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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... London for his own protection . Then Henry , Margaret , and the court lords abandoned the capital to Jack Cade and prudently with- drew to northern England . The rest of the royal army simply melted away , making no attempt to halt the ...
... London for his own protection . Then Henry , Margaret , and the court lords abandoned the capital to Jack Cade and prudently with- drew to northern England . The rest of the royal army simply melted away , making no attempt to halt the ...
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The Wars of the Roses Franklin Hamilton. route went on to London . London would not admit him . The city magistrates refused York permission to enter the city peacefully , but he held back once more from armed attack and withdrew a short ...
The Wars of the Roses Franklin Hamilton. route went on to London . London would not admit him . The city magistrates refused York permission to enter the city peacefully , but he held back once more from armed attack and withdrew a short ...
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... London to assure the city that her men would do no harm . She asked to be admitted peacefully . London remained fearful , and its gates remained shut . Queen Margaret realized that she could not enter London except as an invader ...
... London to assure the city that her men would do no harm . She asked to be admitted peacefully . London remained fearful , and its gates remained shut . Queen Margaret realized that she could not enter London except as an invader ...
Contents
Of Kings and Kingdoms | 1 |
The Royal Cousins | 16 |
The Downfall of a King | 35 |
Copyright | |
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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