- York, 3rd Duke of York. It was
through Anne Mortimer's
lineage that the
Yorkists derived their main
claim to the throne.
Following Edmund of Langley's death...
- The
Yorkists lost
custody of
Henry in 1461
after the
Second Battle of St Albans, but
defeated the
Lancastrians at the
Battle of Towton. The
Yorkist Edward...
-
Albans to join Edward's men and the
Yorkists were
welcomed into London.
Having lost
custody of Henry, the
Yorkists needed a
justification to
continue the...
-
position of the
Yorkists' encampment. The
Yorkists, however, had
sneaked in close, and the
Lancastrian artillery overshot their enemies. The
Yorkist cannon, meanwhile...
-
Tudor was
captured while fighting for
Henry VI in
South Wales against the
Yorkists. He died
shortly afterwards in
Carmarthen Castle. His
younger brother,...
- Battle,
positioned on
Bernards Heath. In the damp conditions, many of the
Yorkists'
cannon and
handguns failed to fire, as
their powder was dampened. Warwick...
- of
Yorkist rule and
initiating that of the Tudors. The
Battle of
Stoke Field was the
decisive engagement in an
attempt by
leading Ricardian Yorkists to...
- minister.
English politics became dominated by the
struggle between the
Yorkists and
supporters of the
House of Lancaster, or Lancastrians,
notably the...
- 'po****r grievances' from this
manifesto were
frequently quoted by the
Yorkists during The Wars of the Roses, for
propaganda purposes. Full text, modernized...
- guardianship. He
gained some
support from
Yorkists. He took
Simnel to
Ireland where there was
still support for the
Yorkist cause, and
presented him to the Lord...
