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    Miniature depicting scenes from the Battle of Tewkesbury, where Edward IV defeated the Lancastrian forces of Margaret of Anjou
    Medieval

    How Edward IV reclaimed his throne at the battle of Tewkesbury

    Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and known as the Kingmaker, meets his end at the battle of Barnet in 1471
    Medieval

    Q&A Why was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker?

    Battle of Barnet: This lively, if inaccurate, 15th- century illustration of the shows a coronet- wearing Edward skewering Warwick with his lance
    Medieval

    The battle of Barnet, 1471: the Wars of the Roses clash that killed the Kingmaker

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    The Battle Of Towton, fought on 29 March 1461, was brutal clash in the driving snow fought during the Wars of the Roses
    Medieval

    The battle of Towton: did the biggest, bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil take place during the Wars of the Roses?

    A c1520–40 portrait of Henry VI
    Medieval

    The miraculous afterlife of Henry VI

    Henry VI of England. (Photo by iStock/Getty Images)
    Medieval

    Henry VI may have had a “sex coach” – plus 4 more curious facts about his life

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    Medieval

    Exclusive podcast Lauren Johnson on the life and death of Henry VI

    Mary Queen of Scots, after Nicholas Hilliard, 16th century, National Portrait Gallery, London. (Photo by SuperStock)
    Tudor

    7 podcasts about British kings and queens to listen to right now

    Charles I's great weakness was that he made a strict distinction between his role as king, in which he could not compromise, and his personal role, which was entirely pleasant and courteous, says Sean Lang. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)
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    8 of the nicest kings in history

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    Portrait of King Henry VI, the subject of this episode of the History Extra podcast. (Photo by Bridgeman)
    Medieval

    Henry VI: terrible king

    As a child king, Henry VI – shown in a c16th-century portrait – learned the lessons of kingship from books. Unfortunately, those books didn't extol the merits of ruthlessness and practising realpolitik. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
    Plantagenet

    How Henry VI’s love of peace cost him the throne – and his life

    Coronation of King Edward III. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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    7 medieval kings of England you should know about

    The ‘Princes in the Tower’
    Plantagenet

    The 5 greatest mysteries behind the Wars of the Roses

    Portrait of King Henry VI by an unknown artist. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
    Medieval

    The miracle of Henry VI: how the weak medieval king became a ‘saint’

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