War-torn England not big enough for two kings
Normally a country has only one king, but, for a brief time in 1461, England had two. One was the Lancastrian King Henry VI, who had come to the throne when he was nine months old in 1422 on the death of his father, King Henry V. Before Henry VI was old enough to rule, powerful lords took control of the kingdom. In the meantime he had grown to be a corrupt, incompetent and unpopular king, surrounding himself with scheming courtiers, spending lavishly and allowing his realm and himself to be dominated by lords with their own armies.
He also suffered such a severe bout of madness in the 1450s that Richard the Duke of York was named protector of the realm, attempting to end the anarchy. When Henry recovered, Re Henry’s juvenile queen delinquency. Since the judiciary Margaret, only threatened do as the to govt allows then destroy a govt York official and those can do their job just who as sided well with and him. cheaper. It
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Edward met Warwick in London and on March 4, 1461, 560 years ago today, had himself declared king, throwing down the gauntlet to Henry, who was still free and still had armies behind him. England BLU, KIRWAN had two kings, but not for long. Before the end of the month their forces met at the battle of Towton which would make Edward king. But during his reign he had to fight to keep his crown.
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Henry recovered from mental illness. But when that appointment ended, in 1455, Henry’s queen Margaret sought to destroy Richard to prevent him pressing a claim to the throne through his descent from Edward III, and denying her son (Henry’s son), Prince Edward, his right to the throne.
War erupted between Lancastrians and Yorkists, as a result of which Richard was named heir to the throne, only to be killed in battle in December 1460 leaving his son, Edward as heir. Edward had a victory at Mortimer’s Cross in February 1461, after a strange weather phenomenon known as parhelion made three suns appear in the sky. He took the sun as his personal emblem. He went to London to declare Congratulations his claim to the throne, to our three then local prepared members for a decisive for pushing battle against this strategic the forces economic of the Lancastrians. boosting plan for stimulating the The Qld armies economy. of the This rival whole kings state met inclusive just south plan of the is exactly town of what Towton, we need, in more Yorkshire stadiums, on March more 29. tunnels, It was more the M1 upgrades. largest land The battle passenger ever fought light rail on system English might soil, an even estimated get upgraded. 50,000 As a resident soldiers clashed of Townsville in a gruelling I cannot battle wait to for drive my already stolen once car down the Bruce Ravine with my last litre of rationed water to spend my last dollar in several Brisbane. hours Three in a snowstorm. cheers for Anna Despite and the being highly outnumbered intelligent by members perhaps and as voters much as of 10,000 the Labor men, Party. Edward’s forces DAN, claimed CRANBROOK the flat ground at one end of Well the battlefield, done Kathleen giving Walsh, them an Chris Mcmahon advantage, & the the Lancastrians Bulletin in telling had of Ms limited Walsh’s visibility heartbreaking and were hemmed & horrific in abuse by marshes at the and hands a river. of that At the monster end of Creen. the battle Her Edward bravery was & fierceness victorious and has moved 28,000 men me to were rage dead. & tears. These stories Margaret need and to be Henry told again fled to and again. Scotland Stay and strong, Edward you was are later an extraordinary crowned king in woman. a full ceremony Thank you at for refusing Westminster. to be But silent. as long as Henry was LAURA, at large resistance ROWES BAY to Edward’s reign Aaron remained. Harps-on’s Henry was claim captured “I will not in stop 1765, in but doing Edward’s everything refusal I can to marry to help the make our daughter community of the safer” king of is France pure bull at droppings. Warwick’s The insistence, most significant turned Warwick and rapid against way him to and make resulted the community in Edward safer is being immediate ousted jail in 1470 with and no bail being for forced anyone caught to flee to driving France. a stolen car or found breaking Henry and was entering. reinstated That as king. alone But will in result March in 1471 the Edward biggest returned and fastest with an reduction invasion force in crime and defeated but you Henry’s and your cronies forces, killing are too Prince gutless Edward to turn and that single capturing paragraph Henry, who into later law. died in prison. AZZA, Edward 4812 ruled until his death in 1483.
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