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The Princes in the Tower

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Secret Marriage of Edward the Fifth

The conflict between the houses of york and lancaster had been going on for about 15 years. A strategic marriage could have given edward the fourth more power, but instead he secretly married elizabeth widville. The woodville family also just did not have the kind of power that edward really needed. They were gentry, they were not royalty, and they were viewed as a bunch of scheming opportunists.

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