The Wars of the Roses, Part 2 of 3
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Warwick's Black Legend of Margaret of Anjou
Warwick is effectively spinning things around London, putting out these stories that Margaret intends to bring her army south. According to some contemporaries, the Lancastrians are like a Viking horde, murdering pregnant women in their beds and plundering churches as they roll south. This apocalyptic language is used about Margaret's army. When actually it doesn't seem like there was a lot of damage done. I kind of like Warwick throughout, just for the bold-faced villainy that he displays.
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