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Sep 4, 2024 · Learn about the English nobleman who became the Kingmaker in the Wars of the Roses. He supported York and Edward IV, but later switched to Lancaster and Henry VI, and was killed by Edward in 1471.
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Sep 13, 2024 · Among his principal lieutenants was his nephew Richard Neville, the earl of Warwick, a powerful man in his own right, who had hundreds of adherents among the gentry scattered over 20 counties.
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- The Wars of the Roses were fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne. The wars were named many years afterward from th...
- In the mid-15th century great magnates with private armies dominated the English countryside. Lawlessness was rife and taxation burdensome. Henry V...
- Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) defeated and killed Richard III at Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, bringing the Wars of the Roses to a close. By h...
21 hours ago · Fighting resumed four years later when Yorkists led by Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick captured Henry again at the Battle of Northampton. After attempting to seize the throne, York was killed at the Battle of Wakefield, and his son Edward inherited his claim per the controversial Act of Accord.
3 days ago · Joan (1379–1440)—Joan's son, Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, and her grandson, Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, were leading supporters of the House of York. Edmund (1341–1402)—founder of the House of York.
3 days ago · Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, called “the Kingmaker,” was cousin to the king and related to much of the English nobility. Edward, however, refused to be dominated by him, particularly with respect to his marriage.
1 day ago · Richard III is probably the most controversial king in English history, but in this quiz I have concentrated on some of the facts about Richard's life rather than on the many different theories about him. A multiple-choice quiz by pollygw.
Sep 11, 2024 · The 2024 judges are Richard Neville, Mitchell Librarian of the State Library of NSW and Chair; literary scholar, A/Prof Jumana Bayeh; literary scholar and translator, Dr Mridula Nath Chakraborty; book critic, Dr James Ley; and author and literary scholar, Prof Hsu-Ming Teo.
