16th Earl of Warwick

On 14 April 1471 near Barnet, then a small Hertfordshire town north of London, Edward led the House of York in a fight against the House of Lancaster, which backed Henry VI for the throne. Leading the Lancastrian army was Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, who played a crucial role in the fate of each king. Historians regard the battle as one of the most important clashes in the Wars of the Roses, since it brought about a decisive turn in the fortunes of the two houses. Edward 's victory was

A Marriage between Roses and Thrones A marriage is usually perceived as two people in love and bind themselves together with an unbreakable bond. However, in the medieval age, political marriages were more often than a love between couples. Both the Wars of the Roses and HBO’s Game of Thrones, political marriages occur in order to lead to personal gain and conduct strategic planning for one's kingdom. In HBO’s Game of Thrones, a scene from season 3, episode 5 shows Tywin, Tyrion, and Cersei discussing

Starting as the CEO at Litosphere Enterprises, Richard Plantagenet somehow worked his way to the top, in the most astonishing rise to power seen in British political history. Politicians dropped out of the election left, right and centre, leaving Richard as virtually the only competent candidate for Prime Minister. In the UK, millions are left astounded and confused, curious and worried about what is to come. We all are left asking: how did Richard Plantagenet do it? From mysterious disappearances

Richard III King Richard iii is a well-known historical play written by William Shakespeare. From 1483 to 1485 Richard ruled over the land of England. Much misconceptions have been noted to actually describe what kind of ruler he was; whether he was a hero or a “tyrant” Shakespeare scrutinized Richard as a killer and a very evil person whose selfish ways got him to reign over his kingdom. Rather than using verifiable facts, his play was very much exaggerated. Shakespeare held up certain crimes

Women play a compelling part in the play Richard III. On one hand, they can be viewed of as vulnerable and weak as they base their lives on the power and deeds of the men. However, their curses appear to have a prophetic ability. In a way women are the possessions of the men who be wed with them, nevertheless the women advance themselves with absolute emotive potency. The women produce much of the spiritual strength behind the political activities of the play. Paying attention to the men solely we

From his fifteen year minority to the inept rule of the rest of his reign, Henry VI was a "child", at least as far as governing ability was concerned. The period of his minority and the time that he was the titular king laid the groundwork for the Wars of the Roses. Had Henry been an intelligent king, with at least some political acumen, and the ability to win the respect of his nobles, their may have never been any Wars of the Roses. But his weakness in allowing government by favorites and governing

OXFORD PAPERS (Oxford Society, 2013) JOHN DE VERE 13TH EARL OF OXFORD, was second son of John, the 12th Earl, a prominent Lancastrian, who, together with his eldest son Aubrey de Vere, was executed in February 1462. John de Vere the younger was himself attainted, but two years later was restored as 13th Earl. But his loyalty was suspected, and for a short time at the end of 1468 he was in the Tower. He sided with Warwick, the king-maker, in the political movements of 1469, accompanied him in his

Katherine of Aragon is famous for being the first of Henry VIII’s many wives, the one who fought back and defended her papally sanctioned marriage; the mother of Mary I; and the daughter of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, founders of the kingdom of España. These facts place her in the position of a traditional sixteenth century woman by defining her as wife, mother, and daughter. In these roles, many women have been overlooked as the subject of their own study, and it certainly makes

differs although the overriding answer is that by the end of his reign he had secured his throne and set up a dynasty, with all challengers removed. Lambert Simnel challenged Henry’s security when Richard Symonds passed him off as Warwick. Simnel was taken to Ireland, which had become the centre of Yorkist plotting. Margaret of Burgundy provided money and an army of 2000 mercenaries. They landed in Ireland in May 1487. Henry paraded the real

human, His identity was unknown all through England, His name is famous for being the author of the book Le Morte Darthur. The outlawed Malory was from an old Warwickshire family unsatisfyingly with the House of York. Sir Thomas served with the Earl of Warwick and then got married. While all this was happening, as far as I know, Sir Malory was a respectable and perhaps well man. His book Le Morte Darthur is famous for being the first prose account in English describing the climate and falling of the