Tag Archives: Margaret of Anjou
Faction and Politics at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses – Part 4: Cat Among the Pigeons!
In the fourth, and final, post on this subject I shall have a look at how Richard, Duke of York’s apparently impregnable position deteriorated after the battle of St Albans and brought about civil war. The Fallout from St Albans … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses
Tagged Calais, England, Jasper Tudor, London, Margaret of Anjou, Richard of York, Somerset, St Albans, Wars of the Roses, Warwick, York
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Faction and Politics for Dummies at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses – Part 2
Part 2: Richard, Duke of York v Edmund, Duke of Beaufort This is the second of a series of posts intended to explain the events leading up to the outbreak of hostilities in 1455, known as the Wars of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses
Tagged England, Henry VI of England, History, Lancaster, Margaret of Anjou, Somerset, Wars of the Roses, York
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