Buckingham's rebellion (1483)

In 1483, Richard III's only parliament was summoned, but it had to be postponed because of a series of risings breaking out among Edward IV's former servants and councillors. They were not satisfied about how Richard III had treated the two sons of his brother Edward IV, who were supposed to have been killed. Henry Duke of Buckingham was the leader of the rebellion and proposed a marriage between Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York, so that Richard could be replaced. The rebellion could be put down easily, as it was badly planned, but the idea of Henry becoming king in Richard's stead was there. In the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485), the two parties finally settled the conflict in favour of Henry VII Tudor.