RICHARD IH. 
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2 The Duke of Gloucester, who had evidently determined to make 
himself King, was appointed Protector, Lord Hastings, 
a powerful noble, who did not readily comply with 
Goucester's plans, was aceused of witcheraft and was 
Unmediately executed. "The King's relatives, Rivers and 
Grey, were beheaded sunımarily at Pontefract. His 
Young Duke of York, was taken from the sanctuary at 
and sent to the Tower. 
$. A Parliament had been summoned in the name of Edward V., 
and the 22nd of June was named as the day of the young King's cor- 
Onation, "This was artfully arranged to enable the Pro- 
tector to secure the throne for himself, Shortly before the ed 
day fixed for Edward’s coronation, a divine named Shaw, ehe 
brother of the Lord Mayor, preachen & sermon at St. 
Paul’s Cross, in which he denied the Jegitimney of the Inte King's 
Marriage with Elizabeth Woodville, and asserted that Gloucester was 
his brother’s true successor, A day or two later, a carefully contrived 
Teputation, with the Duke of Buckingham at its head, wnited on the 
Protector, and pressed the crown on his aceceptance. With well dis- 
sembled relnetance, (Houcester accepted the trust thus offered, On 
the 8th of ‚July 1483 he was erowned at Westminster, His wife, the 
New Queen, was a danghter of the great king-maker, Warwick, and 
the widow of Prince Kdward, son of Henry VL 
CHAPTER XXVITT 
PLANTAGENET LINE: HOUSE OF YORK,—RICHARD Ill, 
1483 to 1485 A.D. 
ma, Mt (Honcester was thirty-three yonrs of ago when ho thus 
he had wa a the throne of Kngland. During his brother’s reign 
foe to hmm pronfs of great capacity. Ho was a deadly Character 
confusi inter on the field of battle; and amid all the f 
ion of the times in which he lived he never lost his ° 
Presenece of mind. In planning, he was shrewd and far- Richard IL 
Secing ; in action x ad anereetie, U tar as deni 
by Shakespe: , prompt and energetie. His character as depicted 
and AP bo hm Me drawn to yleaso the natural enewles of his family, 
deformitien m y regarded as giving an exaggerated view of his moral 
to have en t the same time, the plain facts of history show Richard 
2 OO 0rn6l, unserupulous, and implacable. . , 
Queen Lern Popularity in he north, Richard had himself and his 
Way he vo mod im York Minster. In various other Disappear- 
But he u t to make his rule acceptable to the people. f ih 
le found it impossible to suppress a strong 801 timent ance of Ihe 
Of sympathıy wi DU SA strong KOHEUTDC Princes. 
vy with the captive Princes, Soon the ntion