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King Richard III

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The Resume

    (October 2, 1452-August 22, 1485)
    Duke of Gloucester, then King of England (1483-1485)
    Subject of a William Shakespeare play
    A skeleton discovered under a Leicester parking lot was confirmed as his through DNA testing (February 4, 2013)

Why he might be annoying:

    He is portrayed as a deformed, hunchbacked villain in Shakespeare's play.
    He imprisoned his two nephews in the Tower of London.
    He had his nephews declared illegitimate.
    He is believed to have ordered his nephews' murder to seize the throne for himself.
    He allegedly wanted to marry his own niece.
    He was killed at the Battle of Bosworth (1485).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was most likely not deformed and hunchbacked. (His long lost remains do suggest he suffered from scoliosis.)
    He has defenders, including the Richard III Society.
    He has been portrayed by Ian McKellen, Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Olivier.

Credit: The Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 102 Votes: 69.61% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 79 Votes: 49.37% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 51 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 74 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 93 Votes: 46.24% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 57 Votes: 50.88% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 58 Votes: 53.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 49 Votes: 44.90% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 154 Votes: 60.39% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 81 Votes: 81.48% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 80 Votes: 71.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 180 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 74.47% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 107 Votes: 65.42% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 123 Votes: 54.47% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 237 Votes: 66.24% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 283 Votes: 61.84% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 496 Votes: 55.44% Annoying