[PAR] [TLE] Richard III of England [SEP] Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field.  He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty.  His defeat at Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.  He is the subject of the historical play "Richard III" by William Shakespeare. [PAR] [TLE] Shakespearean history [SEP] In the First Folio, the plays of William Shakespeare were grouped into three categories: comedies, histories, and tragedies.  The histories—along with those of contemporary Renaissance playwrights—help define the genre of history plays.  The histories might be more accurately called the "English history plays" and include the outliers "King John" and "Henry VIII" as well as a continuous sequence of eight plays covering the Wars of the Roses.  These last are considered to have been composed in two cycles.  The so-called first tetralogy, apparently written in the early 1590s, deals with the later part of the struggle and includes "Henry VI, parts one", "two" & "three" and "Richard III".  The second tetralogy, finished in 1599 and including "Richard II", "Henry IV, Part 1", "Henry IV, Part 2" and "Henry V", is frequently called the "Henriad" after its protagonist Prince Hal, the future Henry V.
[PAR] [TLE] Richard III of England [ SEP ] Richard III ( 2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485 ) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 , at the age of 32 , in the Battle of Bosworth Field . He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty . His defeat at Bosworth Field , the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses , marked the end of the Middle Ages in England . He is the subject of the historical play " Richard III " by William Shakespeare . [PAR] [TLE] Shakespearean history [ SEP ] In the First Folio , the plays of William Shakespeare were grouped into three categories : comedies , histories , and tragedies . The histories — along with those of contemporary Renaissance playwrights — help define the genre of history plays . The histories might be more accurately called the " English history plays " and include the outliers " King John " and " Henry VIII " as well as a continuous sequence of eight plays covering the Wars of the Roses . These last are considered to have been composed in two cycles . The so - called first tetralogy , apparently written in the early 1590s , deals with the later part of the struggle and includes " Henry VI , parts one " , " two " & " three " and " Richard III " . The second tetralogy , finished in 1599 and including " Richard II " , " Henry IV , Part 1 " , " Henry IV , Part 2 " and " Henry V " , is frequently called the " Henriad " after its protagonist Prince Hal , the future Henry V.
What category of Shakespearean plays included subjects like the King of England (from 1483-1485)?
What category of Shakespearean plays included subjects like the King of England ( from 1483 - 1485 ) ?
histories
histories