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The Wars of the Roses, II

Tides of History

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The Rise and Fall of Edward IV

In March 1461, Edward IV declared himself king of England. He would have to win the throne in open battle or die as a rebel duke. The two sides first met on Saturday, March 28, when Edward entrapped a large contingent of land castrians and utterly wiped them out. According to later estimates, more than 100,000 soldiers had assembled by the end of March.

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