History 2405E Lecture : Lecture 34 - The Wars of the Roses
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When y start: 1455 or 1453: some use the date of the first battle of st. albans in 1455. yorkists victories, captured henry vi: some date it to 1453 (2 years before st. albans) short battle between the followers of the nevilles and the. 2 important northern families: during the 1450s, there was a gradual escalation of conflict, many local conflicts. eventually the whole kingdom seems to be on one side or the other. dynastic issue y finish: 1471, 1485, or 1487: 1471. ends with edward iv s victory at tewkesbury in 1471. edward s reign began in 1461, after taking throne from henry. 1470-1471: henry vi makes a brief comeback (second reign) y re-adeption of henry vi y only restored for a few weeks. henry tudor (been on the throne for some time) has to fight for his crown; younger son of edward iv and son of the duke of.