Richmond

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Richmond is the noble claimant to the English throne who defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field and becomes King Henry VII in Shakespeare’s play "Richard III."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character ⓘ
dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
allegiance Lancastrian cause ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Henry Tudor ⓘ
Henry, Earl of Richmond ⓘ
appearsInWork Richard III ⓘ
associatedWithTheme divine justice ⓘ
legitimacy of monarchy ⓘ
restoration of order ⓘ
basedOn Henry VII of England ⓘ
becomes King Henry VII ⓘ
becomesRulerOf England ⓘ
claimsThroneBy hereditary right ⓘ
marriage alliance with Elizabeth of York ⓘ
contrastedWith tyranny of Richard III ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
defeatsCharacter Richard III ⓘ
dramaticArc from exile to kingship ⓘ
endsConflict Wars of the Roses (within the play’s narrative) ⓘ
linked to: Wars of the Roses
familyHouse House of Tudor ⓘ
linked to: Tudor dynasty
finalSpeechFunction promises peace and reconciliation ⓘ
firstPerformanceApproximate late 16th century ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn history play ⓘ
invadesFrom France ⓘ
languageOfWork Early Modern English ⓘ
makesAllianceWith Stanley family ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
moralAlignmentInPlay virtuous ⓘ
name Richmond ⓘ
narrativeFunction heroic foil to Richard III ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
opposesCharacter Richard III ⓘ
participatesInFictionalEvent Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
portrayedAs just leader ⓘ
pious ⓘ
roleInWork eventual King Henry VII ⓘ
noble claimant to the English throne ⓘ
succeedsCharacter Richard III ⓘ
symbolizes dynastic renewal ⓘ
political stability ⓘ
titleInPlay Earl of Richmond ⓘ
unitesHousesOf Lancaster ⓘ
York ⓘ
winsBattle Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ

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Richard III → mainCharacter → Richmond ⓘ