Today we’re going to pick up where we left off, but we’re going to focus almost exclusively on the question of whether Richard III was involved in the execution of Henry VI.
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Part Four: Richard III, Warwick’s Rebellion & the Battle of Tewkesbury
Picking up where we left off: George, Duke of Clarence and the Earl of Warwick’s rebellion in the summer of 1469 enhanced Richard’s position at Edward IV’s court. Around the same time that he joined Edward for his triumphant return to London, Isabella of Castile wrote a letter to her brother, King Henry IV, listing out four possible suitors, including, “the brother of the King of England.”
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1460: All Roads Lead to Sandwich Castle
Today we’re following up on where we left off in 1459 as we tick through the early years in the Wars of the Roses.
1459: And So It Begins
Moving on from 1458, let’s keep marching through the Wars of the Roses’ first half with 1459:
1457: The Queen Can’t Read the Room
We’re picking up where we left off in 1456 as we work our ways through the first half of the Wars of the Roses.
1456: The Retreat to Coventry
We’re picking up where we left off in our coverage of the Wars of the Roses’ first half. You can catch up on 1455 here.
1455: Somerset For Lancaster
Picking up where we left off in a series covering the the first half of the Wars of the Roses. You can catch up on 1454 here.
1454: Absolute Power Corrupts
The Last Will of Henry V & the Inheritance of an Empire
Henry V was not supposed to die on August 31, 1422. Not when he was only his 30s, not when his son was less than a year old, and not when England was establishing a dual empire inclusive of France. The death itself was a national tragedy, one which would have had a huge impact on the health and viability of his successor’s reign regardless, but it was it was his final will and last-minute codicils that first drew the battle lines against which England found itself fighting for the next 60+ years.
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