Mortimer's Cross (novel)
The Battle of Mortimer's Cross was fought on 2 February 1461 near Kingsland, Herefordshire, Kingsland, Herefordshire (between Leominster and Leintwardine, by the River Lugg), not far from the Welsh border. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing forces were an army led by Jasper Tudor and his father, Owen Tudor, and other nobles loyal to King Henry VI of England, Henry VI of the House of Lancaster, his wife, Margaret of Anjou, and their seven-year-old son, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Edward, Prince of Wales, on one side, and the army of Edward IV of England, Edward, Earl of March. Some sources say it was fought on 3 February, and the exact location has been the subject of some speculation. Background In 1460, with King Henry VI of England, Henry VI a prisoner, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, Richard, Duke of York (father of Edward IV of England, Edward, Earl of March) attempted to depose Henry and become king himself. His closest supporters ...
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Wars Of The Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), known at the time and for more than a century after as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne in the mid-to-late fifteenth century. These wars were fought between supporters of two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: Lancaster and York. The wars extinguished the male lines of the two branches, leading to the Tudor family inheriting the Lancastrian claim to the throne. Following the war, the Houses of Lancaster and York were united, creating a new royal dynasty and thereby resolving their rival claims. For over thirty years, there were greater and lesser levels of violent conflict between various rival contenders for control of the English monarchy. The War of the Roses had its roots in the wake of the Hundred Years' War. After fighting a series of armed conflicts with France, the English monarchy's prestige was weakened by emergent socio-economic troubles. This weakened ...
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