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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... Tower of London , that grim old fortress begun by William the Conqueror . From the walls of the Tower Richard and his cousin Henry of Bolingbroke looked out and saw London in flames . John of Gaunt could do nothing to halt the vio ...
... Tower of London , that grim old fortress begun by William the Conqueror . From the walls of the Tower Richard and his cousin Henry of Bolingbroke looked out and saw London in flames . John of Gaunt could do nothing to halt the vio ...
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... Tower of London . It was a move that seemed to satisfy both sides . To the Yorkists it appeared that Somerset had been imprisoned . To Queen Margaret , though , it was a pro- tective measure , for Somerset was safe from harm behind the ...
... Tower of London . It was a move that seemed to satisfy both sides . To the Yorkists it appeared that Somerset had been imprisoned . To Queen Margaret , though , it was a pro- tective measure , for Somerset was safe from harm behind the ...
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... Tower : " He and his brother were withdrawn into the inner apartments of the Tower proper , and day by day began to be seen more rarely behind the bars and windows , till at length they ceased to appear altogether . . . . The young king ...
... Tower : " He and his brother were withdrawn into the inner apartments of the Tower proper , and day by day began to be seen more rarely behind the bars and windows , till at length they ceased to appear altogether . . . . The young king ...
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