Chapter X: Reign of Richard III

Description of the King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Treatment of his nephews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Coronation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-127
Claim of Buckingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Royal Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129-130
Rebellion of Buckingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131-132
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List of traitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-133
Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Reforms. Revenue. Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Convocation. Agreement with the Queen Dowager . . . . . . 136
Death of the Prince of Wales. His tomb . . . . . . . . . 137
Edward Earl of Warwick made Heir-Apparent . . . . . . . . 138
King Richard's popularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Conspiracy of Henry Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
The King assembled troops at Nottingham . . . . . . . . . 141
Proclamation against Henry Tudor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Peerage of Richard III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ministers of Richard III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Commissioners for Peace with Scotland . . . . . . . . . . 145
Judges and Law Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Bishops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Knights of the Garter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Knights of the Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147