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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Page 66
... Bishop Beaufort nearly came to blows over the question of which should have custody of the king . The child was at London , in Humphrey's care , when word came that a band of armed men in the pay of the bishop was about to invade the ...
... Bishop Beaufort nearly came to blows over the question of which should have custody of the king . The child was at London , in Humphrey's care , when word came that a band of armed men in the pay of the bishop was about to invade the ...
Page 73
... bishops and judges questioned her , trying to get her to admit that she had had dealings with the forces of black ... bishop pronounced the sacred words and placed the crown of France on the boy's brow , giving him formal possession ...
... bishops and judges questioned her , trying to get her to admit that she had had dealings with the forces of black ... bishop pronounced the sacred words and placed the crown of France on the boy's brow , giving him formal possession ...
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... bishop named Fran- cesco Coppini , the Pope's representative in England . This was one sign of the international interest in the growing civil war in England . Bishop Coppini was no mere observer ; he was also an active conspirator . He ...
... bishop named Fran- cesco Coppini , the Pope's representative in England . This was one sign of the international interest in the growing civil war in England . Bishop Coppini was no mere observer ; he was also an active conspirator . He ...
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Of Kings and Kingdoms | 1 |
The Royal Cousins | 16 |
The Downfall of a King | 35 |
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Albans Anthony Woodville Archbishop battle Beaufort Bishop blood brother Buckingham Burgundian Burgundy Calais Castle chronicler claim cousin crown daughter death died Duke of Lancaster Duke of Somerset Duke of York Earl of March Edmund Mortimer Edmund of Langley Edward IV Edward IV's Elizabeth enemies English Exeter father fighting force France French Hastings heir Henry of Bolingbroke Henry Tudor Henry's House of Lancaster Humphrey III's inherit Ireland Joan John of Bedford John of Gaunt King Edward King Henry King of England King Richard king's kingdom knights Lancastrian Lancastrian army land London Lord Louis XI Ludlow marriage married monarch Mowbray nobles Northumberland Parliament Percy Prince Edward protector Queen Margaret realm rebels reign remained Richard II Richard of Gloucester Richard of York royal Rutland Salisbury seemed soldiers Suffolk throne took Tower town treason troops uncle usurpation Wales Warwick and Clarence Westminster William Woodville York's Yorkists young