Before venturing into a general tnorals were dubious, his tnarriage disreputable, and his summary of the wars, I should like to deal wi th the greed inordinate. He had Henry VI murdered in prison in the satne year. Consequently, a number of Edward IV, King of England 1461-83, won the throne with the popular but quite erroneous beliefs about these wars aid of the Duke of Warwick, whotn he later killed in battle. In the 16th century English history was rewritten to plea e Henry Tudor, or at least to avoid his displeasure, and to assist in settling the Tudor dyna ty firmly on the throne after the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses. familiar story perhaps: yet containing not a word of truth. On the battlefields the longbow reigned supreme, whiLe the knights and men-at-arms waddled around encased entirely in cumbersome plate armour, or rode great horses aLso wearing plate armour. Ilt/YJ uetloll The civiL wars known as the Wars of the Roses werefought between Yorkshire and Lancashire, identified by white and red roses respectively, and Lasted thirty bLoody years, inflicting great damage to the Land and its peopLe and killing so marry of the aristocracy that a new nobiLity had to be created in the reign of Hemy VII a good king who brought peace and prosperity to his kingdom, unlike his predecessor, the usurper Richard llI, who stoLe the throne by deceit and fouL murders.
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