and churchmen were put in place until Henry VI came of age to rule. As was the case with a royal minority, Henry's childhood and youth were dominated by squabbling nobles determined to control the young king. Unfortunately, Henry VI remained governed by various groups throughout his adult life.
Richard Plantagenet, was born on the 2nd of October, 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle. His father, the Duke of York, the heir of Richard II, possessed a better claim to the English throne than did Henry VI. His mother, Cecily Neville, known as "The Rose of Raby" was a member of the numerous and powerful Neville family.
When Richard was a young child, the political scene in England changed. Henry VI spent large parts of his reign in a catatonic state, unable to recognize his chief ministers or govern the kingdom. The Duke of York, as the leading peer of the realm, was appointed Protector while the king was in a catatonic state.
Meanwhile, Henry's French queen, Margaret of Anjou, established her own court party and was jealous of the Duke of York's power and position. She pursued a policy that deliberately alienated the Duke and deprived him of a role and voice in the government.
Margaret, by her partisan politics, made the mistake of attaching the English crown to a faction. Thus, families such as the Nevilles, who were unable to get impartial justice from the king, turned to the Duke of York to redress their local grievances. It was in this fashion that York, who was positioned as a reformer, built his support.
At the Battle of St. Albans, matters came to a head. Over the next five years, the Duke of York's family lived in a state of uncertainty and risk, their fortunes changing with each battle. In 1459, York was defeated at Ludlow and fled to Ireland. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and York's eldest son, Edward, escaped to Calais in France. The Duke of York claimed the throne; and in December of 1460, York, and his seventeen year old son, Edmund, Duke of Rutland were ambushed and killed at the Battle of Wakefield. The Yorkists accepted York's eldest son, Edward of March as king. He cemented his title by soundly defeating the Lancastrians at Towton thus deposing Henry VI. During the struggle, Richard, along with his brother, George, were sent to the Netherlands for their safety.
Richard and George returned back to England. Edward IV created George, Duke of Clarence, and shortly thereafter, Richard, was created Duke of Gloucester. In November of 1461, Richard was sent to Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire to begin his knightly training under his cousin, Richard Neville, known as the "Kingmaker". Richard spent the next three years of his life beginning his apprenticeship in knightly conduct. His training consisted of learning Latin, French, law, mathematics, penmanship, music, horsemanship and military training. He learned to practice with sword, dagger and battle-axe, and how to manage a hawk and learn to hunt. He learned the fine arts of his time - harping, singing, piping and dancing. While he was at Middleham, he would have been in the company of Warwick's second daughter, the Lady Anne Neville, who was four years his junior.
In 1464, the political scene changed again. While Warwick was conducting negotiations for Edward IV to marry a French princess, Edward took the unprecedented step of secretly marrying a commoner, a Lancastrian widow named Elizabeth Woodville. Elizabeth Woodville had a large family which included two sons, and twelve brothers and sisters. All of the Woodvilles were now entitled to good marriages, which in effect cornered the market on English heirs and heiresses. By elevating the queen's family, Edward IV was attempting to build a court of his own, dependent upon him, in an effort to assert his independence from Warwick. The Woodvilles were known for their greediness, snobbery and grasping ways. The result of the situation was that the only prospective bridegrooms left of sufficient rank for Warwick's two heiresses were Edward IV's young brothers, George and Richard. Edward, who had pulled away from Warwick, forbade the marriages.
With Warwick moving from estrangement to open rebellion, Richard of Gloucester's time at Middleham came to an end. He was forced to chose between his brother and his cousin of Warwick. In an effort to win their support, Warwick offered George and Richard, his daughters as a bribe. George and Warwick's older daughter, Isabel were married in Calais in 1469, and George went over to Warwick's side. Richard remained loyal to his brother, Edward IV.
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This was true in ever respect of Richard Plantagenet. He was a loyal, trusted and worthy Lord of the realm. Henry the Seventh, on the other hand, was the pioneer of the art of disinformation and propaganda; no country’s leaders could look to better examples of how to manipulate and further massage public opinion; and he had good cause to perfect the art; it was his best form of self preservation, and stability.
For those who might be interested in this Man, Richard Plantagenet, and the terrible injustice that has been done to his reputation for several hundred years, you can see and read here, in the links below, of his exoneration and final justice in honor of a man, an honorable man, who was born decades before his time.
