bethwoodvilles:♔ T H E W A R S O F T H E R O S E S ♔1464 - 1478: THE MIDDLEI think it cites us
bethwoodvilles:♔ T H E W A R S O F T H E R O S E S ♔1464 - 1478: THE MIDDLEI think it cites us, brother, to the field,That we, the sons of brave Plantagenet,Each one already blazing by our meeds,Should notwithstanding join our lights togetherAnd over-shine the earth as this the world.Henry VI, Part 3 (2.1.34-38)KEY YORKIST MALE FIGURES DURING THIS PERIOD:❀ Edward IV of England - fled to Flanders after the restoration of Henry VI in 1470 and raised an army in Burgundy; returned to England under the pretence of merely reclaiming his dukedom, Edward then marched south and eliminated the remaining Lancastrian resistance at Tewkesbury; declared war on France in 1475 which ended before it began with the Treaty of Picquigny❀ Richard of York, 1st Duke of Gloucester - was raised in Richard Neville’s household but stayed loyal to Edward throughout his rebellions; fled to Flanders with Edward in 1470 and participated in his restoration; then married Anne Neville and fought over the Beauchamp and Despenser estates with his brother, George❀ Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick - killed at the Battle of Barnet after turning coat to Lancaster and engineering Henry VI’s second reign❀ George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence - turned coat to Lancaster and back to York during Henry VI’s second reign; executed in 1478 for treason, reportedly drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine❀ Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers - inherited his title Earl Rivers after his father was executed by Richard Neville in 1469; joined Edward and Richard in Flanders in 1470 and returned to fight at the Battle of Barnet where he was wounded; was sent to Brittany in 1472 to fend off French invasion; appointed governor of the Prince of Wales household in 1473❀ William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings - Lord Chamberlain to Edward IV of England, Master of the Mint & Lieutenant of Calais❀ John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk - High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk❀ John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk - Constable of Wallingford Castle, High Steward of Oxford University & Knight of the Order of the GarterBATTLES:♔ Battle of Hedgeley Moor - 25th of April 1464♔ Battle of Hexham - 15th of May 1464♔ Battle of Edgecote Moor - 26th of July 1469♔ Battle of Losecoat Field - 12th of March 1470♔ Battle of Barnet - 14th of April 1471♔ Battle of Tewkesbury - 4th of May 1471 -- source link
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