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| | Richard III of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | At the time of his father's death at the Battle of Wakefield, Richard was still a boy, and was taken into the care of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, known to history as "The Kingmaker" because of his strong influence on the course of the Wars of the Roses. |
 | | On the death of King Edward IV, in April 1483, the late King's sons (Richard's young nephews), King Edward V, aged 12, and Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, aged 9, were supposedly next in the order of succession. |
 | | Edward's younger brother, Richard, was removed to the Tower on 16 June, following Lord Hastings' arrest and (presumed) execution. |
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