RICHARD III - A MAN AND HIS TIMES
In 1399, the English Crown changed hands. The childless Richard II, last king in an unbroken line of descent since the Norman Conquest, was deposed and murdered by his cousin Henry of Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV. The Lancastrian kings - Henry IV, Henry V of Agincourt fame, and Henry VI - descended from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the third surviving son of Edward III. The heirs of Richard II, stemming from Lionel, Duke of Clarence and Edward, Duke of York, the second and fourth sons of Edward III, were disinherited from the throne.
When Henry V died in 1422, his son Henry was an infant of nine months. A regency directed by a council of leading peers and churchmen were put in place until Henry VI came of age to rule. As was the case with a royal minority, Henry's childhood and youth were dominated by squabbling nobles determined to control the young king. Unfortunately, Henry VI remained governed by various groups throughout his adult life.
Richard Plantagenet, was born on the 2nd of October, 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle. His father, the Duke of York, the heir of Richard II, possessed a better claim to the English throne than did Henry VI. His mother, Cecily Neville, known as "The Rose of Raby" was a member of the numerous and powerful Neville family.
When Richard was a young child, the political scene in England changed. Henry VI spent large parts of his reign in a catatonic state, unable to recognize his chief ministers or govern the kingdom. The Duke of York, as the leading peer of the realm, was appointed Protector while the king was in a catatonic state.
Meanwhile, Henry's French queen, Margaret of Anjou, established her own court party and was jealous of the Duke of York's power and position. She pursued a policy that deliberately alienated the Duke and deprived him of a role and voice in the government.
Margaret, by her partisan politics, made the mistake of attaching the English crown to a faction. Thus, families such as the Nevilles, who were unable to get impartial justice from the king, turned to the Duke of York to redress their local grievances. It was in this fashion that York, who was positioned as a reformer, built his support.
At the Battle of St. Albans, matters came to a head. Over the next five years, the Duke of York's family lived in a state of uncertainty and risk, their fortunes changing with each battle. In 1459, York was defeated at Ludlow and fled to Ireland. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and York's eldest son, Edward, escaped to Calais in France. The Duke of York claimed the throne; and in December of 1460, York, and his seventeen year old son, Edmund, Duke of Rutland were ambushed and killed at the Battle of Wakefield. The Yorkists accepted York's eldest son, Edward of March as king. He cemented his title by soundly defeating the Lancastrians at Towton thus deposing Henry VI. During the struggle, Richard, along with his brother, George, were sent to the Netherlands for their safety.
Richard and George returned back to England. Edward IV created George, Duke of Clarence, and shortly thereafter, Richard, was created Duke of Gloucester. In November of 1461, Richard was sent to Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire to begin his knightly training under his cousin, Richard Neville, known as the "Kingmaker". Richard spent the next three years of his life beginning his apprenticeship in knightly conduct. His training consisted of learning Latin, French, law, mathematics, penmanship, music, horsemanship and military training. He learned to practice with sword, dagger and battle-axe, and how to manage a hawk and learn to hunt. He learned the fine arts of his time - harping, singing, piping and dancing. While he was at Middleham, he would have been in the company of Warwick's second daughter, the Lady Anne Neville, who was four years his junior.
In 1464, the political scene changed again. While Warwick was conducting negotiations for Edward IV to marry a French princess, Edward took the unprecedented step of secretly marrying a commoner, a Lancastrian widow named Elizabeth Woodville. Elizabeth Woodville had a large family which included two sons, and twelve brothers and sisters. All of the Woodvilles were now entitled to good marriages, which in effect cornered the market on English heirs and heiresses. By elevating the queen's family, Edward IV was attempting to build a court of his own, dependent upon him, in an effort to assert his independence from Warwick. The Woodvilles were known for their greediness, snobbery and grasping ways. The result of the situation was that the only prospective bridegrooms left of sufficient rank for Warwick's two heiresses were Edward IV's young brothers, George and Richard. Edward, who had pulled away from Warwick, forbade the marriages.
With Warwick moving from estrangement to open rebellion, Richard of Gloucester's time at Middleham came to an end. He was forced to chose between his brother and his cousin of Warwick. In an effort to win their support, Warwick offered George and Richard, his daughters as a bribe. George and Warwick's older daughter, Isabel were married in Calais in 1469, and George went over to Warwick's side. Richard remained loyal to his brother, Edward IV.
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