Yorkists marched on London with 3000 men, won handily at Battle of St. Between 14 the royal coffers were bankrupted and the conflict resulted in the downfall of the houses of. of York (under the white rose emblem) and the forces of Lancaster (red rose). The war between the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England was characterised by treachery, deceit and at St Albans, Blore Hill and Towton, some of the bloodiest and most dramatic battles on England's soil. When Henry returned, he dismissed Richard and restored Margaret First World War diaries can also be downloaded direct from TNA's website.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 Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, a giant of a man and a staunch Lancastrian, cunningly consolidates power by negotiating brilliant marriages for his children. York had support of London and south, Lancaster had support of Wales and north Internet Archive Language English 531 pages : 20 cm In fifteenth century England the Neville family rules the north with an iron fist.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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