Richard III

Shakespearean history play
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Richard III
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Richard III

Summary

Richard III is a dramatic work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of dramatic_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,988 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Richard III authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Richard III's instance of is recorded as dramatic work[4].
  • Richard III's genre is historical play[5].
  • Richard III's based on is recorded as Richard der Dritte[6].
  • Richard III's depicts is recorded as Richard III of England[7].
  • Richard III's Commons category is recorded as Richard III (play)[8].
  • Richard III's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • 1593 marks the founding of Richard III[10].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Król Ryszard III[11].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Król Ryszard III[12].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as The Tragedy of Richard the Third[13].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110690528[14].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731739[15].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731743[16].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731747[17].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731750[18].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114731753[19].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114751529[20].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114751761[21].
  • Richard III's has edition or translation is recorded as Q102473045[22].
  • Richard III's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Richard III (play)[23].
  • Richard III's main subject is Richard III of England[24].
  • Richard III's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/shakespr/richard3/richard3.html[25].
  • Richard III's depicted by is recorded as Richard III[26].
  • Richard III's depicted by is recorded as Richard III[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Richard III authored William Shakespeare[3].

Publication

Richard III's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is historical play[5].

Subject and Themes

Richard III's main subject is it of England[24].

Material and Period

Richard III dates from the Renaissance[28].

Why It Matters

Richard III ranks in the top 7% of dramatic_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,988 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wolnelektury.pl. wolnelektury.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KFR2024 · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation Król Ryszard III, Król Ryszard III, The Tragedy of Richard the Third +9
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q140306352]]"
  2. 21d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Richard III (play)
    P14537 ['zfyh7v4', 'zmxh34j', 'zytbg7h']
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    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14537]]: zfyh7v4, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294228932|Richard III (#294228932)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8060|‎BBC Bitesize topic"
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