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Died on this day in 1485 aged 32 King Richard III of England (my toy,wikipedia). Richard helped his brother Edward take the throne, and was generally loyal. After Edward's death his young son Edward was now King and Richard was appointed Lord Protector (since Edward was only 12 and too young to rule); after some confusion Richard decided he was going to be King instead, declaring that Edward (IV)'s marriage was invalid so Edward (V) was a bastard and Richard was King, Edward (V) and his younger brother Richard (Duke of York) were then locked up in the tower (where they probably died, but no-one really has any clue how or when or why or anything like that, one of history's unsolved mysteries). Richard died at the battle of Bosworth, defeated by Henry Tudor (Henry VII), he left no legitimate children who might serve as a figurehead for the House of York to retake the throne, his niece Elizabeth of York (who was declared legitimate again) married Henry VII. And thus the Wars of the Roses finally ended.


No births today.