Posts Tagged ‘Richard Neville’
The Battle of Losecoat, 12th March 1470: Salted wounds, without curing
Think Wars of the Roses. Think Yorkists, Lancastrians, and a melting pot of politics. Think Richard Neville, the 16th Earl of Warwick, in a twirl as he swaps his allegiance left, right, and centre. And think Edward IV needing eyes in the back of his head. 1469 had been a tough year for Edward, the…
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1470– A rebellion organised by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker) forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne. This particular time in history and the events surrounding the Kingmaker are extremely well documented, many of you would have seen the TV adaptation of The White Queen last year,…
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