Richard III

noun

1. Duke of Gloucester, 1452–85, king of England 1483–85.
2. (italics) a drama (1592–93?) by Shakespeare.

Richard III

noun

1. Richard III14521485MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1452–85, king of England (1483–85), notorious as the suspected murderer of his two young nephews in the Tower of London. He proved an able administrator until his brief reign was ended by his death at the hands of Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field

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In the meantime, spare a thought for the unquiet passage of Richard III, last warrior of the Plantagenet dynasty.

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In the latest issue of BBC History Magazine Skidmore has a piece called Inside the Mind of Richard III.

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Had Richard III been able to install a tape recorder in his palaces the ranting might well have been identical.

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Rylance was unforgettable as the mordantly sly king in Richard III, giving a brilliant new twist to a classic role.

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Ian McKellen took on the titular role in the 1995 film version of Richard III.

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Richard III., for example, beside being less subtly conceived, is a far greater figure and a less repellent.

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"Richard III" is the fourth play of a tetralogy manifestly planned before the earlier members were completed.

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Richard III., in order to please the citizens, ordered their expulsion, but it does not appear that the order was obeyed.

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(fig. 12) shows two arches, and a crown similarly arched appears on the great seal of Richard III.

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