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2 days ago · The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as ...
2 days ago · Edward IV, King of England 1442–1483: Edmund, Earl of Rutland 1443–1460: George, Duke of Clarence 1449–1478: Richard III, King of England 1452–1485: Elizabeth, Duchess of Suffolk 1444–c.1503: House of Tudor: Edward, Prince of Wales 1453–1471: Henry VII, King of England 1457–1509: Elizabeth of York 1466–1503: Edward V, King of ...
5 days ago · In October 1483 the Duke of Buckingham, with the support of Henry Tudor, rebelled against King Richard. Buckingham was captured and executed. King Henry VII. Henry Tudor planned to take the throne. He promised that when he became king he would marry Edward IV’s eldest daughter, Elizabeth of York, uniting the houses of Lancaster and York and ...
4 days ago · Timeline. 1455 - 1487. Wars of the Roses in England. 28 Jan 1457. Birth of Henry Tudor, future Henry VII of England, in Pembroke Castle, Wales. 1485 - 1509. Reign of Henry VII of England. 8 Aug 1485. Henry Tudor, future Henry VII of England, lands with an army of French mercenaries at Milford Haven in South Wales.
2 days ago · Herleva of Falaise. William the Conqueror [a] ( c. 1028 [1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2] [b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I ), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) [3] from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle to ...
4 days ago · Windsor Castle was already a substantial building before Edward began expanding it, making the investment all the more impressive, and much of the expenditure was lavished on rich furnishings. The castle was "the most expensive secular building project of the entire Middle Ages in England".
2 days ago · Edward was crowned as Edward IV after consolidating his position with victory at the Battle of Towton. [126] Edward's preferment of the former Lancastrian-supporting Woodville family, following his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville , led to Warwick and Edward's brother George Duke of Clarence helping Margaret depose Edward and return Henry to the ...
