Terms Relating to Richard III

Traditionalist: A tradionalist does things the traditional way, just as the people before them have done, and just how the people in charge want things done.

Revisionist: Revisionists often disagree with popular thought, and go out of their way to back up what they believe. In the time of Richard III, the revisionists were the people who told about the truth, even if the aristocrats were opposed to it.

Lancastrian: This this the way people of the Lancastrian, and later Tudor, dynasty and those who agreed with those people thought of things. In Richard III's case, he was on the opposing side, so many Lancastrians focused on his less-than-ideal traits, and even may have made some things up to make him sound like a villain.

Ricardian: This is the way the people of the Yorkish family and those who were in favor of it viewed Richard III. Since Richard was fighting for them, they glorified him and overlooked his faults, making him seem like a perfect king and ruler.

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