King Louis XI Archives

On December 30, 1460, the heirs to the Lancastrian nobles killed at St. Albans five years earlier at last had their revenge, trapping the Duke of York and the Earl of Salisbury near Wakefield. Painting by Graham Turner.

King Louis XI

The War of the Roses: A Red Storm Rising

By William E. Welsh

Indolent, weak-willed, and prone to periodic fits of madness, King Henry VI had let England slide downhill since coming of age in 1437. Read more

Yorkist English King Edward IV rides into London on April 11, 1471, at the head of a powerful army to reclaim his throne. Edward had sought refuge in Flanders the previous fall when his former mentor and chief ally, the Earl of Warwick, raised a large rebel army to lead against him and restored Lancastrian King Henry VI to the throne.

King Louis XI

Battle of Barnet: Death of a Kingmaker

By William E. Welsh

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, was troubled by reports he was receiving in March 1471 that an invasion by King Edward IV was imminent. Read more

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Margaret of Anjou, the Fighting Queen

By William Welsh

The life of Margaret of Anjou was not that of a meek noblewoman content with the companionship of her ladies in waiting. Read more

The War of the Roses: A Red Storm Rising

Battle of Barnet: Death of a Kingmaker

Margaret of Anjou, the Fighting Queen

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