Episode 152 - The Wars of the Roses part 1: The battles begin
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The War of the Roses
In the sixteenth century they saw the wars of the roses, actually starting with the usurpation of henry the fourth in 13 99. It was from that point where these rival claims to the throne of and lancaster, where they originated. The court faction of william de la pole, duke of suffolk, edmund beaufort, d Duke of somerset were part of the lancastrian faction. Other membersof the neville family, richard neville, earl of salisbury, and his son, also another richard earl of warwick, who supported the yorkists. But these were only a few members of a whole
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