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Richard (Duke of York)
Richard was the father of Edward IV and Richard III. He was decended from Edward III, via his fourth son Edmund of Langley, but also from the daughter of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the second son of Edward III. See a family tree to understand this. Richard was the wealthiest land owner of his time, h (more...)
EDWARD (IV, Earl of March and King of England 1461-1470, 1471-1483)
Origins The only king to have two separate reigns: 1461-1471, 1471-1483. Edward was born on April 28th in Rouen in Normandy. His father was Richard Duke of York, the great-grandson of Edward III. In 1447 Richard's chance of becoming the next king of England increased when Henry's IV unc (more...)
Margaret (of Anjou)
Margaret of Anjou was the wife of Henry VI. The marriage between the two was arranged as part of the Treaty of Tours in 1444 between Henry and Charles VII of France. Henry and Margaret were married in 1445. They had one child, Edward, who was born in 1453. Queen Margaret led the fight for the Lancas (more...)
Beaufort, Edmund (Duke of Somerset)
Rival of Edward IV before Edward was crowned king of England. Killed at the Battle of St. Albans on 22 May, 1455.
Humphrey (Duke of Gloucester)
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Neville, Richard (Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker')
Richard was a member of the powerful Neville family. His grandfather Ralph Neville had married the daughter of John of Gaunt (the son of Edward III) and his father gained the title Earl of Salisbury when he married Alice the previous Earl of Salisbuy's daughter. Richard himself married Anne Beaucham (more...)
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