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Article: Richard York, duke of
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Richard York, duke of 1411-60, English nobleman, claimant to the throne. He was descended from Edward III through his father, Richard, earl of Cambridge, grandson of that king, and also through his mother, Anne Mortimer, great-granddaughter of Lionel, duke of Clarence, who was the third son of Edward III. Richard was brought up as a royal ward, having become duke of York on the death of his uncle Edward in 1415. He inherited (1425) the vast estates of another uncle, Edmund de Mortimer, 5th earl of March, which made him the richest landholder in England. He served in the retinue of
Henry VI
in France (1431) and was lieutenant general of France and Normandy (1436-37). In 1438 he married ...
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Article: King Henry VI, Part III: Act IV, Scene VIII
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... ... Flourish. Enter KING HENRY VI, WARWICK, MONTAGUE, CLARENCE, EXETER ... many giddy people flock to him. KING HENRY VI: Let's levy men, and beat him back ... reply. Farewell, my sovereign. KING HENRY VI: Farewell, my Hector, and my Troy ...
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