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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... reached him . Suddenly the world had come to be too much for the weary king . He placed himself beyond the reach of further bad tidings by slipping into a hopeless stupor , sitting with dull eyes turned toward the ground . He said ...
... reached him . Suddenly the world had come to be too much for the weary king . He placed himself beyond the reach of further bad tidings by slipping into a hopeless stupor , sitting with dull eyes turned toward the ground . He said ...
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... reaching Ludlow . The armies met on September 23 ; Salisbury's archers used their weapons to deadly effect , and the ... reached York's fortress at Ludlow safely two days later . Later that week Salisbury's son Warwick arrived . He had ...
... reaching Ludlow . The armies met on September 23 ; Salisbury's archers used their weapons to deadly effect , and the ... reached York's fortress at Ludlow safely two days later . Later that week Salisbury's son Warwick arrived . He had ...
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... reached safety , though their journey was more complex . Riding wildly by night , they struck southward to Devon and bought a small ship for £ 73 . When they put out to sea , bound for Calais , they discovered that no member of the crew ...
... reached safety , though their journey was more complex . Riding wildly by night , they struck southward to Devon and bought a small ship for £ 73 . When they put out to sea , bound for Calais , they discovered that no member of the crew ...
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