King Richard

King Richard

King Richard was the name of three monarchs in English history:

*Richard I of England
*Richard II of England
*Richard III of England

Although there was no King Richard IV of England, this title can sometimes refer to:

*Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower, who would have been Richard IV of England if he had lived
*The fictional King Richard IV of England from "Blackadder", a grown up version of the above.
*Perkin Warbeck, a pretender who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York

"King Richard" can also refer to:
*King Richard font by Ray Larabie
*the nickname of Dick Reynolds, an Australian rules footballer
*the nickname of Richard Petty, former NASCAR stock car driver


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