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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... turning of the course of power . Now one family ruled , now another , and no man could predict fate's next grim prank . But the pass- ing of centuries ... turned on itself in a ghastly torrent of blood ; and out 2 CHALLENGE FOR A THRONE.
... turning of the course of power . Now one family ruled , now another , and no man could predict fate's next grim prank . But the pass- ing of centuries ... turned on itself in a ghastly torrent of blood ; and out 2 CHALLENGE FOR A THRONE.
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... turned out - that King Henry would soon die of his affliction . If that happened , would the throne pass once again to a baby , bringing on all the divisions and calamities that such an inheritance en- tailed ? Or would Somerset ...
... turned out - that King Henry would soon die of his affliction . If that happened , would the throne pass once again to a baby , bringing on all the divisions and calamities that such an inheritance en- tailed ? Or would Somerset ...
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... turning the country against him just as triumph was near . Power was his ; there was no need for usurpation of the throne itself . Hot words were ex- changed . York's sons , Edward of March and Edmund of Rutland , were there , and ...
... turning the country against him just as triumph was near . Power was his ; there was no need for usurpation of the throne itself . Hot words were ex- changed . York's sons , Edward of March and Edmund of Rutland , were there , and ...
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