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In the late 1400’s the House of York fought the House of Lancaster for the English crown. Because Lancaster’s heraldic badge

was a red rose and the Yorks was a white rose, the long conflict became known as Wars of the Roses. The real lives of the

main participants of the Wars of the Roses will be displayed in this paper. In Shakespeare’s Richard III the participants in the

Wars of the Roses were not suitably displayed. The participants in Shakespeare’s Richard III were Henry Tudor, Clarence,

Edward V, Richard III; Queen Margaret will have their lives displayed in this paper.

In the Shakespeare play Richard III was depicted as a malformed mean, ill looking, tyrant. But this was not the case. Richard

III was a nice and handsome man. Shakespeare only did this so that Queen Elizabeth would be pleased with what she saw

when she went to watch the play. Because Queen Elizabeth was a Lancaster, Shakespeare wanted her family to look noble.

Richard III couldn’t have been deformed as Shakespeare said that he was, because in real life Richard III was a knight that

fought in battles. He couldn’t have been deformed if he were a knight because he would have to fight with his sword and shield.

www.yahoo.com search stated that in the play Clarence was a good guy who loved everybody, but in real life Clarence was

jailed and executed for committing treason. www.altavista.com search engine said that in the play, Shakespeare said that Richard

had Clarence killed so that he could have an uncontested line to the throne. Shakespeare also said that Richard killed young

Edward V and his brother so that he could be next in line for the crown. But that is not true for Richard really didn’t do it.

There is a lot of speculation about rather Richard did it or not. There is more evidence supporting Richard. Some scholars

believe that Richard didn’t trust the Southern English so he sent young Edward V and his brother up north to be guarded by

one of Richard’s consultants by the name of Sheriff Hutton. www.richardIII.com stated that Shakespeare also said that Richard

married Lady Anne but later killed her. In real life Clarence, disguised as a guardian, hid her in a London bakery. Richard later

found her and brought her to a church sanctuary so that they could have a legal marriage, in which they later did. Shakespeare

also said that Richard was always plotting ways that he could become king such as killing his brother Clarence and killing young

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