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Richard’s 18-yr-old son Edward next in line.
Christmas 1460 - Richard meets Margaret’s army (funded by Scots) at Battle of Wakefield, Lancaster wins, Richard killed, Margaret posts heads.
Mary, Queen consort to James II, agrees to help in exchange for marriage between little Edward and her daughter (good mom).
Margaret goes to Scotland for financial and military help.
1460 – Warwick defeats Lancasters at Northampton, bring Henry back to London, Parliament arranged a compromise giving throne to Richard after Henry dies (Margaret’s son Edward shut out), Richard made protector again.
1459 – Richard Neville Earl of Warwick, captain of Calais, ally of York, joined Richard in Battle of Ludford Bridge and lost, Richard went back to Ireland, Warwick continued to raid English coast.
Paul’s Cathedral arranged by Archbishop of Canterbury
1456 – Henry improved, dismissed Richard again, sent him off to Ireland.
Albans, Richard restored at protector, Henry found hiding
Yorkists marched on London with 3000 men, won handily at Battle of St.
When Henry returned, he dismissed Richard and restored Margaret.
1454 – Richard, Duke of York appointed as protector of England.
Henry VI suffered from mental illness, wife Margaret of Anjou ran things like a tyrant.
Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, a model dysfunctional family
York had support of London and south, Lancaster had support of Wales and north.
Yorkists challenged Henry VI (Henry V’s son) for the throne of England.
Remember that Henry IV (Bolingbroke) established house of Lancaster when he deposed Richard II while Richard was away in Ireland.
Henry IV had descended from 3rd son, John of Gaunt.
Yorkists descended from Edmund, Duke of York, Edward III’s 4th son and Lionel Antwerp, his 2nd son.
Both houses part of Plantagenet Dynasty.
Civil war between houses of Lancaster (red rose) and York (white rose) 1455-1485.
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