Wars of the Roses

EDITORIAL

Bosworth Field: the pitched battle which saw one king cut down, and another one crowned, all before the day was out.

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

The Mad King Henry VI was one of the most disastrous rulers in history—yet few people know this doomed soul's dark history.

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.

PEOPLE

Anne Neville Facts. Anne Neville was the daughter of the fearsome "Kingmaker" Richard Neville—but she was an infamous ruler in her own right.

PEOPLE

Born right in the middle of the Wars of the Roses, Princess Cecily of York’s life was like a bloody episode of Game of Thrones made all too real.



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