In this short biography, the British military historian, Charles Oman (1860-1946) brings to life a consummate medieval warrior, who was also a politician ahead of his time. - Summary by Pamela Nagamiįor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit and Lancastrians taking white and red roses in the Inner Temple Garden: First Battle of St Albans, fought on 22nd May 1455 in the Wars of the Roses: allegorical picture from William Shakespeare by Henry Arthur Payneįirst Battle of St Albans: The First Battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought in the streets of St Albans on 22 nd May 1455.īattle of Blore Heath: The battle fought on 23 rd September 1459, at which the Earl of Salisbury’s Yorkist army defeated a larger Lancastrian army, enabling it to join the Duke of York at Ludlow.īattle of Northampton: King Henry VI, captured for a second time by the Yorkists, after the crushing defeat of the Lancastrians at the Battle of Northampton, fought on 10 th July 1460.īattle of Wakefield 1460: Queen Margaret of Anjou’s crushing defeat of the Yorkists on 30 th December 1460, with the death of the Yorkist leader, Richard, Duke of York and his young son, the Duke of Rutland.īattle of Mortimer’s Cross: Edward, Earl of March’s decisive defeat of Jasper Tudor, on 3 rd February 1461, on the Welsh Border Falling out with York's son, King Edward IV, he switched sides and joined forces with Henry's exiled queen, Margaret of Anjou, but was killed at the Battle of Barnet. He joined Richard, Duke of York in opposing the ineffectual and often incapacitated Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). LibriVox recording of Warwick the Kingmaker by Charles William Chadwick Oman.
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