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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... battle was preceded by attempts at negotia- tion . Warwick sent a delegation of bishops ahead of his troops to try ... battle , the courage of the Lancastrians would give way in like manner . The battle of Northampton was the first true ...
... battle was preceded by attempts at negotia- tion . Warwick sent a delegation of bishops ahead of his troops to try ... battle , the courage of the Lancastrians would give way in like manner . The battle of Northampton was the first true ...
Page 143
... battle- field mounted on steeds of war but dismounted to fight . Occasionally mounted archers were employed . At the start of battle the archers remained at the flanks , with the men- at - arms and armored lords in the central wing ...
... battle- field mounted on steeds of war but dismounted to fight . Occasionally mounted archers were employed . At the start of battle the archers remained at the flanks , with the men- at - arms and armored lords in the central wing ...
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... battle let young Stanley die . ” And so the young man's life was spared , for after the battle Richard III's commands no longer mattered . The armies came together . The Earl of Oxford , com- manding Henry Tudor's right wing , did not ...
... battle let young Stanley die . ” And so the young man's life was spared , for after the battle Richard III's commands no longer mattered . The armies came together . The Earl of Oxford , com- manding Henry Tudor's right wing , did not ...
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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