Challenge for a Throne: The Wars of the RosesIn the fifteenth century two families of royal descent, the houses of York and Lancaster, clashed in an epic struggle to win the throne of England. |
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... Beaufort Thomas Edward Beaufort Earl of Richard Earl of Cambridge Somerset Thomas John Duke of Duke of Humphrey Duke of Edmund Beaufort Clarence Bedford Gloucester Edmund Tudor Earl of Richmond Margaret Beaufort Elizabeth of York HENRY ...
... Beaufort Thomas Edward Beaufort Earl of Richard Earl of Cambridge Somerset Thomas John Duke of Duke of Humphrey Duke of Edmund Beaufort Clarence Bedford Gloucester Edmund Tudor Earl of Richmond Margaret Beaufort Elizabeth of York HENRY ...
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... Beaufort in particular , the Bishop of Win- chester , came to serve as adviser and guardian to the royal heir , Prince Hal . Because of the manner of the Beauforts ' birth , King Henry IV found it necessary to reaffirm their legitimacy ...
... Beaufort in particular , the Bishop of Win- chester , came to serve as adviser and guardian to the royal heir , Prince Hal . Because of the manner of the Beauforts ' birth , King Henry IV found it necessary to reaffirm their legitimacy ...
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... Beaufort , Edmund II , see Somerset , Duke of Beaufort , Henry , 48 ; Bishop , 49 , 50 , 53 , 62 , 64 , 66-67 , 73 , 75 ; Cardinal , 75 , 80 , 81 , 87 , 88 , 116 , 128 Beaufort , Henry II , see Somerset , Duke of Beaufort , Joan , 49 ...
... Beaufort , Edmund II , see Somerset , Duke of Beaufort , Henry , 48 ; Bishop , 49 , 50 , 53 , 62 , 64 , 66-67 , 73 , 75 ; Cardinal , 75 , 80 , 81 , 87 , 88 , 116 , 128 Beaufort , Henry II , see Somerset , Duke of Beaufort , Joan , 49 ...
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Of Kings and Kingdoms | 1 |
The Royal Cousins | 16 |
The Downfall of a King | 35 |
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