Biographical dossier

Richard III of England

Richard III of England is classified in the historical people index as POLITICIAN. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:person:person:wd:Q133028
Catalogue ID
person:wd:Q133028
Wikidata ID
Q133028
Occupation class
POLITICIAN
Life span
AD 1452–AD 1485
Birth anchor
Fotheringhay Castle (AD 1452)
Death anchor
Battle of Bosworth Field (AD 1485)
HPI
87.92649632025808

Chronological record

The dataset places the life between AD 1452 and AD 1485. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.

Geographic anchors

Birth: Fotheringhay Castle (AD 1452). Death: Battle of Bosworth Field (AD 1485).

Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.

Historical role

The source assigns the broad occupation class POLITICIAN. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.

Source and identity method

Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 15.92333533876672.

Research questions

  1. Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
  2. Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
  3. How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
  4. Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?