: Jacob Abbott
: History of King Richard the Third of England
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: 9788381620901
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Richard 3 went down in history as a great king. He was the last king from the House of York. Jacob Abbott remembers historical events from an impartial point of view. His text not only covers Richard III, but details events of his brother Edward IV's life, plus various other major individuals involved with the War of the Roses.

II. RICHARD’S FATHER

A.D. 1415-1461

Genealogy of Richard Plantagenet.–Family of Edward III.–Succession of heirs in the family of Edward III.–Genealogical table of the houses of York and Lancaster.–Union of the houses of Clarence and York.–Richard Plantagenet a prisoner.–King Henry VI.–His gentle and quiet character.–Portrait.–Discontent of the people.–Arrangements made for the succession.–Character of Margaret of Anjou.–No children.–Feeble and failing capacity of the king.–Richard Plantagenet formally declared the heir.–Unexpected birth of a prince.–Suspicions.–Various plans and speculations.–Richard’s hopes.–Progress of the formation of parties.–Queen Margaret’s resolution and energy.–Wars.–Richard’s two brothers, Edward and Edmund.–The walls of York.–Prince Richard at York.–Boldness of the queen.–The advice of Richard’s counselors.–Richard’s reply.–The battle.–Richard defeated.–Death of Edmund.–Death of Richard.–The head set upon a pole at York.

 

RICHARD’S father was a prince of the house of York. In the course of his life he was declared heir to the crown, but he died before he attained possession of it, thus leaving it for his children. The nature of his claim to the crown, and, indeed, the general relation of the various branches of the family to each other, will be seen by the genealogical table on the next page but one.

Edward the Third, who reigned more than one hundred years before Richard the Third, and his queen Philippa, left at their decease four sons, as appears by the table. They had other children besides these, but it was only these four, namely, Edward, Lionel, John, and Edmund, whose descendants were involved in the quarrels for the succession. The others either died young, or else, if they arrived at maturity, the lines descending from them soon became extinct.

Of the four that survived, the oldest was Edward, called in history the Black Prince. A full account of his life and adventures is given in our history of Richard the Second. He died before his father, and so did not attain to the crown. He, however, left his son Richard his heir, and at Edward’s death Richard became king. Richard reigned twenty years, and then, in consequence of his numerous vices and crimes, and of his general mismanagement, he was deposed, and Henry, the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Edward’s third son, ascended the throne in his stead.

Now, as appears by the table, John of Gaunt was the third of the four sons, Lionel, Duke of Clarence, being th