815. A River Avon Year: The Wildlife & History of Shakespeare's Avon, by Rick Thompson (Dad’s New Book!)
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The Battle of Tewkesbury
Henry VI was deposed by Edward IV. Queen Margaret wanted her son, another Edward, to be the king. Yorkists led by Richard of Gloucester met with a big battle at Tewkesbury. The Lancastrian side fled into the abbey and thought they could claim sanctuary. But the Yorkists weren't having any of that. They dragged them out and killed them all. So that pretty much saw the end of the Wars of the Roses.
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