One way to remember it is this sentence which describes a historical event: Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain. This is said to refer to the defeat and death of Richard of York, a member of the ...

Singing the phrase "Richard of York gave battle in vain" in a cascading canon built out of his own plummy voice, Simon Bookish brings more than a pinch of Adam Ant's camp anachronism to bear on ...

In 1470, they forced Edward IV and Richard to flee to France, and re-installed Henry VI. The following year, Edward IV and Richard returned. In battle at ... near York, Penrith and Pontefract ...

In 1470, they forced Edward IV and Richard to flee to France, and re-installed Henry VI. The following year, Edward IV and Richard returned. In battle at ... near York, Penrith and Pontefract ...