The first, in October 1483, was led by staunch allies of Edward IV and also by Richard's former ally, Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham, his first cousin once removed. There were two major rebellions against Richard.
The young princes were not seen in public after August, and a number of accusations circulated that the boys had been murdered on Richard's orders, giving rise to the legend of the Princes in the Tower.
The following day, Richard III began his reign, and he was crowned on 6 July 1483. On 25 June, an assembly of lords and commoners endorsed the claims. Arrangements were made for Edward's coronation on 22 June 1483, but before the young king could be crowned, his father's marriage to his mother Elizabeth Woodville was declared invalid, making their children illegitimate and ineligible for the throne. He arrested, imprisoned and executed Edward’s half-brother Richard Grey and uncle Anthony Woodville at Pontefract Castle.Īs the young king travelled to London from Ludlow, Richard met and escorted him to lodgings in the Tower of London where Edward V's brother Richard joined him shortly afterwards. He rode out, intercepting them on the journey. When Edward died, he named Richard Lord Protector for his son, the twelve-year-old King Edward V.Īs the young Edward travelled to London on the orders of his mother Elizabeth Woodville, something happened to change Richard’s mind. A highly regarded military commander, Richard ruled the north of England and went into exile with him after the Lancastrians briefly restored Henry VI, returning the following year to win battles at Barnet and Tewkesbury which restored Edward to the throne. When his brother Edward IV took the throne Richard was a great support. He was born at Fotheringhay Castle in 1452 but spent much of his youth at Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire which was owned at the time by Richard Neville Earl of Warwick – ‘The Kingmaker’. Richard Duke of Gloucester was the youngest son of Richard Duke of York and Cecily Neville.
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