This quiz, Little Richard, looks at the childhood of Richard III.
England's future king, Richard III, was born into an England soon to be ravaged by civil war. His family were deeply involved in the conflict and this had a huge effect on Richard’s childhood. Find out how much you know about Richard’s early years.
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The War of the Roses, fought between Richard’s family, the House of York, and the ruling House of Lancaster, began in 1455, before Richard was even three years old
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Although he was Duke of York, Richard’s father, also named Richard, travelled around the country due to his political position
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It was through this ancestry that Richard’s father had claim to the throne. The ruling king, Henry VI, was also descended from Edward III
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Whilst living with Warwick, Richard met his future wife Anne, who was Warwick’s daughter
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After the battle the heads of Richard’s father, brother and uncle were put on spikes at the gates of York
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Utrecht is in the Netherlands today, but at that time it was a part of the Duchy of Burgundy
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After the Battle of Towton Henry VI fled to Scotland and Richard’s brother was declared King Edward IV
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Duke of Gloucester is a royal title usually conferred on one of the monarch's younger sons. Richard was onlly the third ever Duke of Gloucester, his predecessors being the youngest sons of Edward III and Henry IV
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Commissioners of array were responsible for the muster of local inhabitants for war and readying soldiers for military service. Most who held the position were adults
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Warwick, Richard’s cousin and former friend, was also known as the ‘Kingmaker.’ His support had helped both Edward IV to take the throne and Henry VI to reclaim it
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