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RICHARD III
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of England from 1483 to 1485; seized the throne from his nephew Edward V who was confined to the Tower of London and murdered; his reign ended when he was defeated by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) at the battle of Bosworth Field (1452-1485)
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
Holonyms ("Richard III" is a member of...):
House of York; York (the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose)
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