Margaret of Anjou was born #OnThisDay in 1430
Despite her valiant efforts on their behalf, she would lose both her husband and her son in the dynastic tragedy of the #WarsoftheRoses.
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Gothic revival stained glass windows showing Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence.
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Caught between a king and a kingmaker, young Richard Plantagenet knows heโll have to choose... โ๏ธ
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The Traitorโs Son by Wendy Johnson
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On this day in history, 22nd August 1485, the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, was killed when his Yorkist forces met those of Lancastrian Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Henry claimed the throne as Henry VII and went on to marry Richard's niece, Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, thus uniting the royal houses of York and Lancaster. It was the start of a new dynasty of the throne of England: the Tudors.
On this day in history, 22nd July 1437 (or 1438), John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton, was born at Bolton Castle in Yorkshire. He was a man who'd back the losing side multiple times, but with his head intact. He fought at Towton with Edward IV, rebelled against him, supported Richard III, then Henry VII, then backed a royal pretender... yet he survived! He reall was like a cat with nine lives.
๐ก๏ธโ๏ธ #OTD in 1487: the Battle of Stoke Field was fought in Nottinghamshire.
Henry VIIโs forces crushed the Yorkist rebellion ending Plantagenet resistance and securing the Tudor dynasty.
The real end of the Wars of the Roses?
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๐ Requiem of the Rose King vol. 1 by Aya Kanno
I've never read manga but I found this telling of the Wars of the Roses in a little free library and had to grab it.
#OTD in 1455 - Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans: Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England
The First Battle of St Albans marks the official start of the Wars of the Roses. It was the first of many bloody battles to come.
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