Conversation so far:
What is something that helped to establish Richard III's legacy?
Richard's Council of the North, described as his "one major institutional innovation".
What year was this Council established?
part of the royal council machinery under the presidency of John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln in April 1484.
What is one of the issues that the Council tackled?
considered to have greatly improved conditions for northern England.
Did Richard establish any other councils?
Richard instituted what later became known as the Court of Requests.
What did the Court of Requests deal with?
a court to which poor people who could not afford legal representation could apply for their grievances to be heard.

Question: Was the Court of Requests a success?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Richard III's institution, the Court of Requests a success?