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The House of York was a cadet branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. Three of its members became kings of England in the late 15th century. The House of York descended in the male line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth surviving son of Edward III.
House of Plantagenet and York Family Tree from King Henry III (1216 - 1272) to Edward V (1483) including the Houses of Lancaster and York.
Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) defeated and killed Richard III at Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, bringing the Wars of the Roses to a close. By his marriage to Edward IV ’s daughter Elizabeth of York in 1486, Henry united the Yorkist and Lancastrian claims.
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- The Wars of the Roses were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named many years afterward from th...
- In the mid-15th century great magnates with private armies dominated the English countryside. Lawlessness was rife and taxation burdensome. Henry V...
These are some family trees. The first gives you an idea of how the main royal noble houses came about in their descent from Edward III. The Neville Family Tree. The Neville’s originated from the Conquest, and steadily grew in power during the 13th and 14th centuries. This Family tree starts from Ralph Neville, the 1st Earl of Westmoreland.
Apr 9, 2024 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Edward IV (York) of York born 1442 Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France died 1483 Westminster, Middlesex, England including ancestors + descendants + 5 photos + 28 genealogist comments + questions + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
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Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, [1] [2] then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
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