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4 days ago · Introduction. The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) was a defining period in English history, marked by bloody civil wars between rival factions of the royal House of Plantagenet. The conflict takes its romantic name from the emblems of the two warring parties – the red rose of the House of Lancaster and the white rose of the House of York.
4 days ago · In 1470, Warwick and his supporters rebelled, joining forces with the exiled Lancastrian queen, Margaret of Anjou, and restoring Henry VI to the throne. Edward was forced to flee to the Netherlands, but he soon returned with a small force, determined to reclaim his crown.
2 days ago · Within a year, Warwick launched an invasion of England alongside Henry VI's wife Margaret of Anjou. Edward fled to Flanders, and Henry VI was restored as king in 1470. Edward mounted a counter-invasion with aid from Burgundy a few months later, and killed Warwick at the Battle of Barnet.
2 days ago · Michael Hicks’s new book on the Wars of the Roses seeks to offer a general explanation of the civil wars that dominated English political life in the second half of the 15th century.
1 day ago · Places. Raby Castle and the Neville Family. May 29, 2024 danmoorhouse. Raby Castle is located in County Durham in the North East of England. With a history dating to the reign of King Cnut (Canute), it is strongly linked to the Neville and Vane families. The castle as we know it has its origins in the 14th century.
4 days ago · During the Wars of the Roses, Harlech played a prominent role. As resistance elsewhere failed, the castle, under the command of Dafydd ap Einion, became the last refuge of die-hard Lancastrians. But in the spring of 1468 Edward IV decided that Harlech must finally be brought to heel.
5 days ago · It was founded here in 1448 by Queen Margaret of Anjou on land where Henry VI by charter of 1447 had intended to place his College of St. Bernard. Andrew Docket, the first President, was primarily concerned in the foundation from its inception and was founder in all but name; he had previously been nominated President of St. Bernard's College ...
