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“If the cycle of violence that had engulfed the English Crown for nearly five decades seemed finally to be coming to an end, it was only because there were so few candidates left to kill.” ― Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) were a series of civil wars fought between the rival houses of Lancaster and York for control of the English throne. Named after their respective emblems—the red rose for Lancaster and the white rose for York—the conflict was marked by power struggles, betrayals, and shifting allegiances. It ended with Henry Tudor (Henry VII) defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, leading to the establishment of the Tudor dynasty, which united the warring factions through marriage and ushered in a new era of English rule.

She is wearing a bracelet charm in the shape of a barrell.. :')

"Sitter: Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541), Noblewoman. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.

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Sanctuary — Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey, also known as Edward IV Withheld by Ecclesiastics from Pursuing Lancastrian Fugitives into a Church

St Mary's Hall Coventry

A special feature remains at the high end – a late 15th century tapestry and the stained glass window commemorating Henry VI and his lineage. The tapestry was commissioned by Henry VII to hang in St Mary's Hall as part of a plan to canonize his predecessor who was revered by Coventry in part because he had granted the city special status as a county. Probably Flemish in design and weave, it represents the Assumption of the Virgin with the apostles and kneeling figures of Henry VI and his Queen.What an evocative backdrop to staging in front of (but not on) the dais the tapestry and windows would have made for companies known to have had the Henry VI plays in their repertory!

Pembroke’s company, perhaps with Shakespeare among them, played Coventry on their 1593 tour when all three Henry VI plays were available to them – probably around the same time that they visited the Berkeley family at Caludon Castle nearby. The King’s players also toured through Coventry several times, starting with their first tour, when they were driven from London by the plague in 1603.

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On This Day In Royal History . 21 July 1403

The Battle of Shrewsbury

Lancastrian King Henry IV, faced a rebel army led by Henry “Harry Hotspur” Percy. The battle, the 1st in which English archers fought each other on English soil, reaffirmed the effectiveness of the longbow & ended the Percy challenge to King Henry IV of England.

About two hours before dusk, Henry IV raised his sword. The battle opened with a massive archery barrage, arrows killing or wounding many men before they could meet hand to hand in the field. Percy’s Cheshire bowmen proved generally superior.

Enough of the King’s men remained on the field, particularly on the left wing, which was under the command of the Prince of Wales (later king Henry V). . Hotspur led a charge aimed at killing the King himself, but was killed, reputedly shot in the face with an arrow when he opened his visor. The battle ended soon after.