English Monarch

PEOPLE

Edward IV thought he'd won the Wars of the Roses. He managed to hold the throne for decades. But the game of thrones is not won so easily.

PEOPLE

Warrior. Usurper. Monster. The infamous King Richard III has been called many things‚ but "boring" was never one of them.

INSTANT

Edward IV thought he'd won the Wars of the Roses. He managed to hold the throne for decades. But the game of thrones is not won so easily.

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Richard III maneuvered the Wars of the Roses to become King of England, only to be cut down in battle with Henry Tudor, ending the Plantagenet line.

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Henry VIII is famous for his six wives, two of whom he beheaded, but that's just the tip of the iceberg with this dark and disturbing English monarch.



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