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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... Henry VI ; for the king , grandson of the usurper Henry IV , was of the line of John of Gaunt . And John of Gaunt was merely the third oldest of the five sons of Edward III who lived to adulthood ... HENRY VI grew 68 CHALLENGE FOR A THRONE.
... Henry VI ; for the king , grandson of the usurper Henry IV , was of the line of John of Gaunt . And John of Gaunt was merely the third oldest of the five sons of Edward III who lived to adulthood ... HENRY VI grew 68 CHALLENGE FOR A THRONE.
Page 128
... Henry VI was an incompetent king and that Queen Mar- garet was an ambitious schemer . In private conversation many Englishmen admitted that it would be better for the land if York were king and the whole Lancastrian tribe out of power ...
... Henry VI was an incompetent king and that Queen Mar- garet was an ambitious schemer . In private conversation many Englishmen admitted that it would be better for the land if York were king and the whole Lancastrian tribe out of power ...
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... Henry VI , York's heirs and successors would inherit his rights . In short , harmless King Henry would be left on the throne for his lifetime , but after that the crown would pass from the House of Lancaster to the House of York . When ...
... Henry VI , York's heirs and successors would inherit his rights . In short , harmless King Henry would be left on the throne for his lifetime , but after that the crown would pass from the House of Lancaster to the House of York . When ...
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Of Kings and Kingdoms | 1 |
The Royal Cousins | 16 |
The Downfall of a King | 35 |
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