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The Wars of the Roses

Tides of History

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The Crisis of Authority in England

Before St. Albans, it had been possible to see the king as a neutral center of government. King Henry VI pushed for a public reconciliation between York and Warwick in 1458. This was one of the few things throughout his long reign that we can say Henry personally advocated for. Nobles were being forced to pick a side.

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