Richard Plantagenet Biography

Parliament under Richard III passes legal reforms later remembered for limiting arbitrary seizure and strengthening bail procedure.

Richard III's Parliament condemns forced benevolences, attacking a fiscal practice associated with Edward IV.

Richard strengthens northern government through a council based at Sandal and connected with his nephew John de la Pole.

Richard III pressures Brittany to surrender Henry Tudor, but Henry escapes the threat and moves toward France.

Richard III's first Parliament confirms the Titulus Regius, declaring Edward IV's children illegitimate and strengthening Richard's claim.

Richard III opens his first Parliament and seeks statutory recognition of his title.