Richard III of England Timeline

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2 Oct 1452

Birth of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England, at Fotheringhay Castle.
1455 - 1487

Wars of the Roses in England.
1470

Birth of Prince Edward (eldest son of Edward IV of England), the future Edward V of England.
1471

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is made Constable and Lord High Admiral by Edward IV of England.
14 Apr 1471

Edward IV of England wins the Battle of Barnet where the Earl of Warwick is killed.
4 May 1471

Henry VI of England’s only son Edward is killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Henry VI is imprisoned in the Tower of London by Edward IV of England.
21 May 1471

Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London.
1472

Edward IV of England makes his younger brother Richard the Duke of Gloucester.
12 Jul 1472

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England, marries Anne Neville.
1473

Birth of Prince Richard, second son of Edward IV of England.
1473

Birth of Edward of Middleham, son of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England.
1482

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, future Richard III of England, leads a successful campaign in Scotland which recaptures Berwick.
1483

Richard III of England imprisons and then likely murders the two young sons of the late Edward IV, the 'Princes in the Tower'.
1483 - 1485

Reign of Richard III of England.
Apr 1483 - Jun 1483

Reign of Edward V of England.
9 Apr 1483

Edward IV of England dies of a stroke at Westminster.
6 Jul 1483

Coronation of Richard III of England in Westminster Abbey.
Nov 1483

A plot to overthrow Richard III of England is foiled. The Duke of Buckingham is executed.
1484

Richard III of England establishes the Royal College of Arms.
9 Apr 1484

Death of Prince Edward, Richard III of England's son and heir.
Jul 1484

Richard III of England creates the Council of the North.
Mar 1485

Death of Queen Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England.
8 Aug 1485

Henry Tudor, future Henry VII of England, lands with an army of French mercenaries at Milford Haven in South Wales.
22 Aug 1485

Henry Tudor, future Henry VII of England, wins the Battle of Bosworth Field where Richard III of England is killed.
30 Oct 1485

Coronation of Henry VII of England in Westminster Abbey.

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