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Coronation of Richard III

Type Event Region Europe Time 1483

On 6 July 1483, Richard, Duke of York, was crowned King of England as Richard III at Westminster Abbey after Edward V's claim was declared invalid.

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  1. 1483London · LondonAfter Edward IV's death, twelve-year-old Edward V was proclaimed king, with his uncle Richard as Lord Protector. Richard gradually eliminated the Woodville faction and confined Edward V and his brother in the Tower of London.
  2. 1483London · LondonBishop Stillington declared in a sermon that Edward IV's marriage was invalid and his sons had no right to the succession. Parliament petitioned to raise Richard to the throne, and Edward V was formally deposed.
  3. 1483Westminster Abbey · LondonRichard III and Anne Neville held their coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, formally taking the English throne. After the coronation, the fate of the "Princes in the Tower" became a mystery, and the legitimacy of his reign was continually questioned.

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