Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Part 1

King Henry V
(1387-1422)
Henry V was crowned king in 1413.  He invaded France three times; 1415, 1417-1421, and 1422.  The highlight of his reign was the Battle of Agincourt on October 25, 1415.  Henry defeated the French army even though he was vastly outnumbered.

King Henry VI
(1421-1471)
He was crowned king of England and France when he was only a baby.  Henry fought with Richard over who would rule England, starting the Wars of the Roses.  In 1460 he was forced to acknowledge Richard as ruler and in 1461 he lost the throne to Richard's son Edward IV.  He was captured by Edward and exiled to the Tower of London where he was murdered on May 21, 1471.

King Edward IV
(1442-1483)
Edward defeated the Lancastrians at Mortimor's Cross in 1461.  He became king after this victory.  Edward defeated the Lancastrians at the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.  He had Henry VI executed in 1471 as well.

King Edward V
(1470-1483)
Edward was supposed to be crowned king on May 4, 1483, but his uncle, Richard III, stopped him on his way to it.  He kept Edward V in the Tower of London and brought Edward's brother, Richard, there too. Both boys were murdered sometime during that year.

King Richard III
(1452-1485)
Richard III was the younger brother of Edward IV.  When Edward IV died in 1483, he became the guardian of his brother's sons and had them murdered in the tower of London in 1483.  Richard III was crowned king that year. Richard was killed at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 by Henry VII.

King Henry VII
(1457-1509)
Henry VII was crowned in 1485.  He was the first ruler from the Tudor line. In August of 1485, Henry defeated the Yorkist army and killed Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field.  Henry built Richmond Palace and rebuilt the Chapel of Westminister Abbey.


Source:
"Wars of the Roses: Royalty."WarsOfTheRoses.com - Wars of the Roses. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2010. <http://www.warsoftheroses.com/

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